EDUCATION CURRICULUM VITAE Irina Lyan irina.lyan@mail.huji.ac.il 2011-2017 PhD in Sociology and Anthropology, Organization Studies The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Supervisors: Prof. Michal Frenkel and Prof. Gili S. Drori 2007-2010 MA in Sociology and Anthropology, Organization Studies The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (cum laude) 2002-2006 BA in Sociology and Anthropology and English Literature The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (cum laude) 2001-2002 Rothberg School for International Students, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem )graduated with honors( POSTDOCTORAL ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Leonardo Davis Institute for International Relations and The Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2017-2018 Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Summer 2017 Global Humanities Junior Research and Teaching Stay at Freie Universität Berlin PUBLICATIONS Frenkel, Michal, Lyan, Irina, and Drori, Gili S. (2015). Reproducing self and the other: The role of cross-cultural management discourse and training in shaping Israeli-Korean collaborations. In Routledge Companion to Cross-Cultural Management. Edited by Nigel Holden, Snejina Michailova and Susanne Tietze. London: Routledge, pp. 399-408 (invited paper). Lyan, Irina, Zidani, Sulafa, and Shifman, Limor (2015). When Gangnam Hits the Middle East: Re-makes as Identity Practice. Special Issue on Asian Popular Culture. Asian Communication Research, 12(2), 10-31. Lyan, Irina and Levkowitz, Alon (2015). From Holy Land to Hallyu Land : The Symbolic Journey Following the Korean Wave in Israel. Special Issue on K-POP and K-Drama Fandoms, Journal of Fandom Studies, 3(1), 7-21. Lyan, Irina and Levkowitz, Alon (2015). Consuming the Other: Israeli Hallyu Case Study. In Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media. Edited by Sangjoon Lee and Marcus Nornes. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, pp. 212-228. Otmazgin, Nissim and Lyan, Irina (2014). K-pop Fandom in Israel and Palestine. Cross- Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review, 3(1), 32-55. 1
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS 2018 Research Grant, The Leonardo Davis Institute for International Relations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2013-2017 The Presidential Scholarship for outstanding PhD Candidates, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2013-2017 Associate Doctoral Scholarship, The Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2017 Award for PhD Article Writing by The Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2016 Excellence in Teaching, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2016 Korean Studies Award, The Korean Embassy in Israel 2015 Research Travel Grant for EGOS Colloquium, Shaine Center for Research in the Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2014 Research Grant for the fieldwork in South Korea, The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2014 Research Travel Grant for the conference at Harvard University, The Authority for Research Students, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2013 Third Prize Award winner in PhD Articles Contest, World Association of Hallyu Studies (WAHS), Korea University 2011-2012 PhD Scholarship, Shaine Center for Research in Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2011 Award for the Research Project on Social Protest in Israel by Levy Eshkol Institute for Social, Economic and Political Research in Israel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 2011 Award for Article Writing based on MA Thesis Paper by Shaine Center for Research in the Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2015-present Member of the Korean Studies Forum in Israel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2016-2017 Academic Advisor of the Combined Program of International Relations and Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2013-2017 Academic Advisor of the Combined Program of Business Administration and Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2012-2014 Coordinator of Organization and Labor Community at Israeli Sociological Society 2004-2013 Research Assistant of Prof. Leona Toker, English Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2009-2010 Research Assistant of Middle East Unit Group, The Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2008-2009 Research Assistant of Prof. Orly Yehezkel, Faculty of Management, Tel-Aviv University 2
TEACHING POSITIONS 2017-2018 Lecturer, the Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course: Korean Economic Miracle 2017-2018 Lecturer, the Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course: South Korean Popular Culture 2017 Lecturer, Summer School Digging and Reconstructing vs. Reading/Viewing and Interpreting: How Do Our Research Methods Affect Our Understanding of What Culture Is? Freie Universität Berlin. Theme: Theorizing cultural (dis)similarity in international collaborations 2016-2017 Teaching Assistant, the Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course: Asia in International Arena 2014-2017 Teaching Assistant, the Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course: Forum of East Asian Economies 2014-2015 Teaching Assistant, the Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course: Travelling Seminar on Japanese Society 2013-2014 Supervisor of the Seminar Paper by Yang Yizhuo, Chinese BA Student from Peking University visiting at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Theme: Nationalism in International School 2013-2014 Teaching Assistant, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Organizations INVITED TALKS 2017 The Apple-Samsung Smartphone Patent Wars as a Legitimacy Battle in the Name of Innovation. Forum of Korean Studies, Bar Ilan University. 2017 Korean Second Economic Miracle. An evening in honor of Dr. Yaacov Cohen, Asian Studies Department, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, June 14. 2017 From Imitation to Innovation: South Korean Second Miracle on the Han River. IMBA Program, Haifa University. 2016 Koreans are the Israelis of the East: Theorizing (Dis)similarity in International Collaborations. Conference on the Recent Trends in Korean Studies, Bar Ilan University. 2016 Koreans are the Israelis of the East: Theorizing (Dis)similarity in International Collaborations. Organizational Seminar of Jerusalem School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 2015 Public lectures for the Israeli Friends of the Hebrew University 2014 Start-Up Nation vs. Republic of Samsung : Cultural Encounters in Israeli- Korean Collaboration, Seminar of East Asian Studies Department, Haifa University. 2013 Confucianism Values vs. Israeli Viewers: The Success of Korean Popular Culture in Israel. Conference on Religions in Korea Trends and Influences, Bar-Ilan University. 3
SELECTED CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS 2017 The Apple-Samsung Smartphone Patent Wars as a Legitimacy Battle in the Name of Innovation. Transnationalism and Institutions in East Asia, Freie Universität Berlin, October 20. 2017 On the Definition of Culture(s): Culture as a Transaction Cost in International Management. Principles of Cultural Dynamics Colloquium, Freie Universität Berlin, October 17. 2017 Remapping of East Asian Region as Ex-periphery. Korea University Graduate Student Conference in conjunction with AAS-in Asia, Korea University, June 23-27. 2017 Welcome to Korea Day: On performing nationalism by the Korean and Hallyu students in Israel. Korean Diaspora and the Arts, The Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 21-23. 2016 Remapping the East Asia as Ex-periphery. What is Asia? Changing Boundaries and Identities in Contemporary Asia, GIS Asie, Paris, September 26-27. 2016 Between China and Japan: Imagining Korea in Israeli-Korean Business Interactions. Asian Studies Conference in Israel, Tel Hai College, May 17-18. 2015 Start-up Nation vs. The Republic of Samsung: Cultural Encounters in International Collaborations among Developing Economies. EGOS Colloquium, American College of Greece, Athens, July 2-4. 2015 Filling Institutional Voids of Developing Economies: Israeli-Korean Case Study. Institutional Theory PhD Workshop, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, April 26-28. 2014 Imagining Korea in Israeli-Korean R&D Joint Ventures. New Generations, New Ideas in Korean Studies, Harvard University, June 7-9. 2013 Imagined Korea: Representations of Hallyu in Israeli Fandom. First World Congress for Hallyu, Korea University, October 18-19. 2013 Discovering Korea on Screen: A Case Study of Korean Popular Culture in Israel. Years of Radical Change: Korean Screen Culture, SOAS, May 31. 2013 From Holy Land to Hallyu Land and Back: A Journey Following the Korean Wave in Israel. The 'Miracle' Narrative of Korean Cultural Industries: Perspectives from the Middle East, The Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 7-9. 2013 Cross-Cultural Encounter in International Alliances between Israeli Firms and Korean Business Groups. Institutional Theory PhD Workshop, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 5-7. 2012 Transcultural Flows: The Korean Wave in Israel. Tradition and Transculturation in Korea, Korea University, July 4-6. 2012 The Role of Social Media in Israeli Hallyu. Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media Conference, The University of Michigan, April 6. 4
CONFERENCES ORGANIZED 2018 Panel: Academy Goes East in Conference of Asian Studies in Israel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 23-24. 2017 Korean Diaspora and the Arts, The Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 21-23 (with Jooyeon Rhee). 2014 The Cultural Geography of the Hallyu: Mapping the World through Korean Popular Culture, The Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 13-15 (with Jooyeon Rhee and Nissim Otmazgin). 2013 The 'Miracle Narrative of Korean Cultural Industries: Perspectives from the Middle East, The Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 7-9 (with Nissim Otmazgin). MEDIA APPEARENCES 2017 Interview for Chinuchit Program on Korean society and culture, TV Channel 2. 2017 Interview for the promotional video of Korean Studies Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, July 12 (7,300 views): https://www.facebook.com/asiastudies/videos/1594655780552862/ 2017 Interview for London et Kirschenbaum Program on elections in South Korea, TV Channel 10, April 13. 2017 Interview for Yoman Program, TV Channel 1 and for Reshet Bet Radio on North Korea, April 14 and 16. 2017 Interview for Marie Claire Magazine on Korean TV dramas, March 12. 2017 Interview for TV Channel 10 on Korean economic development, March 7 and 8. 2016 Lyan, Irina. Korean Rasputin. The Secret Adviser that Brought Down the Korean President. Ynet, November 2. 2016 Interview for Haaretz: Korea Chic: The Underground Growth of Asian Cosmetics in Israel, August 7. 2016 Interview for Maeil Business Group Korea: EBAT, Economy and Business Attitude Test, July 7 (in Korean). 2016 Interview for Yonhap News Agency on Korean Visual Culture Conference, May (in Korean). 2015 Coverage by Japanese media on the Asian Department Seminar to Japan including TV program at Niigata Smile TV, August (in Japanese). 2015 Interview for Maeil Business Group Korea: English version on Maekyung TEST conducted for the first time in Israel, July 10 (in Korean and English). 2014 Interview for Israel Haiom: The Hebrew University Prepares Students for the Business World in Asia, September 13. 2014 Interview for Calcalist: South Korea Wants Happy Citizens, January 9. 2014 Interview for Donga Daily: Israeli Korean Wave: Jewish-Palestinian Barrier Breaker, May 15 (in Korean). 2011 Lyan, Irina. The Melting Pot of Business World: Korean-Israeli R&D Joint Ventures. The Marker, July 11. 5
PUBLIC TALKS 2018 Korean Second Economic Miracle, Korean Friday, Public Lectures at the Korean Embassy in Israel. 2017 Following Korean Wave, K-Pop World Festival, Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, July 18. 2017 Korean Economic Miracle, Korean Friday, Public Lectures at the Korean Embassy in Israel, June 9. 2017 Public talk on Korean popular culture on Asia Day, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 2015-2016 Public lectures for Israeli Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2015-2016 Public lectures for Professor be naalei bait, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2011-2017 Public lectures on Korean culture, society and economy for Asia Day events at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem OTHER PROJECTS 2017 Academic content editing of the report Innovation in Israel and Korea by the Israeli Innovation Authority, September 1: http://innovationisrael.mag.calltext.co.il/magazine/66/?article=10 2017 Participation in Faces of Our Planet project of photo exhibition with Israeli academics-immigrants for The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 2013-2015 Marcom at Israel-Korea Chamber of Commerce 2011 Delegate of the Israeli Leaders Exchange Delegation to South Korea. 2011-2012 Head of Korea Desk at iasia News Site on East Asian culture, history and economy 2008 Evaluation Program of Birthright Israel (Taglit) 2006-2008 Project Manager, The Korean Cultural Center in Israel LANGUAGE SKILLS Russian mother tongue Hebrew fluent English fluent Korean intermediate 6