Researcher Bio
Minjae Zoh is a Heritage Studies scholar and a Public Archaeologist. Her research interests comprise the politics of heritage, the effective communication of the past to the international audience, and the shifting heritage trend in both museums and sites. Her works so far have examined the relationship between dictatorship and heritage management, the impact the First and Second World Wars have had on defining and sustaining the UNESCO World Heritage Convention and its Outstanding Universal Value, as well as the shifting paradigm of museum displays. Currently, her work focuses on Asia’s heritage, particularly questioning what ‘Asian heritage’ constitutes. She is involved in various heritage projects both in South Korea and abroad. She is also working as the Editorial Manager of the Asian Journal of Political Science.
Key Publications
2025. “Digital Restoration of the Heritage Landscape through a GIS-Based Approach: Case Study of the Gochang Dolmen Site in South Korea”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences Vol. XLVIII-M-9-2025.
2025. “A reexamination of the World Heritage in the Gyeongsang Province through the early standards of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ and ‘Glocal.’” In Eom, Y. 2025. UNESCO World Heritage and Cultural Diversity in Gyeongsang Province. Dongkwaeso. 41-61.
2025. “The Origins, Developmental Process, and Necessity of Public Archaeology.” Journal of the Korean Archaeological Society, 2, 373-390.
2025. “The Role of Heritage in the Context of Dictatorship, Then Democracy: South Korea’s Heritage Management Between 1961-1993.” Heritage & Society. 18(1), 45-67.
2024. “A re-examination of the the World Heritage in the Gyeongsang Province based on the initial standards of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ and ‘Glocal.’” Korean Journal of Converging Humanities. 1(1), 151-177.
2024. “The Origins and Developmental Stages of The UNESCO World Heritage Convention’s ‘Outstanding Universal Value.’” Journal of Humanities, 81(4), 425-452.
2024. “Excavation Programs for the Public: A Comparative Study of Mock Excavation Programs in South Korea and Amateur and Community Archaeology in the UK.” Public Archaeology. 1-18.
Other Experience
Lecturer, Department of International Studies, Korea University (2024-present)
Lecturer, Department of Archaeology and Art History, Chungbuk National University (2025)
Lecturer, Department of Western History, Korea University (2025-present)