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Online Engagement and Researchers ’ Careers: SinoNK.com. Adam Cathcart Queen ’ s University, Belfast a.cathcart@qub.ac.uk. Research Goals. Documenting the Chinese-North Korean border Since 1945 North Korean cultural history. Source Analysis. North Korean Music.
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Online Engagementand Researchers’ Careers:SinoNK.com Adam Cathcart Queen’s University, Belfast a.cathcart@qub.ac.uk
Research Goals • Documenting the Chinese-North Korean border • Since 1945 • North Korean cultural history
Documenting the China-Korea Frontier • Regular fieldwork on the North Korean border • Translations from Chinese materials • News reports • Foreign Ministry documents • Public Security reports
Durham UniversityNorth Korean Human Rights Campaigners • Byul Ryan-Im • Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Elvet 148
Outline • I. Building an Online Community • II. Research, Editing and Professionalism • III. Demonstrating Impact and Rigour
I. Building an Online Community • “Sinologistical Violoncellist” • 2009-2011 • Sole-authored blog by junior professor at an American liberal arts college in Seattle • University of Hong Kong journalism conference, summer 2011 – CNN delegate • A death in the family • Kim Jong-il RIP, December 2011
Media Impact • Resource for journalists • Quoted in The Economist, The Guardian, Le Monde, The Telegraph, Time, Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters. • Located between academia and journalism
Assembling a Team/Model • Editor with scholarly credibility and some experience engaging broader audience • Call for applications • CV and cover letter • Highly defined roles for graduate students and undergraduates • The role of the Managing Editor • Embrace hierarchy
II. Research, Editing and Professionalism • Research-driven engagement • Publishable prose • Short online essays as building blocks to larger peer-reviewed journal submissions • Editing and sub-editing • Slow is OK
Professionalization • Twitter • Head shots • Online bios • Conference activity • Doing it to reach the group aspiration and standards; actually doing it for yourself
Digital Mentoring • Young professors at undergraduate institutions = pair up with grad students or post-grads who need feedback, modeling, and guidance • “Accidental intergenerational” work • Post-M.A. “gap year” students • Hierarchy and level of achievement within the group • Opening up lateral communication channels • External readers on M.A. theses, etc.
Funding • No funding for first 1.5 years • Academy of Korean Studies recently awarded a $15,000 research grant • Still looking for models and sources
III. Demonstrating Impact and Rigour • Standards for membership • Peer-reviewed publication submissions • Sub-editing • Ongoing academic work • Time horizon • Research Coordinator