Eleana Kim

Eleana Kim is an Associate Professor in the University of California, Irvine's Department of Anthropology. Her research and writing are concerned with theories of the nation, personhood, kinship, and human/non-human relations with a specialty in Korea. She is especially interested in cases that challenge the categories of "nature" and "culture" in environmental and transnational domains.

This PECE essay helps to answer the STS Across Borders analytic question: “What people, projects, and products exemplify how this STS formation has developed over time?”

This essay is part of a broader exhibit on UCI Anthro STS.