Dr Sang-Keun Yoo

Dr Sang-Keun Yoo is a scholar of Korean and global popular culture, science fiction, and visual media. His academic career spans South Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Born and raised in South Korea, he received his BA in English Literature and Philosophy and MA in English Literature from Seoul National University before moving to the United States, where he lived, studied, and taught for a decade in California and New York. He received his PhD in English from the University of California, Riverside, with a Designated Emphasis in Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science, before joining the University of Cambridge in 2026.

His research reflects this transnational academic background, bringing Korean and East Asian popular culture into conversation with Anglophone literature and media, Asian American studies, and the global history of science fiction. He also maintains active connections with scholarly communities in Korea and the United States, including serving on the editorial board of the English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK) and in the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA).