Curriculum Vitae

류건욱 | 柳建旭 | Kun Wook Ryu

Education

PhD Student in Anthropology In Progress

Academy of Korean Studies, South Korea

Doctoral Research Focus: Ethnography of architectural design studios, digital pre-construction, CAD/BIM/AI software, and the reconfiguration of spatial expertise under South Korea's compressed informatisation.

Graduate Coursework in World Heritage Studies Completed (2026)

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany

Specialised coursework in global heritage governance, cultural landscape preservation, and international archival standards.

MA in Sociocultural Anthropology Completed (2020)

Hanyang University, South Korea

Master's Thesis: Adaptation Strategies of Webtoon Artists in the Environment of Digital Content Industry (Written in Korean).

Analysed the triadic dynamics between digital platforms, creators, and readers, demonstrating how artists deploy contract-standardisation movements and crowdfunding platforms to reconfigure industry relations and preserve creative autonomy. [RISS Academic Portal]

Research Interests

Architectural Informatisation & Pre-Construction: Ethnographic study of design software (CAD, BIM, generative AI), embodied skill, and professional judgment in Korean architectural studios.
Digital Platform Labour & Creative Economies: Platform capitalism, creative precarity, and work routines of digital content creators (webtoon artists).
Archival Infrastructures & Institutional Practice: Database design, cataloguing protocols, museum loan networks, and the technopolitical systems shaping cultural memory across state institutions.

Professional Institutional Experience

Korea Foundation for Traditional Architecture and Technology 2023 – 2025

Curator / Archival Specialist

Managed public digital heritage databases and archival documentation projects, including the Cultural Heritage Preservation Total Information System.

National Museum of Korea 2022 – 2022

Curator / Registrar

Handled national collection loans, condition inspections, curatorial archives, and institutional documentation.

National Folk Museum of Korea 2016 – 2022

Curator / Research Assistant

Co-edited, compiled, and proofread multi-volume entries for the Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture (EKFC) series.

Publications & Works

Master's Thesis

Ryu, Kun Wook. "Adaptation Strategies of Webtoon Artists in the Environment of Digital Content Industry." MA Thesis in Sociocultural Anthropology. [RISS Academic Portal]

Curatorial Project

Contributor, Research Assistant, and Curator (2016–2018), Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture (EKFC). [Project Overview]