이화여자대학교

Heather A. Willoughby Professor

Department of International Studies/Global Korean Studies/International Studies

Heather A. Willoughby 프로필 사진 
Dr. Heather A. Willoughby is a tenured Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, where she began her academic career in 2004. She teaches courses, provides guest lectures and professional coaching on topics related to cross-cultural communication and cultural competence, socio-cultural anthropology, East Asian studies and philosophy, ethnomusicology (particularly Korean traditional music), and gender studies.

She can be contacted at: willoughby@ewha.ac.kr
Or: willoughby_ewha@gmail.com
Or: Instagram: willoughby_ewha
  • International Education Building #907
Research Record
  • Bona fide True Symbols: BTS as Purveyors of Authentic Koreanness 이화음악논집, 2022, v.26 no.1, 167-198
    KCI dColl.
  • Lightning Splits the Tree: Further Issues of Identity in New York City’s 1990 Folk Scenes 이화음악논집, 2017, v.21 no.1, 217~255
    KCI dColl.
  • A Deeply Rooted Tree Grows in Manhattan: Issues of Identity in New York City’s 1990s Folk Scenes 이화음악논집, 2016, v.20 no.3, 115~154
    KCI dColl.
  • Digging up the Roots: Understanding What is Meant by the Term “Folk Music” 이화음악논집, 2016, v.20 no.1, 167-193
    KCI dColl.
  • Everything I Never Told you ASIAN WOMEN, 2016, v.32 no.3, 121-123
    SSCI Scopus KCI dColl.
  • Call Me Heretic: A Korean Fusion Kugak Performer’s Quest for Creative Freedom 이화음악논집, 2015, v.19 no.1, 119-140
    KCI dColl.
  • Under the covers: Image and imagination in Korean popular music albums ASIAN JOURNAL OF WOMENS STUDIES, 2015, v.21 no.4, 345-362
    SCIE KCI Scopus dColl.
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Courses

  • 2025-2nd

  • 2025-1st

    • Korean History and Culture

      • Subject No IS539Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Mon 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Comparative Society and Culture

      • Subject No IS613Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 2~3 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

  • 2024-2nd

    • Cross-Cultural Communication

      • Subject No IS618Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Gender Relation in Korea

  • 2024-1st

    • Academic Skills

      • Subject No IS319Class No 02
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Women Pioneers of the World

      • Subject No IS665Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 2~3 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

  • 2023-2nd

    • Academic Skills

      • Subject No IS319Class No 02
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
      • Classroom Changed
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Cross-Cultural Communication

      • Subject No IS618Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
        • Syllabus(File)

  • 2023-1st

    • East Asian Thought and Culture

      • Subject No IS538Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Comparative Society and Culture

      • Subject No IS613Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Wed 6~7 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

  • 2022-2nd

    • Cross-Cultural Communications

      • Subject No IS618Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~5 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Women in East Asia

      • Subject No IS625Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
        • Syllabus(File)

  • 2022-1st

    • Academic Skills

      • Subject No IS319Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 8~9 (I-EDU-902)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Korean History and Culture

      • Subject No IS539Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Thu 4~5 (I-EDU-1001)
        • Syllabus(File)

    • Women Pioneers of the World

      • Subject No IS665Class No 01
      • Year ( 3Credit , 3Hour) Tue 4~5 (I-EDU-1002)
        • Syllabus(File)
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Academic Background

Columbia University Ph.D.(Ethnomusicology)

Columbia University M.A.(Ethnomusicology)

Brigham Young University, Provo B.Music(Music Ed.)

Work Experience

Department Chair, Department of International Studies 2018-09-01 ~ 2021-07-31

Wittenberg Univ., Asst. Professor 2003-08-01 ~ 2004-05-30

Hunter College, Adjunct Asst. Professor 2002-08-01 ~ 2003-08-30

Columbia Univ., T.A, Instructor, Adj. Asst. Prof. 1996-09-01 ~ 2003-05-30