How many bulls have you turned in your lifetime?
Alas, not many. But the name *may* not be as implausible as it sounds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Turnbull#Origins_of_the_name Either way, it's commonly misspelled/misheard as "Turnball" (often...
View ArticleYou sometimes mention you have students, where do you teach?
Dongseo University in Busan
View ArticleIf I have an interest in discussing the intersection of gender, ethnicity,...
Assuming you mean arranging meetings with parents of multicultural children and not my wife and I specifically, I would post in forums like Daveseslcafe and/or ask bloggers to put up a notice up for...
View ArticleBest advice for a new comer teaching for their first time in SK?
It's been 13 years since I came myself, so I'm probably not a very good source, and there's a million forums/blog posts out there for this sort of thing. I'll just confine myself to 2 things then: 1....
View ArticleI plan on maybe doing my MA in Korea some day, and I was wondering if there...
I wouldn't know at all sorry. Be aware though, that degrees from Korean universities -- including most MAs -- are held in very low regard outside of Korea, with good reason. p.s. You can try posting...
View ArticleWhy are degrees from Korea held with such low regard outside of Korea?
Because academic standards are so much lower here. Of course, there are many good professors, programs, and institutions out there, but overall? Basically, university is (justifiably) seen as a...
View ArticleWhat inspires you to keep writing? How do you *make time to manage your blog...
What inspires me? That's a good question -- I'll have to think more about that sorry. But as for time management, the truth is that I DON'T make time, and my health and friendships have suffered...
View ArticleWhat sparked your interest on the topic of Korean feminism, sexuality,...
Really, I'm interested in many more subjects Korea-related, and could easily have ended up focusing on those instead -- indeed, back when I first started blogging, my blog was a real mish-mash of...
View ArticleHi James, I have a question about teenage sexual life in Korea. Is it common...
If you scroll down the "Sex Education" tag on my blog, sooner or later you'll come across some posts about teenagers, although I haven't written anything about them specifically for a few years I...
View ArticleAnd I'm interested in teenage life in Korea, especially in Goyang,...
I'm sorry, but I'd have no idea. I don't think there'd be much available in English, and even less about one specific region.
View ArticleHi Professor Turnbull, My name is Ann Chen, a college student at Whitman...
(bumped so next question makes sense)
View ArticleWhat do you teach at Dongseo Universtiy?
I teach conversational English classes, which all students have to do 4 semesters of. It's a good job, but most of the students' English is pretty basic, and after 12+ years of learning it at school...
View ArticleHi, I'm서울에살고있는작가MattGale.이번금요일에안양시에나랑한국인2분같이performance...
Why did you write your question in such a strange mix of English and Korean? Either way, try Matthias Lehmann at http://researchprojectkorea.wordpress.com/about/ , who's THE person to talk to about the...
View ArticleHave you run across the concept of "East Asian blepharoplasty" or...
Sorry I didn't reply much earlier, but frankly my delay is partially because, well, what is there to say? *Of course* I've heard of double-eyelid surgery -- it's the most popular procedure here -- and...
View ArticleDid you notice in the Korean (male) Durex commercial that the woman outside...
Well spotted, and no, I never would have noticed unless you'd pointed it out. I don't think there's any meaning there though, otherwise they would have made it more prominent.
View ArticleCan you discuss masculinity and aegyo in kpop boy groups such as Big Bang?
Sorry, but to take your question literally: No, I can't! To cut a long story short, ideally I'd love to -- you can't understand aegyo used by women and girl-groups properly without looking at how and...
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