Jee Jee Kim

Jee Jee Kim is a cultural and political historical sociologist specializing in the intersection of race, ethnicity, and stratification. Her current doctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzes the institutional framing of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) commitments over time. Jee Jee previously earned MAs from UW-Madison and GWU, researching social movement framing of "Comfort Women" and theorizing inverse empowerment in North Korean political prison camps, respectively.

An award-winning instructor, Jee Jee was recognized in 2018 with UW-Madison's Letters and Science Fellowship for achieving the highest student evaluations in the history of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity classes. She has also been honored by a student-nominated teaching award. Jee Jee specializes in the pedagogy of controversial subjects, having designed and led graduate teaching assistant training workshops on navigating high-conflict classroom dynamics.

In addition to teaching and research, Jee Jee founded and directed a humanitarian NGO in 2007, leveraging community organizing and international media, including Voice of America, to support political refugees and domestic violence shelters. Her scholarly interests encompass Political and Historical Sociology, including: Cultural Sociology, The Sociology of “Race" and Ethnicity, Social Movement Framing, Events and Processes, and Theory, with special focus on resistance, bystander intervention, genocide, Africana theory, and Grounded theory methods.