Bio

Dr. Songjoo Kim’s research focuses upon environmental aspects of Song dynasty literature, particularly engaging with Buddhist and Confucian intellectual thought concerning plant and animal life. Her representative articles include “Defending the Intelligence of Animals in Song Dynasty literature” (The Journal of Chinese Language, Literature and Translation – Korea) and “The Confucian Literati’s Adoption of the Buddhist Prohibition against the Killing of Animals in Song Dynasty China” (The Journal of Chinese Language and Literature – Korea). In 2020, Dr. Kim graduated from Korea University with a PhD in Classical Chinese Literature. Most recently, she has been teaching in the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute as a sessional lecturer.