Hannah H. Kim

Hi! I’m Hannah.

I’m an assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s philosophy department and a faculty affiliate with the Center for East Asian Studies. I’m also an editor for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

I work on aesthetics, metaphysics, and Asian philosophy. Lately, I’ve been bringing together literary theory and close reading with analytic philosophy to study fiction across cultures and media. I also draw from Korean, Chinese, and Asian American traditions to globalize analytic aesthetics.

I also write and speak about philosophy, culture, and the arts for a general audience. I’m a Contributor at Aesthetics for Birds and Psyche, and my writings have appeared in WIRED, LA Times, USA Today, Dark Wall / Bright Room, and The Philosopher, among other places. My interviews have appeared on PBS / Arizona Public Media, Philosophers on Culture, and Philosophers Discussing Art, among other places.

Before joining Arizona, I taught at Macalester College. And before that, I received my PhD in Philosophy and PhD minor in Comparative Literature from Stanford. Here is my C.V.