Contributor for Korean Studies
Tomasz Sleziak is a scholar in Korean studies (particularly Korean but also global Confucianism) and Posthumanism, conducting research on Confucian socio-legal and metaphysical discourse throughout Korean history, as well as its placement within the global humanist discourse. He completed his PhD (dissertation: “Conceptual Framework of Late Joseon Social Mobility, Legal Systems and Confucian Heritage”) in Korean Studies at London’s SOAS after having achieved his Master’s Degree at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. He has cooperated with such institutions as the Academy of Korean Studies, University of Zurich, Harvard-Yenching Institute, Ruhr-University Bochum and Oxford House Research. He has also published multiple papers as well as facilitated Korean Studies panels across multiple conventions and conferences globally. Overall, his main topical field is the influence of traditional Confucian thought on social superstructure, legal codes and humanistic as well as Posthumanist trends in Korean Peninsula and Sinophone cultural sphere.