Guest Contributor, Northeast Asian Studies
Virgine Borges de Castilho Sacoman is a graduate student in Sociology at the University of North Texas (UNT), Denton (US), where she is enrolled in the MS-to-PhD program. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS – Brazil) and a Bachelor’s degree in History from the State University of Goiás (UEG – Brazil). She is a member of MidiÁsia – Research Group on Media and Asian Culture and CEA – Center for Asian Studies, both affiliated with Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil.
Her research lies at the intersection of cultural sociology, race and ethnicity, migration, and Asian Studies, with a particular interest in Brazil–South Korea relations. Her work explores topics including Hallyu, K-pop, fandoms, digital activism, Korean migration, and Brazilian perceptions of Koreans. She is currently conducting an experimental study examining how historical and colonial narratives shape Brazilian perceptions of Koreans and understandings of the relationships among Brazil, Korea, and Japan.