Chin Jung-kwon explained

Chin Jung-kwon
Birth Date:	27 April 1963
Birth Place:	Seoul, South Korea
Occupation:	Aesthetician, critic, professor
Party:	Justice Party (South Korea)^[1]
Spouse:	Miwa Kyoko
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 진중권 Hanja: 陳重權 Rr: Jin Jung-gwon Mr: Gin Chung-kwŏn

Chin Jung-kwon (born April 27, 1963) is a South Korean aesthetician, critic, and professor.^[2]

Life and career

He was born at Gonghang-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (presently Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu). He has three siblings, two older sisters, and one younger brother. His second oldest sister, Unsuk Chin is well known as contemporary classical composer. In 1982 he entered the School of Aesthetics at Seoul National University, and graduated in 1986. He studied Philosophy of Language in Free University of Berlin. He came back to Korea and started to work as a visiting professor in Korea National University of Arts and adjunct professor in Chung-ang University.

He wrote a book series called between 1994 and 2004. It is estimated that the series sold almost 800,000 copies.^[3]

From 2022 he is working as special professor in Kwangwoon University.^[4]

See also

• Yoon Seok-youl

External links

• Personal blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Outspoken political commentator joins Justice Party again. Korea Times. en.
2. Web site: Chin. Jung-kwon. ko:[진중권의 새論새評] 송곳, 그리고 응답하라 1988. http://www.imaeil.com/sub_news/sub_news_view.php?news_id=72487&yy=2015. Maeil Shinmun. 2016-01-06. 31 December 2015. ko.
3. Web site: [씨줄날줄] 중우정치, 진중권/박록삼 논설위원 ]. gg . Seoul Shinmun.
4. Web site: Chin Jung-kwon, "The person who prepared mock CSAT questions was replaced, but no one is taking responsibility for the Itaewon disaster that killed 159 people". Kyunghyang Shinmun. "Chin Jung-kwon, a special professor at Kwangwoon University"