Byung-Chul Han

Byung-Chul Han (born 1959) is a South Korean-born philosopher and cultural theorist living in Germany. He was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and still occasionally gives courses there.

In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Byung-Chul Han
Byung-Chul Han in 2015
Born1959 (1959) (age 65)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materUniversity of Freiburg
University of Basel
Era20th- / 21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy, Post-structuralism, Deconstruction
Main interests
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Internet
  • Love
  • Political Theory
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Social Media
  • Transparency
  • Violence
Notable ideas
Shanzhai as "Deconstruction in Chinese"
Korean name
Hangul
한병철
Hanja
韓炳哲
Revised RomanizationHan Byeongcheol
McCune–ReischauerHan Pyŏngchŏl
IPA/han pjʌŋt͡ɕʰʌl/
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