The 2nd Kim-Renaud Humanities Research Award Ceremony Held N
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The College of Humanities (Dean Choi Hyewon) held the “2nd Kim-Renaud Humanities Research Award” ceremony on Thursday, April 23 at 4 p.m. in the dean’s office of the College of Humanities. The award was established through a donation by Professor Emerita Kim Young-ki of George Washington University and her spouse, economist Dr. Bertrand Renaud, to encourage interdisciplinary research bridging the humanities and sciences and to support emerging scholars. First launched in 2025, this year’s second award was organized under the theme “AI and the Humanities,” and Park Je-eon, a doctoral candidate (ABD) in the Department of Art History at Ewha Womans University, was selected as the graduate division recipient.
The ceremony was hosted by Associate Dean Lim Seok-won and attended by Dean Choi Hyewon, Professor Kim Jihye (member of the organizing and selection committee), and Professor Kim Soyeon of the Department of Art History. The program proceeded with an introduction to the award by Dean Choi, followed by the review comments delivered by Professor Lim, and concluded with the presentation of the certificate to the recipient by Dean Choi.
Park Je-eon’s award-winning paper, titled “After Postproduction: The Issue of ‘Distributed Authorship’ in the Age of Algorithmic Reproduction — Focusing on Spectral Aura and Posthuman Ethics,” was recognized as a timely study for offering a critical perspective on the ethical gaps in artistic creation. The paper examines the dissolution of the creative subject in the era of generative AI through the concept of “distributed authorship,” applying key theoretical frameworks. The recipient’s central question—“What kind of ethics should creative practices pursue in an age of algorithmic reproduction endowed with a spectral aura?”—is seen as particularly pertinent in today’s period of rapid technological innovation. In his acceptance speech, Park stated, “In an era when artificial intelligence intervenes in the very process of creation, I will continue to explore questions surrounding art and humanity.”
This award is significant in that it discovers and encourages research that both carries forward Ewha’s humanities tradition and presents directions for the humanities in a 21st-century technological society. The College of Humanities plans to continue promoting interdisciplinary humanities research and serving as a bridge between academia and society through the Kim-Renaud Humanities Research Award.