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Dennis Florig  

Professor

Division of International Studies

Hanguk (Korean) University of Foreign = Studies

Seoul<= /st1:city>, South Korea

(click here for a more complete professional curriculum vitae)

Career Highlights =

Nearly 20 years teaching American Studi= es, English, and Political Science in Asia

      15+ years as a university professor in Korea
      3+ years teaching adult Japanese preparing f= or graduate study in the US

6 years teaching Political Science at American universities

Books: The Power of Presidential Ideol= ogies and American Power and Hegemony (translated into Korean)

Other Academic Publications on

   &nb= sp; U.S. Hegemonic Overreach

   &nb= sp; Partisan Polarization in Congress

   &nb= sp; Comparison of the Iraq and Vietnam Wars

     Chomsky’s Analysis of Language and Politics

   &nb= sp; Bush administr= ation policy toward North Korea  

   &nb= sp;  How to teach American Studies to Ko= rean students

   &nb= sp; the terrorism war<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> 
     the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula
     the American midterm election of 2002
     the future of= the Asia-Pacific region
     the differen= ces between Bush and Gore on policy toward East Asia
     the American pa= rty system
     American social welfare ideology
     techniques of teaching English to Japanese salarymen

Teaching and Research Websites

  Electronic Textboo= k on American Studies for Foreign Students

  Professor Flor= ig’s Website
 Revised Internet Editi= on of presidency book
 
Personal Interests (not listed in order of importance)

Surfing the net

Loud rock and roll

good science fiction
basketball
one very special woman
intercultural communication
thoughtful discussion about politics, religion, and philosophy
world peace

Reflections on a Decade and a half of Living in Korea and Japan

I have spent the last two decades teaching in Eas= t Asia . They sa= y a good teacher never stops learning, and living in Korea and Japan has certainly been a great learning experience for me.

I have learned a lot about the Korean and Japanese people, but I have learned more about myself.

I have learned much about the scope and depth of "globalization,&qu= ot; but I have also seen the vast differences in thinking between East and West= .

I have learned much about Korean and Japanese culture, but I have also recognized how much I remain an American.

I am just beginning t= o grasp the magnificent diversity of peoples and cultures around the world, but I a= lso see ever more clearly the dangers of American political hegemony and the mindless spread of western global monoculture.