About
Chelle Jones is a PhD Candidate in Sociology researching lesbian, bisexual and queer women and trans (LBTQ) labor migrants to South Korea. Their dissertation takes up queer kinship theory to explain how LBTQ migrants navigate uneven legal regimes around the world, while simultaneously accruing the social, economic, and medical resources to live fuller lives. Chelle has earned Certificates in LGBTQ Studies and Graduate Teaching with an emphasis on Diversity and Inclusive Teaching. In 2014, Chelle completed an MA in Korean Studies at Seoul National University, South Korea. Chelle earned a bachelor's degree in Asian American History at the University of Chicago.
셸 존스 (Chelle Jones)는 미시건 대학교에서 사회학 박사과정을 밟고 있으며, LGBTQ학 전문 자격을 취득 중이다. 2014년 서울대학교에서 한국학 석사학위를 취득하였고 현재는 풀브라이트 연구 장학생이며, 서울에 거주하고 있다. 셸 존스는 한국에 거주하는 레즈비언, 양성애자, 퀴어여성, 트랜스젠더의 국제 연애 경험에 관한 박사학위 논문을 위해 인터뷰를 수집하고 있다.
Publications
Jones, C. (2023). Jigsaw Migration: How Mixed Citizenship LGBTQ Families (Re)Assemble their Fragmented Citizenship, International Migration Review, online first 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183231175101
Jones, C. (2019). Balancing safety and visibility: Lesbian community building strategies in South Korea, Journal of Lesbian Studies, Vol. 24. DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2019.1678335. Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10894160.2019.1678335
Courses Taught
Sociology 100: Introduction to Sociology (Instructor of Record, 2024)
Sociology 345: Sociology of Sexuality (Instructor of Record, 2022)
Sociology 350: Human Rights and the United Nations (Graduate Student Instructor for Dr. Kiyo Tsutsui)
Sociology 394: Sociology Undergraduate Research Opportunity (Instructor of Record, 2019-2021)
Sociology 465: Deviance (Graduate Student Instructor for Dr. PJ McGann)
Sociology 495: Sociology of Migration (Instructor of Record, 2023)
Sociology 993: New Graduate Student Training (Instructor of Record, 2022)
Media
Provided photo documentation of anti-LGBT demonstrators disruptivate tactics, Gaystar News, 9/30/2018, Rik Glauert
Interviewed about inclusion at Jeju Queer Culture Festival in Gaystar News, 9/29/2018, by Calum Stuart.
Interviewed about Anti-LGBTQIA Mobilization in South Korea in The Korea Herald, 7/15/2018, by Hyunsu Kim.
Interviewed about Sexual Violence Prevention & Intervention in The Joongang Daily, 12/16/2013, by Taeeun Kim.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Nov. 2, 2018: Panelist, LGBTQ Community in South Korea @ Hanyang University in Seoul
Oct. 26, 2018: Lecture, LBTQ Migrant Lives in South Korea, Fulbright Forum @ Korea America Educational Commission in Seoul
Oct. 13, 2018: Panelist, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identities: Fluency for School and Society @ KOTESOL International Conference in Seoul
June 1, 2018: Lecture, LesBiTrans Migration to South Korea @ Royal Asiatic Society in Seoul
May. 18, 2019: Panelist, "Are You a Member?" Migrants Negotiate Belonging, Safety and Visibility in South Korean Lesbian Spaces @ NEKST Conference in Michigan
Aug. 10, 2019: Panelist, Transnational Sexualities within Global Social Systems @ Society for Studies of Social Problems in New York
Oct. 25, 2019: Panelist, (Re) Building Lives and Communities @ Institute for Research on Women & Gender in Ann Arbor, MI
Aug. 8, 2020: Panelist, Queering Work: How Trans and Non-binary People Resist and Negotiate Power and Inequality in Work @ American Sociological Association in San Francisco, CA
Winter 2021: Presenter, University of Michigan Gender & Sexuality Workshop
Aug. 8, 2022: Panelist, Sexual Political Margins @ American Sociological Association Annual Meeting in LA
Aug. 17, 2023: Panelist, Race/Ethnicity, Migration, and Nationalism in Transpacific Entanglements @ Association of Korean Sociologists in America (ASAK)
Nov. 8-9, 2024: Panelist, Contemporary Perspectives on Korea Conference @ University of Michigan
South Korea LBTQ Migration Study
Chelle is collecting interviews for a doctoral dissertation on the experiences of lesbian, bi/pansexual, and queer women, and transgender (LBTQ) migrants who have lived in South Korea.
Learn more about the project by viewing IRB Approval for Transnational LGBTQ Migration Study in South Korea, IRB# HUM00111591
Want to participate in the South Korea LBTQ Migration study by providing a 1-3 hour interview?
Step 1: Fill out a short survey and generate an anonymous code at https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4tpzga8AkohXCt
Step 2: Chelle will email you within 3 days to confirm your interview and send either a link to Bluejeans free online conference call, or directions to an office building.
Step 3: Please review the consent form before the interview at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8gyOHKNk-X2UTY3RVdkb09XRUU/view?usp=sharing
If you have any problems enrolling in the study or scheduling an interview, please contact Chelle via email or kakaotalk.
한국 LBTQ 이주 연구
온라인 인터뷰에 응하시겠습니까?
1단계: 간략한 설문조사에 답하고 익명 코드를 발급 받으십시오. https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Zu5T0uBTbLdAbj
2단계: 인터뷰 확인을 위해 3일 안에 이메일을 보내드릴 것입니다.
3단계: 인터뷰 전에 아래의 동의서를 읽어주시기 바랍니다. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8gyOHKNk-X2Vzl6OFYtY245M3M/view?usp=sharing
인터뷰 신청이나 일정을 잡는 데 문제가 있을 경우 연락 주시기 바랍니다.
