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• Two Titles: Moving Towards Transition and Artificial Intelligence Innovating Mobility

Two titles from the Academy for Mobility Humanities’ publication series have been selected for the 2025 Sejong Books (Academic Category), organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea.

The Sejong Books Program selects outstanding academic and general-interest publications to distribute to public libraries with the aim of promoting knowledge dissemination and reading culture. For this year’s academic category, books first published between June 1, 2024, and April 30, 2025, were eligible. Out of 2,289 submissions across ten disciplines—including humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences—353 titles were ultimately selected.

The selected titles from AMH are as follows:

Moving Towards Transition: Commoning Mobility for a Low-Carbon Future (2025)
This volume presents the results of an international comparative research project featuring contributions from scholars such as Peter Adey and other international researchers. Translated by Professor Kim Nahyeon (Yong In University), the book examines policies and case studies from 14 countries and international organizations (including the EU and UN), proposing directions for sustainable mobility transitions and global cooperation.

Artificial Intelligence Innovating Mobility (2024)
Authored by Kim Hyojoo, CEO of L.D. Lab, this book explores how AI technologies are transforming the mobility industry while introducing new ethical challenges. It discusses issues such as social inequality, the ethics of autonomous driving, and the societal impacts of AI, emphasizing the importance of human-centered AI literacy and inclusive technological development.

This recognition highlights the scholarly and social significance of AMH’s research. Moving forward, the Academy for Mobility Humanities will continue to advance research and knowledge sharing efforts that promote sustainable futures and the expansion of social value.

Venue: Konkuk University Middle School

Participants: Approximately 200 enrolled students

Date: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Program:
Course 1–2: Stories of Trains in Korean Cinema / Kim Hyojeong (Chugye University for the Arts)
Course 3–4: Art from Satellites: Nam June Paik’s Astonishing Experiments / Kim Yunji (Korea University)
Course 5–6: AI: The Invisible Power Sustaining the World / Lecturer: Kim Hyojoo (LD Lab)

Inquiries: Mobility Education Centre, Academy for Mobility Humanities (02-455-3767)

The Academy of Mobility Humanities (AMH) participated in the 2025 Asian Journals Network (AJN) Conference, held in Shanghai, China, from October 17 to 20, 2025.
The event was co-hosted by the Journal Center and the School of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Narrative (SJTU), and the journal Frontiers of Narrative Studies.

The Asian Journals Network (AJN) is a coalition of prominent academic journals based in Asia, currently consisting of 31 leading journals from across the region. Professor Maria Luisa Torres Reyes, a member of the AMH advisory board, serves as the founder and chair of AJN.
This year’s conference focused on discussions surrounding academic journal editing in the age of AI technologies.

Professor Jinhyoung Lee (HK Professor, AMH) presented a paper titled “Developing a New Research Field” in the session “Cultivating New Terrains,” exploring emerging directions in interdisciplinary research.

The Academy of Mobility Humanities (Director: Inseop Shin) at Konkuk University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Asia Research Institute (ARI, Director: Tim Bunnell) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) on July 17. Through this agreement, the two institutions will actively promote joint research and academic activities in the humanities and social sciences.

Founded in 2001, ARI is a global academic hub which has lead the asian studies. Encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, ARI is particularly committed to interdisciplinary and integrative research, fostering international scholarly exchange through seminars, conferences, and collaborative projects.

Established in 2018, the Academy of Mobility Humanities (AMH) was selected the same year for the HK+ Program, funded by Korea’s Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. Since then, it has explored new humanistic perspectives and practices on the mobilities of humans, objects, technologies, and societies. This year, AMH was consecutively selected for the HK3.0 Program under the theme of “Infrastructure Humanities,” demonstrating its outstanding achievements and capacities in this emerging academic field.

AMH has maintained close collaboration with NUS, most notably by co-hosting the Global Mobility Humanities Conference at Konkuk University in 2024 with the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The trust built through these exchanges has now culminated in the signing of this MOU.

Under the agreement, the two institutions will formalize broad cooperation system, including: △joint research, △faculty and researcher exchange, △exchange of academic resources, △co-hosting of conferences, and △collaboration on special journal issues and monographs. In particular, AMH researchers will participate in the upcoming international workshop hosted by ARI, Digital Work, Mobilities and Changing Cities in Asia, to be held in Singapore this October, as part of their collaborative academic endeavors.

The Academy of Mobility Humanities will host the 2025 Global Mobility Humanities Conference (2025 GMHC: entr’act) on December 5–6, 2025 at Konkuk University, Seoul Campus.

Marking its 6th conference this year, the 2025 GMHC will be held under the theme:
“Mobility Infrastructures of Humans, Non-humans, and More-than-humans.”

For more details, please visit our website: https://www.mobilityhumanities.net/

We look forward to your participation and interest.

The Academy of Mobility Humanities will co-host the 2025 Global Mobility Conference, held in collaboration with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority Mobility Support Center, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, and the Korean Transport Society, on September 9–10 at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul.

The Global Mobility Conference has been held annually since 2023 to showcase South Korea’s innovative achievements and vision in advanced mobility to the world. This year marks the first time the conference, previously focused on technology and industry, will include formal sessions on humanities, addressing human experiences and cultural contexts. The Academy of Mobility Humanities at Konkuk University has been involved in planning these sessions from the very beginning.

Under the theme “Shaping the Future Together: New Possibilities Through Innovation,” this year’s conference will bring together global companies, government agencies, and academic experts to discuss ways to reduce mobility gaps across countries, regions, and generations, and to create a future mobility environment accessible to all.

Several researchers from the Academy of Mobility Humanities will participate in the conference. On September 9, Professor Mimi Sheller, a distinguished advisor, will deliver the keynote speech. On September 10, the session “Humanities & Mobility” will feature presentations by Professor Peter Adey, HK Professor Taehee Kim, and HK Research Professor Donghyun Koo. This session will analyze mobility issues from a humanities perspective and propose ways to maintain human-centered values and socio-cultural responsibilities amidst rapid technological innovation.

The 2025 Global Mobility Conference is open to anyone via pre-registration. Those wishing to attend can register through the conference website below:
・Conference Website: https://mobility.or.kr/

We look forward to your active interest and participation.