Workshop: Structures of Descent - Neo4j-Enabled Readings of Korean History

Overview

Workshop and discussion on Neo4j-enabled readings of intergenerational mobility and marriage in premodern Korea.

  • Date: Monday, September 1, 2025
  • Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM CET
  • Location: KU Leuven LETT 05.16 (in-person) or Online
  • Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)
  • Organizers: ERC Project “Regionalizing Infrastructures in Chinese History” & KU Leuven Early Modern History

Presentations

Digital Reading of the Andong Kwŏn Genealogy of 1476 with Neo4j

Dr. Javier Cha
The University of Hong Kong

From Exam Rosters to Graphs: Tracing Social Structure in Chosŏn Korea with Neo4j

Hu Jing
Berlin State Library

Registration

To join online, please contact: lizao.zhuang@kuleuven.be

About

This workshop explores innovative digital humanities approaches to Korean historical genealogical and social data using Neo4j graph database technology. The presentations demonstrate how graph databases can reveal patterns in premodern Korean social structures, marriage networks, and intergenerational mobility.