Byung-Chul Han

Byung-Chul Han
Byung-Chul Han
	Byung-Chul Han in 2015
Born	1959 (age 66–67); Seoul, South Korea
Education
Alma mater	University of Freiburg; University of Basel
Philosophical work
Era	20th-/21st-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy, Post-structuralism, Deconstruction
Main interests	Burnout; Depression; Internet; Love; Political theory; Power; Religion; Social media; Transparency; Violence;
Notable ideas	Shanzhai as "Deconstruction in Chinese"; "infarcts"; "achievement-subjects"; positive and negative violence; agony of the Eros;
Korean name
Hangul	한병철
Hanja	韓炳哲
RR	Han Byeongcheol
MR	Han Pyŏngch'ŏl
IPA	/han pjʌŋt͡ɕʰʌl/

Byung-Chul Han (Korean: 한병철; born 1959) is a South Korean–born philosopher, Catholic theologian and cultural theorist living in Germany. He was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and still occasionally gives courses there. His work largely centers around critiques of neoliberalism and its impact on society and the individual. Although he writes in German, his books have been best received in the Hispanosphere.