Jiwon Ohm

Brittain Fellow

Member Of:
  • Writing and Communication Program
Office Phone: 404-894-9842
Office Location: Stephen C. Hall 121-11
Related Links:
Email Address: johm6@gatech.edu

Overview

Pronunciation of Name:
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Jiwon Ohm is a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow in the Writing and Communication Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in English at the University at Buffalo. Her dissertation explored the formation of fantasy as a genre in the market and the impact of those first books categorized within the genre, mainly J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, in the current market. With a specific focus on (neo)medievalist fantasy, her research is on the imagination, re-writing, and consumption of the past by individuals and groups to create imagined communities to build a sense of shared thoughts and belonging. 

Education:
  • Ph.D. in English, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
  • M.A. in English, Ewha Womans University
  • B.A. in English (double major in French), Ewha Womans University
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Cultural Studies
  • Fantasy Literature
  • Neo-medievalism
  • Rhetoric And Composition Pedagogy
  • Speculative Fiction

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Professor Ohm’s teaching interest is widespread, with experience teaching literature, freshman writing courses, writing in the health sciences, and technical communication. Her teaching focuses on equipping students with strong rhetorical analysis skills so that they can adapt their communication across diverse forms, genres, and needs.
Research Interests:
Professor Ohm’s research explores the formation of fantasy as a genre in the market and the impact of those first books categorized within the genre, mainly J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, in the current market. With a specific focus on (neo)medievalist fantasy, her research is on the imagination, re-writing, and consumption of the past by individuals and groups to create imagined communities and build a sense of shared thoughts and belonging.

Courses

  • LMC-3403: Tech Communication

Publications

Updated:  Feb 2nd, 2026 at 1:19 PM