Biography and Education
Myers was born in the state of New Jersey, USA, spent his childhood in Bermuda and his youth in South Africa, and received graduate education in Germany. He earned an MA degree in Soviet studies at Ruhr University (1989) and a PhD degree in North Korean literature at the University of Tübingen (1992). Myers subsequently taught German in Japan and worked for the Mercedes-Benz Beijing Liaison Office in 1996. Before his appointment at Dongseo University, Myers lectured in North Korean literature and society at the Korea University North Korean Studies Department. He also taught globalization and North Korean literature at the Inje University Korean Studies Department. Myers is married to a South Korean woman and lives and teaches in South Korea.
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