- 1981 - 1993Ph.D., French Language & Literature, Seoul National Univ.
- 1979 - 1981M.A., French Language & Literature, Seoul National Univ.
- 1975 - 1979B.A., French Language & Literature, Seoul National Univ.
- 2000 – 2023Professor, Korean Language & Literature,
Yonsei University
- 2000 – Lifelong Jury, Dong-In Literary Prize
- 2018 – 2020President, Institute of Humanities, Yonsei University
- 1996 – 2010Editor & Coordinating Committee, Moonji Publishing
- 1988 – 2004Editing cenacle of Literary Quarterly,
"MoonhakKwaSahoe(Literature and Society)"
- 1984 – 2000Professor, French Language & Literature,
Chungnam National University
- 2015Pyeon-Un Literary Award(Critic Division)
- 2005Daesan Literary Award for Critic
Kim Hwan-Tae Prize for Critic
- 2000The HyundaeMunhak Award for Critics
Palbong Prize for Critic
- 1992So-Chun Literary Prize
- 1979Dong-A Ilbo Winner the Annual Spring Literary Contest
(literary Criticism Division)