About
- 5th-year doctoral student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Fulbright grantee in 2015 (South Korea)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy | September 2018–May 2025 (Expected) | University of Wisconsin— Milwaukee, USA
- Major: English with a concentration in Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies (Plan H)
- Dissertation (tentative): The Representation of Old Gay Men in Contemporary Queer Cinema between the Mid 20th and 21st Century
- Interest Area: Film Theory, Gender & Sexuality, Queer Theory, Aging studies, Avant- garde Cinema, Contemporary American Fiction
- Academic Adviser: Dr. Gilberto Blasini
Master of Arts | August 2015–May 2018 | Iowa State University, USA
- Fulbright Student from South Korea
- Major: English
- Thesis: The Echoes of Buddha, Jesus Christ, and Fredrich Nietzsche in Cormac McCarthy’sThe Sunset Limited
- Academic Advisor: Dr. Justin Remes
Bachelor of Arts | February 2013 | Chungnam National University, South Korea
- Major: English Language and Literature
- Thesis: Postmodern Study in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: Between the Novel and Film, and Their Intertextuality
- Academic Advisor: Dr. Myungjoo Kim
Publications
Film Review: Parasite (2019) | Summer 2020 | The Popular Culture Studies Journal
• Wrote a film review of the Korean film Parasite directed by Bong, Jun Ho.