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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Hyejoo Lee

Ph.D. Student
Hyejoo Lee
Pronouns She / Her / Hers Email hyejoole@usc.edu

Biography

Hyejoo Lee is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures. Prior to joining USC, Hyejoo received an M.A. in Regional Studies – East Asia from Harvard University and a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Culture from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. She is a 2024-2025 recipient of the Korea Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies. Her work has been featured in Real Life.

Education

  • B.A. Yonsei University
  • M.A. Harvard University

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Hyejoo’s dissertation examines the motifs of vanishing and doubling women in contemporary South Korean film and online media, theorizing their interrelation and the critical potential of illegibility in such portrayals of femininity. Her research interests include new media theory, feminist film and media studies, transmedia studies, film historiography, and discourses around technology.

  • Essay

    • Lee, H. (2022). “Inside Voice.”. Real Life Magazine. Online
    • USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, General Education Teaching Assistant Award, 2021-2022