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Hyejoo Lee

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

Biography

Hyejoo Lee is a PhD Candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures. Prior to joining USC, Hyejoo received an MA in Regional Studies – East Asia from Harvard University and a BA in Comparative Literature and Culture from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. She is a 2026-2027 recipient of the Korea Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies. Her work has been featured in Real Life magazine and Ment.

Education

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

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

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

  • Essay

    • (2022). “Inside Voice.”. Real Life Magazine. Online
    • (2026). “Into the NewJeans-verse”. Ment Magazine. Online
    • USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, General Education Teaching Assistant Award, 2021-2022