Seoyeon Lee
Email slee7053@usc.edu
Education
- M.A. Ewha Women’s University, 2/2018
- B.A. Ewha Women’s University, 8/2015
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
Seoyeon researches science fiction literature and culture in Korea, mainland China, and Sinophone worlds including Taiwan and Hong Kong through the lenses of feminist, gender, and postcolonial studies. She is particularly interested in contemporary Chinese/Sinophone and Korean science fiction literature written by women and nonbinary authors. Her current research centers on the trope of cyborgs and alien beings along with the representation of gendered and queer bodies.
Research Keywords
Modern Chinese and Sinophone Literature and Culture, Science Fiction and Speculative Imagination, Modern Korean Literature, Gender Studies and Feminist Theories
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- “Science Fiction and Feminism in South Korea.” Science Fiction in Korea: Between History, Genre, and Politics. USC Libraries Digital Exhibition (2022). Web., 2022-2023
- “Science Fiction Representations of Cyborgs in Kim Ch’o-yop’s ‘My Space Heroine’.” Pop Junctions: Reflections of Entertainment, Pop Culture, Activism, Media Literacy, Fandom and More. Henryjenkins.org (2021). Web., 2021-2022
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- USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, General Education Award For Excellence In Teaching, 2022-2023