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Hieyoon Kim is an Assistant Professor in East Asian Studies at Brown University, focusing on dissident culture and media in Korea. Her forthcoming book, "Celluloid Democracy: Cinema Politics in Cold War South Korea," analyzes how Korean filmmakers and distributors reshaped cinema amidst political turbulence from 1945 to 1987. She has published articles in notable journals such as the Journal of Asian Studies and Historical Journal of Film, Radio & Television, contributing critical perspectives on Korean film historiography and the impact of public memory in shaping cinema narratives. Currently, Kim is completing another book titled "Hereness in Twenty-First Century Audiovisual Media," which explores the artistic responses to the 1980 Gwangju Uprising and the ongoing relevance of this historical moment. She is dedicated to decolonizing film theory and actively collaborates with historians and archivists to critique the imperialist foundations of film studies.
Department: Department of Economics