Jae Yoon Park

Contact

Henderson Learning Resource Center

Rm 314

1700 SW College Ave

Topeka, KS 66621-1117

785-670-1807

jaeyoon.park@washburn.edu

Degrees & Certifications

EWHA Woman's University, Bachelor of Arts

Hanyang University, Master of Arts

The University of Kansas, Doctor of Philosophy

Academic History

Ph.D. Department of Film & Media Studies, University of Kansas

M.A. Department of Theater & Film, Han Yang University 

B.A. Department of Korean Language & Literature, Ewha Womans University  

Teaching

• HN 201 E, Seminar Humanities Fine Arts
• MM 100 D, Intro to Mass Media
• MM 100 VA, Intro to Mass Media
• MM 212 A, Digital Filmmaking I
• MM 302 A, Cinematic Storytelling
• MM 393 A, Special Topics/Mass Media
• MM 405 A, The Documentary Film
• MM 492 F, Independent Study
• TH 199 C, Special Topics in Theatre

Scholarly Interests/Activities

East Asian Film 

Postcolonialism 

Feminist Film Theory 

Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Film and Television 

Service Interests/Activities

Washburn Student Film & Video Association

Faculty Library Committee

Interdisciplinary Committee

Scholarly Creative WTE Grant Committee 

Career Accomplishments

Prior to receiving her doctoral degree from KU, Dr. Park worked as a writer in the Korean television industry and produced several short films. She also taught in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and the Department of Film and Media Studies at the University of Kansas. Dr. Park has published articles focusing on the representation of gender, race, and class in postcolonial Korean cinema in relation to the image production and reception processes. She is currently working on a book project based on her doctoral dissertation.