Research Interests
Politics of identity and representation in South Korean media and popular culture
Education
Ph.D., Communication, University of Southern California
M.A., Professional Writing, Ewha Womans University
B.A., English Language & Literature, Ewha Womans University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Recent Publications
Song, M.-S. (2023). Celebrity Fashion and Fan Consumption: BTS “Jungkook Hanbok”. In Introducing Korean Popular Culture (pp. 53-61). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003292593-6
Song, M.-S. (2023). Hip Hop Mun Ikjeom: The Life and Music of Hyun Jin Young. Journal of Popular Music Studies, 35(1), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.1525/jpms.2023.35.1.4
Song, M.-S. (2022). "Truth? No One Cares about the Truth": On Marginalized Identities and Belonging in The Bacchus Lady. In D. C. Oh (Ed.), Mediating the South Korean Other: Representations and Discourses of Difference in the Post/Neocolonial Nation-State (pp. 123-140). (Perspectives on Contemporary Korea). University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11938487
Song, M. S. (2022). Yes or Next: A Feminist’s Journey of Matchmaking in South Korea: A Feminist’s Journey of Matchmaking in South Korea. Feminist Review, 131(1), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/01417789221102507
Song, M.-S. (2021). Ahn, J.-H. (2018). Mixed-Race Politics and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in South Korean Media. Palgrave Macmillan. Asian Communication Research, 18(3), 188-191. https://doi.org/10.20879/acr.2021.18.3.188