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Sunah Lee

Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Assistant

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Sunah Lee is a doctoral candidate at the School of Communication. Her research examines the intersection of media, power, and gender. She worked as a news reporter at a South Korean 24-hour news network, YTN, from 2005 to 2019. Due to her professional career, her research interests primarily concern the media industry, especially journalism.

Education

  • 2021 M.A. Florida State University, Communication & Digital Media Studies
  • 2004 B.A. Seoul National University, French Language & Literature

 

 

Research Interests

critical political economy of media, media industry, journalism, media literacy, gender studies, qualitative approach

Publications & Research

Lee, S. (2024). “I had my hair cut today to share #Women_Short Cut_Campaign”: Feminist selfies protesting misogyny. Social Media + Society, 10(3).

Lee, S. (2024). Lack of policy discussions in the media privatization in South Korea: The case of YTN’s privatization. Korean Journal of Communication. (in press).

Lee, S, & Proffitt, J. M. (2024). Netflix in South Korea: Patron of creativity or imperialistic conqueror? In A. Ferchaud, & J. M. Proffitt (Eds.), Television’s Streaming Wars (pp. 55–69). Routledge.

Lee, S., & Proffitt, J. M. (2022). “We bet on humans; You’re our horses”: The second phase of neo-poverty in South Korea as portrayed in Squid Game. Communication, Culture & Critique. 15(4), 534–535.

 

Grants & Awards

2024  Honorary Guest Coach for FSU Women’s soccer (nominated by a student athlete)
2024  National Communication Association Doctoral Honors Seminar
2024  FSU College of Communication and Information Outstanding Doctoral Student 2023–2024
2023  FSU Graduate School Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2022–2023
2023  FSU College of Communication and Information Outstanding Doctoral Teaching Assistant 2022–2023