I am an Associate Lecturer in Asian Studies. My research examines Asian cinema through an interdisciplinary lens that draws upon history, politics, cultural studies and film criticism. In studying cinema, I am interested in how films serve as historical sources that are both shaped by, and expressive of, the social and political contexts in which they are produced.

My PhD thesis “Korean Film Noir: The Dark Side of Compressed Modernity” charted the history and evolution of Korean film noir. It argued that the genre provides a set of alternative historical narratives that reveal the dark side of Korea’s rapid development.

I have also completed degrees in Law and English, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Law. In 2019, I was awarded a Korea Foundation Fellowship to study Korean at Sogang University, where I obtained a Graduate Diploma in Korean Language.

ASIA1001 Asian Societies and Cultures

ASIA1002 Asia from Colonial to Modern

ASIA2001 Culture, Society and the State in Asia

ASIA2004 Popular Culture in Asia

ASIA3005 Autocracy and Democracy in Asia

ASIA3006 Contemporary Korean Society

KORE2811 Readings in Korean Language and Culture

KOREM201 Korea and Its Neighbours

KOREM202 Foundations of Korean Law and Society

KOREM203 Australia-Korea Relations