Joseph Jonghyun Jeon

About the Author

Joseph Jonghyun Jeon is an acclaimed scholar and author whose work bridges film studies, cultural theory, and postcolonial critique, with a particular focus on East Asian cinema and its intersections with global politics. His groundbreaking book, Vicious Circuits: Korea’s IMF Cinema and the End of the American Century (Post*45), examines how South Korean films from the late 1990s IMF crisis era navigated economic turmoil and the waning influence of American hegemony, offering fresh insights into neoliberalism's cultural ramifications. Drawing from his expertise as a professor of English and film at the University of California, Irvine, Jeon's writing illuminates the ways media shapes national identity and transnational power dynamics. With a keen eye for the interplay between aesthetics and ideology, he continues to influence discussions on contemporary Asian visual cultures and beyond.