Sohyoon Lee

Year/Term Entered
2024

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Ph.D. Student

Sohyoon Lee is a Ph.D. student in the Comparative Literature & Literary Theory program.  She received her master’s degree in the Department of Aesthetics at Seoul National University Her master’s thesis, titled "Toward a Countercolonial Aesthetics: Fanon, Wynter, and Liminal Bodies," explores the concept of liminal bodies in relation to fungibility, and demonstrates how certain cultural productions function as countercolonial sites by offering sensuous experiences that challenge hegemonic narratives. Her current research aims to expand on these ideas, questioning how we might move beyond the traditional notions of intersectionality. Her areas of interest include decolonial philosophy, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, and continental philosophy.