Hiju Kim
Ph.D. Student
E-mail: hiju33@g.ucla.edu
Fields of interest: Film and Media Studies, Architecture, Urban Studies and Installation Art
Hiju Kim is a Ph.D. candidate of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has researched on a range of art, film and media topics, including the films of Federico Fellini and the Watts Towers. She has worked for curatorial and education departments at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Wende Museum of Cold War. She is also a writer, editor and translator for online Korean pop culture media outlets.
Education
- M.A. University of California, Los Angeles. Italian Studies
- B.A. University of California, Los Angeles. Italian Studies and minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media
Research
- Graduate Research Assistant for Professor David Kim, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2022-2023
- Graduate Research Assistant for Professor Kalani Michell, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2023
- “The Reality and the Stereotype of the Asian Interviewer in Intervista (1987).” Graduate Summer Research Mentorship at University of California, Los Angeles, 2021
- “Building on the Legacies of Sabato Rodia’s Towers in Watts: Material Recovery and Spiritual Empowerment in the Works of Betye Saar, Dominique Moody, and Cauleen Smith.” Graduate Summer Research Mentorship at University of California, Los Angeles, 2020
- Graduate Student Research for Professor Thomas Harrison, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2020
Selected Publications
Articles
Reviews
- Review of Seeing Through Closed Eyelids: Giuseppe Penone and the Nature of Sculpture by Elizabeth Mangini. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022. Italica, vol. 100, no. 2, 2023.
- Review of Poetry on Stage: The Theatre of the Italian Neo-Avant-Garde by Gianluca Rizzo. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020. Carte Italiane, vol. 13, no. 1, 2021.
Selected Presentations
- “Traces of Transatlantic Migration in Simone Forti’s Dance and Performance Art.” Modern Languages Association. Panel on “Interpreting Italian American Visual Arts and Cultures.” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2024
- “Shifting Cultures and Mediascapes: Translating, Subtitling and Streaming Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave (2022).” Hunter College 3rd Annual Language Works Conference. Panel on “Translation, Interpreting, and the Platform Economy.” New York City, New York, 2023
- “‘[N]el vuoto di senso’: Healing from Trauma through Material Sensibility in Elena Ferrante’s I giorni dell’abbandono (2002).” University of Pittsburgh Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference. Panel on “Staging Care & Well-Being.” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2023
- “Building on the Legacies of Sabato Rodia’s Towers in Watts: Material Recovery and Spiritual Empowerment in the Works of Betye Saar, Dominique Moody, and Cauleen Smith.” Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. Panel series on Italian. Los Angeles, California, 2022
- “Similar Suits and Proto Shoes: Henrike Naumann’s Fashion Installations.” German Studies Association. Panel on “The Body Keeps the Score: Theoretical Approaches to Embodied Experience.” Houston, Texas, 2022
- “The Asian Interviewer and Lines of Sight in Intervista (Interview, 1987).” Society for Cinema & Media Studies Annual Conference. Panel on “Reconsidering the Auteur: New Directions for Canonized Cinema.” Chicago, Illinois, 2022
- “Retracing Multicultural Identities in Federico Fellini’s Films.” Invited presenter on “Mediating Italy in Global Culture” at the University of Bologna, Italy, 2021
- Invited speaker at “A Roundtable Discussion on Disciplinarity and Belonging,” sponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of Italian Studies, the UC Berkeley Office of Graduate Diversity and the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly, 2021
Courses commonly taught
- Spring quarter 2024. Italian 1. Asynchronous. Primary instructor of language
- Winter quarter 2024. Italian 1. Asynchronous. Primary instructor of language
- Fall quarter 2023. Italian 46. Discussion section for Italian Cinema and Culture: The Spaghetti Western from Toshiro Mifune to Tarantino
- Spring quarter 2022. Italian 6. Primary instructor of language
- Winter quarter 2022. Italian 5. Primary instructor of language
- Fall quarter 2021. Italian 4. Primary instructor of language
- Spring quarter 2021. Italian 3. Primary instructor of language
- Winter quarter 2021. Italian 2. Primary instructor of language
- Fall quarter 2020. Italian 1. Primary instructor of language
Honors and Awards
- The Richard and Gerrie Leeds International Graduate Travel Fellowship, Summer 2024
- Giovanni and Ruth Elizabeth Cecchetti Endowed Graduate Student Award, Summer 2024
- Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, 2019–present
- Giovanni and Ruth Elizabeth Cecchetti Endowed Graduate Student Award, Summer 2021
- California Association of Museums 2021 Virtual Summits Scholarship, Summer 2021
- 2021 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, Summer 2021
- 2020 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, Summer 2020
- Althea Caravacci-Reynolds Undergraduate Research Award for Senior Capstone, Spring 2016
- Jean C. Cook Estate Scholarship, Fall 2015
- University of California Education Abroad Program’s Promise Award, Fall 2015
Professional Activities
- Participant in the National Endowment for the Humanities: Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, “Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces: Reinterpreting Italian American Public Art in New York City,” New York City, New York, Summer 2024
- Editorial writer for digital content at 6Theory Media, River Edge, New Jersey, 2017–present
- Cultural Diplomacy Intern at the U.S. Department of State, Cultural Programs Division in the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington D.C., Summer 2022
- Visitor Engagement and Education Associate at the Wende Museum of Cold War, Culver City, California, 2018–2019
- Museum Intern at Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy, 2016
- Getty Multicultural Intern for Curatorial Department and Education Department at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, 2016
- Administrative Intern at i.am.angel Foundation by will.i.am, Los Angeles, California, 2016
- Guided Tour Intern at Casa Morandi under the direction of Museo d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy, Fall 2015
Affiliations
- Italian American Studies Association
- German Studies Association
- Executive board member of ELTS Graduate Student Association at UCLA, 2021-2022
- Executive board member of Korean Graduate Student Association at UCLA, 2021-2022
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies
- Modern Language Association
- California Association of Museums
- University of California Education Abroad Program Alumni and Friends
Service
- Participant in ELTS Graduate Student BLM & EDI reading/working group, 2021–present
- Respondent at ELTS Fall Works-In-Progress at UCLA, 2022
- Editorial board member of Carte Italiane, 2021
- Participant in faculty-graduate student workshop “Mediterranean Passages,” sponsored by the
- Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA, 2020
- Guest Editor-in-Chief for intern-produced magazine Backstage, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 2016
Languages Spoken
English (native), Korean (native), Italian (fluent), French (reading)