School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences
Education history
Ph.D., Communication Studies (Media Studies specialization), University of Iowa, 2018
Cert., Christian Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2010
M.A., Communication & Culture (Religious Studies emphasis), Trinity International University, 2009
B.S., Management Studies, University of Maryland University College, 2005
About
Assistant Professor of Media & Film Studies, Fresno Pacific University, 2021-present
Adjunct Instructor of Korean Studies, Korea University, 2019-2021
Selected works
Hong, S. M. (2019). Contrapuntal Aurality: Exceptional Sound in Hollywood Monster Horror Films during the Early Sound Era. Journal of Popular Film & Television, 47(4), 215-226.
Hong, S. M. (2018). Exegetical Resistance: The Bible and Protestant Critical Insiders in South Korea. Religions, 9(10), 301.
Hong, S. M. (2017). Toward Korean Contextualization: An Evangelical Perspective. International Bulletin of Mission Research, 41 (1 ), 18-28.
Hong, S. M. (2016). Uncomfortable Proximity: Perception of Christianity as a Cultural Villain in South Korea. International Journal of Communication, 10, 4532-4549.
Hong, S. M. (2016). Punching Korean Protestantism: Challenging from within through a Televised Theological Roundtable. Journal of Korean Religions, 7(2), 99-121.
Hong, S. M. (2012). The Ring Goes to Different Cultures: A Call for Cross Cultural Studies of Religious Horror Films. Journal of Religion and Film, 16(2), Article 2.
Hong, S. M. (2012). Do Ga Ni (The Crucible). Journal of Religion and Film, 16(1), Article 17.
Hong. S. M. (2011). Korean Contextualization: A Brief Examination of Contextualizing Christianity in Korea. Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 47(2), 206-212.
Hong, S. M. (2010). Redemptive Fear: A Review of Sacred Terror and Further Analyses of Religious Horror Films. Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, 22(2), Article 6.
