Laura Kim

Laura Kim is an MA student at the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. She obtained her BA at the University of Toronto with a double major in Cinema Studies and English and a minor in Creative Expression and Society. Her sensory-based research focuses on cinematic girlhood and engages with film philosophy, psychoanalysis, and animation theory. Beyond scholarly work, Laura's world is filled with art: through poetry, photography, and (screen/non-fiction) writing.

Selected Work

• "Breaking the Mirrored Ceiling: The Sexual and Gender Mirror Stage in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)," Caméra Stylo, Vol. 24.

Awards

• 2024 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s
• 2024 Norman Jewison Fellowship in Film Studies
• 2023 Vic Global Internships Award, Victoria College
• 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 Margaret Gairns Scholarship, Victoria College
• 2019 University of Toronto Scholars Award