Dr. Bokyung Kim is an Instructional Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Mississippi,
Research Interests
Dr. Bokyung Kim's research involves Indonesia's Hindu-Buddhist art and architecture and the early interactions between Java and the mainland of Southeast Asia. She has published articles on the controversial two-dynasty theory of the Central Javanese period, the ancient Indonesian art, especially in the pedagogical context of teaching Southeast Asian art. She co-edited Teaching South and Southeast Asian Art: Multiethnicity, Cross-Racial Interaction, and Nationalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).
Courses Taught
- ARTH 1010 Introduction to Western Art
- ARTH 1020 Art Beyond the West
- ARTH 201 History of Art I
- ARTH 3300 Medieval Art (Art of Silk Roads)
- ARTH 3810 Art of China
- ARTH 3820 Art of Japan
- ARTH 3830 Art of South Asia
- ARTH 3840 Art of Korea
Education
Ph.D. Art History, University of California-Los Angeles (2016)