박지훈 교수는 고려대학교 미디어대학에서 방송과 영상문화에 관한 연구와 강의를 진행하고 있습니다.
2009년부터 현재까지 고려대학교 전체 강의 평가 상위 5%이내 과목에 수여하는 석탑강의상을 14회 수상했습니다.
현재 과기정통부 ITRC, 한국연구재단 4단계 BK21에 참여하고 있으며 대학원생들과 함께 영상문화, OTT생산, 콘텐츠, 소비를 둘러싼 현상을 연구 중입니다. 2023년 7월 14일 뉴욕타임즈가 박지훈 교수의 논문 Netflix and Platform Imperialism을 언급하기도 했습니다. Link
학술 작업 외 직접 제작, 연출한 다큐멘터리 몇 편이 미국 공영방송 PBS 및 해외영화제를 통해 상영되었습니다. 2019년 2월 2일 뉴욕타임즈가 박지훈 교수가 연출한 When the West Brings Civilization Back to Africa를 언급하기도 했습니다. (기사링크)
박지훈 교수가 한 각본을 쓰고 연출한 극영화 단편 <변태>는 2026년 부천국제판타스틱영화제 단편경쟁부문에 초정되었고 2026년 충주단편영화제에서 대상을 수상했습니다.
Ji Hoon Park is founding dean of the College of Media and Communication at Korea University (Seoul, South Korea).
From media and cultural studies perspectives, Park has investigated the cultural implications of media representations, the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality, volunteer tourism, etc. His work has been published in prestigious international journals, such as Journal of Communication, Media, Culture & Society, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, and Tourism Geographies.
Since 2009, Park has received Granite Tower Teaching Award 14 times from Korea University (top 5% of course evaluations.)
Park runs the Lab for Digital Content and Culture where he collaborates with graduate students on projects on broadcast media and culture. The majority of Park's advisees received scholarship by participating in his research projects.
As an independent filmmaker, Park has produced documentary and narrative films. On Feb 2 2019, The New York Times commented on Park's documentary film When the West Brings Civilization Back to Africa (2008). Link
On July 14, 2023, The New York Times commented on his article "Netflix and Platform Imperialism." Link
The narrative short film "Pervert," written and directed by Professor Park was invited to the Short Film Competition section of the 2026 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and won the Grand Prize at the 2026 Chungju Short Film Festival.
Professor Park's short narrative film <Pervert>, also written and directed by him, was selected in 2024 for the Korean Film Council’s Independent and Art Film Support Program.
