Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films

Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films
Author :
Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 263
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783031272684
ISBN-13 : 3031272684
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films by : Kyung Moon Hwang

Download or read book Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films written by Kyung Moon Hwang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines the depiction of Korean history in recent South Korean historical films. Released over the Hallyu (“Korean Wave”) period starting in the mid-1990s, these films have reflected, shaped, and extended the thriving public discourse over national history. In these works, the balance between fate and freedom—the negotiation between societal constraints and individual will, as well as cyclical and linear history—functions as a central theme, subtext, or plot device for illuminating a rich variety of historical events, figures, and issues. In sum, these highly accomplished films set in Korea’s past address universal concerns about the relationship between structure and agency, whether in collective identity or in individual lives. Written in an engaging and accessible style by an established historian, Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films offers a distinctive perspective on understanding and appreciating Korean history and culture.


Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films Related Books

Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films
Language: en
Pages: 263
Authors: Kyung Moon Hwang
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-10-15 - Publisher: Springer Nature

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This open access book examines the depiction of Korean history in recent South Korean historical films. Released over the Hallyu (“Korean Wave”) period star
Split Screen Korea
Language: en
Pages: 219
Authors: Steven Chung
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-01 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Shin Sang-ok (1926–2006) was arguably the most important Korean filmmaker of the postwar era. Over seven decades, he directed or produced nearly 200 films, in
Literature and Film in Cold War South Korea
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Theodore Hughes
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-04 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Korean writers and filmmakers crossed literary and visual cultures in multilayered ways under Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). Taking advantage of new mode
Korean Film
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: Eungjun Min
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-04-30 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Despite its rise in the global market, recent political progress, and a surging interest worldwide, Korean films are relatively unknown and rarely studied. This
Healing Historical Trauma in South Korean Film and Literature
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: Chungmoo Choi
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-20 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through South Korean filmic and literary texts, this book explores affect and ethics in the healing of historical trauma, as alternatives to the measures of tra