Urban Landscapes and National Visions in Post-Millennial South Korean Cinema : From Seoul to Soul (East Asian Popular Culture)

Ballard, Gemma

Palgrave Macmillan（2023/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 173 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783031297380
• DDC分類 791.43095195

Full Description

This book explores South Korean cinema's inimitable relationship with the urban landscape and identifies the ways in which Seoul is utilised as a celluloid canvas, national artefact and, above all else, a distinctive cultural backdrop. Using five different approaches to urban space, from five distinctive and contrasting theoretical perspectives, Urban Landscapes in Post-Millennial South Korean Cinema investigates and seeks to understand why the cinematic representation, identity and presence of Seoul have been central to the preservation and recognition of the South Korean film industry as an independent, autonomous and nationally unique institution.

Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. The Psycho-Geographical City.- 3. The Generic City.- 4. The Hyper-Masculine City.- 5. The Suppressive City.- 6. The Oppositional City.- 7. Conclusion.