Movie Migrations: Transnational Genre Flows and South Korean Cinema

by David Scott Diffrient and Hye Seung Chung

As the two billion YouTube views for "Gangnam Style" would indicate, South Korean popular culture has begun to enjoy new prominence on the global stage. Yet, as this timely new study reveals, the nation's film industry has long been a hub for transnational exchange, producing movies that put a unique spin on familiar genres, while influencing world cinema from Hollywood to Bollywood. Movie Migrations is not only an introduction to one of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813569974
• ISBN13: 9780813569970
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary