The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema

by Kyung Hyun Kim

Book Overview

In one of the first English-language studies of Korean cinema to date, Kyung Hyun Kim shows how the New Korean Cinema of the past quarter century has used the trope of masculinity to mirror the profound sociopolitical changes in the country. Since 1980, South Korea has transformed from an insular, authoritarian culture into a democratic and cosmopolitan society. The transition has fueled anxiety about male identity, and amid this tension, empowerment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822332671
• ISBN13: 9780822332671
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"