Two Lenses on the Korean Ethos: Key Cultural Concepts and Their Appearance in Cinema - Softcover

Yoon, Keumsil Kim; Williams, Bruce

9780786496822: Two Lenses on the Korean Ethos: Key Cultural Concepts and Their Appearance in Cinema

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786496827 ISBN 13: 9780786496822

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2015

A war-torn country only 60 years ago, South Korea has since achieved prodigious growth and global integration, experiencing rapid industrialization and seeing its cultural exports gain international popularity. Because of this rapid transformation, an investigation of the Korean ethos - the shared self-concept woven through the divergent social contexts of both South and North Korea - is challenging. This book provides a roadmap of the Korean ethos, detailing its representation in key cultural words and in film. Part I explores defining concepts like han (regret),jeong (feeling), deok (cultivated virtue), and Korean cinema. Part II analyzes film narratives based on these concepts via close readings of thirteen films, including three from North Korea.

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About the Author:

Keumsil Kim Yoon is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Languages and Cultures at the William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA. She has published widely in the areas of bilingualism, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics, always focusing on language as it is used in varied interactional and cultural settings. She lives in Towaco, New Jersey.

Bruce Williams is Professor and Graduate Director in the Department of Languages and Cultures at the William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA. He has published extensively in the areas of cinema history, film theory, and language and cinema. He lives in Haledon, New Jersey.

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