East Asian Lang & Literature 250 - CINEMA IN SOUTH KOREA

This course introduces the main issues, aesthetic characteristics, and representative film directors of South Korea cinema. From its first productions during the colonial period to contemporary mainstream hits, South Korean cinema has been a contested sphere of the popular imagination regarding gender issues, modern Korean history, and political change. Through an exploration of major films, students interrogate key problematic subjects in South Korea such as gender politics, the discourse of modernity, the representation of film and political trauma, and the practices of film culure and the film industry.