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Urban Landscapes and National Visions in Post-Millennial South Korean Cinema

From Seoul to Soul

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Authors:
  1. Gemma Ballard

    1. School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

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  • A comprehensive academic study of urban place, space and national identity in contemporary South Korean cinema
  • An in-depth look at the representation of Seoul on screen and its rendering of a unique Korean national consciousness
  • Situated within national cinema scholarship and the flourishing intersection of Korean film studies and genre studies

Part of the book series: East Asian Popular Culture (EAPC)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Psycho-geographical City

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 13-42

  4. The Generic City

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 43-72

  5. The Hyper-masculine City

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 73-107

  6. The Suppressive City

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 109-139

  7. The Oppositional City

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 141-157

  8. Conclusion

    • Gemma Ballard
    Pages 159-166

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 167-173
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About this book

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.


Authors and Affiliations

  • School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Gemma Ballard

About the author

Gemma Ballard currently works as a lecturer in the School of East Asian Studies (SEAS) at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her research background is in Film Studies and Film Theory. She is particularly interested in discussions around national and transnational cinemas, cinematic landscapes, genre theory and narratives of postmodernity. In 2021 and 2022, she presented her work at the prestigious International South Korean Women’s Cinema Conference and the Sheffield Centre for Research in Film (SCRIF).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urban Landscapes and National Visions in Post-Millennial South Korean Cinema

  • Book Subtitle: From Seoul to Soul

  • Authors: Gemma Ballard

  • Series Title: East Asian Popular Culture

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29739-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29738-0Published: 12 May 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29741-0Due: 12 June 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29739-7Published: 11 May 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2634-5935

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-5943

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 173

  • Topics: Asian Cinema and TV, Cities, Countries, Regions

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