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oapen-20.500.12657-767102023-10-14T02:43:36Z Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films Hwang, Kyung Moon Cinema studies modern history historical film Korean cinema Korean history modern Korea Buddhism Korean popular culture bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AP Film, TV & radio bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day This open access book examines the depiction of Korean history in recent South Korean historical films. Released over the Hallyu (“Korean Wave”) period starting in the mid-1990s, these films have reflected, shaped, and extended the thriving public discourse over national history. In these works, the balance between fate and freedom—the negotiation between societal constraints and individual will, as well as cyclical and linear history—functions as a central theme, subtext, or plot device for illuminating a rich variety of historical events, figures, and issues. In sum, these highly accomplished films set in Korea’s past address universal concerns about the relationship between structure and agency, whether in collective identity or in individual lives. Written in an engaging and accessible style by an established historian, Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films offers a distinctive perspective on understanding and appreciating Korean history and culture. 2023-10-13T15:43:20Z 2023-10-13T15:43:20Z 2023 book ONIX_20231013_9783031272684_7 9783031272684 9783031272677 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76710 eng East Asian Popular Culture application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-27268-4.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-27268-4 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-031-27268-4 10.1007/978-3-031-27268-4 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 cf3e8ecb-a217-434e-9597-98c89a81ad5a 9783031272684 9783031272677 Palgrave Macmillan 255 Cham [...] Australian National University ANU open access
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This open access book examines the depiction of Korean history in recent South Korean historical films. Released over the Hallyu (“Korean Wave”) period starting in the mid-1990s, these films have reflected, shaped, and extended the thriving public discourse over national history. In these works, the balance between fate and freedom—the negotiation between societal constraints and individual will, as well as cyclical and linear history—functions as a central theme, subtext, or plot device for illuminating a rich variety of historical events, figures, and issues. In sum, these highly accomplished films set in Korea’s past address universal concerns about the relationship between structure and agency, whether in collective identity or in individual lives. Written in an engaging and accessible style by an established historian, Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films offers a distinctive perspective on understanding and appreciating Korean history and culture.
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