Sovereign violence : ethics and South Korean cinema in the new millennium / Steve Choe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Choe, Steve, author.

Series:

Film culture in transition.

Film culture in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Social aspects--Korea (South).

Motion pictures.

Violence in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

South Korea is home to one of the most vibrant film industries in the world today, producing movies for a strong domestic market that are also drawing the attention of audiences worldwide. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of some of the most well-known and incendiary South Korean films of the millennial decade from nine major directors. Building his analysis on contemporary film theory and philosophy, as well as interviews and other primary sources, Steve Choe makes a case that these often violent films pose urgent ethical dilemmas central to life in the age of neoliberal globalization.

Contents:

Introduction

Unredeemable images

Love your enemies

Serial sexualities and accidental desires

The face and hospitality

Forgiving the unforgivable

Global cinema in the age of posthumanity

Conclusion: afterlives of sovereign violence.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-70409-3

1-04-079730-X

90-485-2301-X

9781003704096

OCLC:

953582287