100°C : South Korea's 1987 Democracy Movement / Choi Kyu-Sok ; translated by Madeline D. Collins... [et al.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Choi, Kyu-sok.

Contributor:

Collins, Madeline D., trad.

Series:

Hawai'i Studies on Korea Series

Hawai'i Studies on Korea

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (South)--Politics and government--1960-1988--Comic books, strips, etc.

Korea (South).

Graphics novels.

Genre:

Comics

Novelas gráficas.

Physical Description:

XIII, 177 p. ; 21 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2023.

Summary:

"What does it take for ordinary citizens to risk everything to protest living under a repressive government? What takes them beyond the brink, to the "boiling point"? In his graphic novel 100°C, celebrated webtoon and comics artist Choi Kyu-sok sheds a light on these questions by examining the lives of one family caught up in the great social unrest that developed under Chun Doo-hwan's regime and culminated in the June 1987 Uprising. Crucial to understanding the events of the summer of 1987 is the recognition of both the political context and the dynamics of the nationwide effort that included students, office workers, and religious and labor groups-all of whom came together to demand a new constitution and free elections. Choi's is a measured yet powerful representation of a pivotal moment in Korean history, when individuals questioned the status quo, when parents joined their children to express their grievances and agitate for democratic reforms, when an entire nation chose to move in a new direction"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PROLOGUE Portrait of an Activist as a Young Anti-Communist

CHAPTER 1 Freshman

CHAPTER 2 With a Smile

CHAPTER 3 Commie

CHAPTER 4 Awakening

CHAPTER 5 A Losing Battle

CHAPTER 6 Ten People, One Step

CHAPTER 7 Wall

CHAPTER 8 Ripple Effect

CHAPTER 9 Countdown

CHAPTER 10 Boiling Point

EPILOGUE Festival

AFTERWORD Manhwa as History, 1987 as Memory

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTES

Other Format:

Print version: Choi, Kyu-sok 100°c

ISBN:

9780824894832

0824894839

OCLC:

1356005641