Transnational Korean Cinema : Cultural Politics, Film Genres, and Digital Technologies

"In 'Transnational Korean Cinema' author Dal Yong Jin explores the interactions of local and global politics, economics, and culture to contextualize the development of Korean cinema and its current place in an era of neoliberal globalization and convergent digital technologies. The book emphasizes the economic and industrial aspects of the story, looking at questions on the interaction of politics and economics, including censorship and public funding, and provides a better view of the big picture by laying bare the relationship between film industries, the global market, and government. Jin also sheds light on the operations and globalization strategies of Korean film industries alongside changing cultural policies in tandem with Hollywood's continuing influences in order to comprehend the power relations within cultural politics, nationally and globally. This is the first book to offer a full overview of the nascent development of Korean cinema." Provided by publisher In __Transnational Korean Cinema__ author Dal Yong Jin explores the interactions of local and global politics, economics, and culture to contextualize the development of Korean cinema and its current place in an era of neoliberal globalization and convergent digital technologies. The book emphasizes the economic and industrial aspects of the story, looking at questions on the interaction of politics and economics, including censorship and public funding, and provides a better view of the big picture by laying bare the relationship between film industries, the global market, and government. Jin also sheds light on the operations and globalization strategies of Korean film industries alongside changing cultural policies in tandem with Hollywood’s continuing influences in order to comprehend the power relations within cultural politics, nationally and globally. This is the first book to offer a full overview of the nascent development of Korean cinema. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Chapter 1. The Emergence of Contemporary Korean Cinema Chapter 2. State Film Policy and the Politicization of Censorship Chapter 3. Screen Quotas in the Era of the U.S.-Korea FTA Chapter 4. Conglomeration, Screen Oligopoly, and Cultural Diversity Chapter 5. Public Film Funding and Transnational Production Chapter 6. Coproduction and Transnationalization of Korean Cinema Chapter 7. Transnationalization of Film Genres Chapter 8. Transmedia Storytelling of Webtoons in Films in the Digital Era Chapter 9. Conclusion: Korean Cinema's Future in Digital Technologies Notes References Index About the Author This work explores the interactions of local and global politics, economics, and culture to contextualise the development of Korean cinema and its current place in an era of neoliberal globalisation and convergent digital technologies.