Stephen J Epstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 305215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen J Epstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen J |
| FAMILY NAME | Epstein |
| SIGNATURE | EPSTEIN S J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Popular Culture and the Transformation of Japan–Korea Relations
This book presents essays exploring the ways in which popular culture reflects and engenders ongoing changes in Japan–Korea relations.Through a broad temporal coverage from the colonial period to the contemporary, the book’s chapters analyse the often contradictory roles that popular culture has played in either promoting or impeding nationalisms, regional conflict and reconciliations between Japan and Korea. Its contributors link several key are…
Because I Hate Korea
Chang Kang-myoung's provocatively titled novel Because I Hate Korea (Han'gugi sireoseo) became a best-seller in 2015 and is among the most notable literary works to address rampant dissatisfaction among South Korean millennials. In recent years, Chang, a former journalist (b. 1975), has developed a reputation for adroit and prolific fictionalized expressions of local discontent. Because I Hate Korea reflects a pervasive desire on the part of the …
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A Forgotten People
A Forgotten People: The Sakhalin Koreans. Directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson. 1995. 1/2 Video, Color. 59 min. Distributed by National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA), 346 Ninth St., 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103. 16mm Film. $265. Video Rental: $75. Film Rental: $150. During final years of Korea's occupation by Japan, over 40,000 Koreans were sent-many forcibly conscripted-to work as laborers on southern Sakhalin Island, then …
Trekking on Tradition
Trekking on Tradition. 1993. Produced by Jennifer Rhodes. 45 min. 1/2 Video, Color. Distributed by University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., Berkeley, CA 94704. (510) 642-0460. $225. Rental: $65. Trekking on Tradition opens with a series of attractive still shots from the Annapurna region in central Nepal: magnificent landscapes, smiling children, Buddhist prayer wheels. But the ultimate value …
Elusive Narrators in Hwang Sun-wŏn
Hwang Sun-wŏn's elusive narrators force the reader to take an active role in shaping the meaning of his stories. The shifting viewpoint implicitly acknowledges that dogmatic interpretations are untenable. His short stories accommodate not only multiple speakers but, more important, multiple listeners. This tolerance for and interest in a variety of viewpoints is an important reason why Hwang has gained a place for himself among those Korean autho…
Elusive Narrators in Hwang Sun-wŏn
Hwang Sun-wŏn's elusive narrators force the reader to take an active role in shaping the meaning of his stories. The shifting viewpoint implicitly acknowledges that dogmatic interpretations are untenable. His short stories accommodate not only multiple speakers but, more important, multiple listeners. This tolerance for and interest in a variety of viewpoints is an important reason why Hwang has gained a place for himself among those Korean autho…
Trekking on Tradition
Trekking on Tradition. 1993. Produced by Jennifer Rhodes. 45 min. 1/2 Video, Color. Distributed by University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., Berkeley, CA 94704. (510) 642-0460. $225. Rental: $65. Trekking on Tradition opens with a series of attractive still shots from the Annapurna region in central Nepal: magnificent landscapes, smiling children, Buddhist prayer wheels. But the ultimate value …
A Forgotten People
A Forgotten People: The Sakhalin Koreans. Directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson. 1995. 1/2 Video, Color. 59 min. Distributed by National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA), 346 Ninth St., 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94103. 16mm Film. $265. Video Rental: $75. Film Rental: $150. During final years of Korea's occupation by Japan, over 40,000 Koreans were sent-many forcibly conscripted-to work as laborers on southern Sakhalin Island, then …
Becaaak
Because I Hate Korea
Chang Kang-myoung's provocatively titled novel Because I Hate Korea (Han'gugi sireoseo) became a best-seller in 2015 and is among the most notable literary works to address rampant dissatisfaction among South Korean millennials. In recent years, Chang, a former journalist (b. 1975), has developed a reputation for adroit and prolific fictionalized expressions of local discontent. Because I Hate Korea reflects a pervasive desire on the part of the …
Popular Culture and the Transformation of Japan–Korea Relations
This book presents essays exploring the ways in which popular culture reflects and engenders ongoing changes in Japan–Korea relations.Through a broad temporal coverage from the colonial period to the contemporary, the book’s chapters analyse the often contradictory roles that popular culture has played in either promoting or impeding nationalisms, regional conflict and reconciliations between Japan and Korea. Its contributors link several key are…
Asian Culture and Media Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Appeal (1 works)