Ji-yoon An
Biographic Data
| ID | 8808640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ji-yoon An |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ji-yoon |
| FAMILY NAME | An |
| SIGNATURE | AN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tübingen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Korean mother in contemporary thriller films
This paper investigates the short-lived and easily overlooked cycle of Korean thriller films centring on mother characters in the mid-to-late-2000s. I call these films ‘mother thrillers.’ Through an analysis of the cycle’s key recurrent characteristics, I explore the reasons behind the popularity of this cycle, as well as the social commentary offered by such films. Focus is laid primarily on Bong Joon-ho’s Mother (2009) and Seven Days (dir. Won …
Parameters of disavowal
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The colonial experience of the early twentieth century shaped Korea’s culture and identity, leaving a troubling past that was subtly reconstructed in South Korean postcolonial cinema. Relating postcolonial discourses to a reading of Manchurian action films, kisaeng and gangster fi…
The Korean mother in contemporary thriller films
This paper investigates the short-lived and easily overlooked cycle of Korean thriller films centring on mother characters in the mid-to-late-2000s. I call these films ‘mother thrillers.’ Through an analysis of the cycle’s key recurrent characteristics, I explore the reasons behind the popularity of this cycle, as well as the social commentary offered by such films. Focus is laid primarily on Bong Joon-ho’s Mother (2009) and Seven Days (dir. Won …
Parameters of disavowal
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. The colonial experience of the early twentieth century shaped Korea’s culture and identity, leaving a troubling past that was subtly reconstructed in South Korean postcolonial cinema. Relating postcolonial discourses to a reading of Manchurian action films, kisaeng and gangster fi…
The Korean mother in contemporary thriller films
This paper investigates the short-lived and easily overlooked cycle of Korean thriller films centring on mother characters in the mid-to-late-2000s. I call these films ‘mother thrillers.’ Through an analysis of the cycle’s key recurrent characteristics, I explore the reasons behind the popularity of this cycle, as well as the social commentary offered by such films. Focus is laid primarily on Bong Joon-ho’s Mother (2009) and Seven Days (dir. Won …
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)