East Reflects on West, East Meets West
South Korean Media Responses to London 2012
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12217367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Mangan (Educational Studies, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK), Gwang Ok (0009-0003-9352-9439, ,, corresponding author), Young Man Kwak (,) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 1834-1853 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of the History of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-3367 • E-ISSN: 1743-9035 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09523367.2013.842902 |
| OpenAlex | W2047581608 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
London 2012 was a contradiction of Kipling's meretricious couplet about East and West. What was the response of the East, specifically the South Korean media, to London's selection as the host city of the 2012 Olympics? Furthermore, what were the various viewpoints of the South Korean media regarding the significance of London hosting the Olympic Games hard on the heels of the Beijing Olympics? Answers to these questions can provide insights into the geopolitics and politics of modern South Korea, which has very different relationships with China and Britain. An analysis, macroscopic and microscopic, in terms of politics, economics and culture, of media reactions in South Korea to the Olympics of the two nations can provide illuminating insights into a sports mega-event as an instrument of soft power
Beijing · China · Contradiction · East Asia · Geopolitics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Soft power · Viewpoints · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |