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OverviewSouth Korea in the 1950s was home to a burgeoning film culture, one of the many “Golden Age cinemas” that flourished in Asia during the postwar years. Cold War Cosmopolitanism offers a transnational cultural history of South Korean film style in this period, focusing on the works of Han Hyung-mo, director of the era’s most glamorous and popular women’s pictures, including the blockbuster Madame Freedom (1956). Christina Klein provides a unique approach to the study of film style, illuminating how Han’s films took shape within a “free world” network of aesthetic and material ties created by the legacies of Japanese colonialism, the construction of US military bases, the waging of the cultural Cold War by the CIA, the forging of regional political alliances, and the import of popular cultures from around the world. Klein combines nuanced readings of Han’s sophisticated style with careful attention to key issues of modernity—such as feminism, cosmopolitanism, and consumerism—in the first monograph devoted to this major Korean director. A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christina KleinPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780520296503ISBN 10: 0520296508 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 21 January 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsWith this meticulous study, Christina Klein has created a unique product that systematically and in great detail deals with changes in film culture, so I warmly recommend the book. * New Review of Film and Television Studies * With this meticulous study, Christina Klein has created a unique product that systematically and in great detail deals with changes in film culture, so I warmly recommend the book. * New Review of Film and Television Studies * Overall, Cold War Cosmopolitanism is an exciting and welcome addition to interdisciplinary and transnational Korean studies. It is well documented, convincingly argued, and a pleasure to read. * Acta Koreana * Author InformationChristina Klein is Associate Professor of English and American Studies at Boston College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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