Lingua Humanitatis (인문언어)
- Volume 7
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- Pages.247-269
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- 2005
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- 1598-2130(pISSN)
Cross-currents of Change and Continuity: Korean National Literature and Korean National Cinema
Abstract
The decade of the 1960s in Korea is normally regarded as a transitional period, but this transition has been consistently viewed in either economic or political terms. In this paper I examine the 1960s and the 1970s as a period of cultural transition―from a neo-Confucian emphasis on "high" art to a broader, more inclusive acceptance of "popular" forms of cultural expression. Although these two realms of cultural production are often viewed as fundamentally antithetical, I argue that there is actually significant continuity in terms of both artistic expression and cultural engagement. In particular, I look at the trajectories of Korean national literature and cinema and their areas of confluence. I examine the career of Kim
Keywords
- Kim Sung-ok;
- National Literature (minjok munhak);
- National Cinema;
- National Identity;
- Popular Culture;
- Korean New Wave