The Candlelight Movement, Democracy, and Communication in Korea (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Lee, Jonghwa; Kim, Yong-Chan; Oh, Chuyun

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines key features, problems and implications of the 2016-2017 Candlelight Movement, a historical cornerstone for democracy and social movements in South Korea.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000439595
• Artikelnr.: 62448242

Autorenporträt

JongHwa Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Mass Media at Angelo State University. Currently, he is working on the issues of Cold War rhetoric in Korea, historical justice and collective memory in Asia, and social justice activism and global citizenship. Chuyun Oh (Ph.D. in Performance Studies, UT Austin) is an assistant professor of Dance Theory at San Diego State University. As a Fulbright scholar, she focuses on performance ethnography, activism, and racial and gender identities in transnational popular dance in social media. Yong-Chan Kim is a professor at the Department of Communication at Yonsei University. He has researched on the areas of urban communication, new media technology, and public health/risk. His most recent books include The Communication Ecology of 21st Century Urban Communities and Media and Community.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Media and media space 1. A crisis of press freedom: Investigative
journalism and the downfall of the President 2. One small action for the
larger movement 3. Social media use on protest sites during the 2016-2017
candlelight vigils in Seoul Part 2: Culture and performance 4. "With the
brightest light we have": K-pop fandom in candlelight movement and
diversification of Korean protest culture 5. Channeling anger into hope 6.
Dancing for hope: The shamanic ritual and performative Koreanness at the
candlelight protests Part 3: Counterpublics and representation 7.
Contested neoliberal vulnerability: Laboring, feminine, and queer subjects
in the streets of the impeachment protest 8. The conservative news media
outlets: Blowing out candles for economic democracy 9. From flags to
candles: Visual hailing and articulation of nation Appendix: An analysis of
contemporary Korean society through the candlelight movement: A historical
perspective to the social phenomena and changes