[PDF] South Koreas Webtooniverse And The Digital Comic Revolution eBook

Author : Brian Yecies
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 21,29 MB
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1786606364

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This book investigates the meteoric rise of mobile webtoons – also known as webcomics – and the dynamic relationships between serialised content, artists, agencies, platforms and applications, as well as the global readership associated with them. It offers an engaging discussion of webtoons themselves, and what makes this new media form so compelling and attractive to millions upon millions of readers. Why have webtoons taken off, and how do users interact with them? Each of the case studies we explore raises interesting questions for both general readers and scholars of new media about how webtoons have become a modern form of popular culture. The book also addresses larger questions about East Asia’s contributions to global popular culture and Asian society in general, as well as South Korea’s rapid social and cultural transformation since the 1990s. This is a significant – and understudied – aspect of the new screen ecologies and their role in a new wave of media globalisation as we approach the end of the second decade of the 21st century.

Author : Dal Yong Jin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 15,51 MB
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1684176727

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Webtoons—a form of comic that are typically published digitally in chapter form—are the latest manifestation of the Korean Wave of popular culture that has increasingly caught on across the globe, especially among youth. Originally distributed via the Internet, they are now increasingly distributed through smartphones to ravenous readers in Korea and around the world. The rise of webtoons has fundamentally altered the Korean cultural market due to the growth of transmedia storytelling—the flow of a story from the original text to various other media platforms, such as films, television, and digital games—and the convergence of cultural content and digital technologies. Fans can enjoy this content anytime and anywhere, either purely as webtoons or as webtoon-based big-screen culture. Understanding Korean Webtoon Culture analyzes webtoons through the lens of emerging digital cultures and discusses relevant cultural perspectives by combining two different, yet connected approaches, political economy and cultural studies. The book demonstrates the dynamics between structural forces and textual engagement in global media flows, and it illuminates snack-culture and binge-reading as two new forms of digital culture that webtoon platforms capitalize on to capture people’s shifting media consumption.

Author : Michael Keane
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,5 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786604248

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As China looks to reinvigorate its soft power by drawing on the creative inputs of foreign media producers and technical expertise, this book explores how and why creative workers are moving to the Mainland from East Asia, and how they are navigating the challenges of producing creative and critical content in a politically constrained environment.

Author : Brian Yecies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0415995388

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This project compares and contrasts the development of cinema in Korea during the Japanese occupation (1910-1945) and US Army Military (1945-1948) periods within the larger context of cinemas in occupied territories.

Author : Brian Yecies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 37,9 MB
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1134599641

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The rapid development of Korean cinema during the decades of the 1960s and 2000s reveals a dynamic cinematic history which runs parallel to the nation’s political, social, economic and cultural transformation during these formative periods. This book examines the ways in which South Korean cinema has undergone a transformation from an antiquated local industry in the 1960s into a thriving international cinema in the 21st century. It investigates the circumstances that allowed these two eras to emerge as creative watersheds, and demonstrates the forces behind Korea’s positioning of itself as an important contributor to regional and global culture, and especially its interplay with Japan, Greater China, and the United States. Beginning with an explanation of the understudied operations of the film industry during its 1960s take-off, it then offers insight into the challenges that producers, directors, and policy makers faced in the 1970s and 1980s during the most volatile part of Park Chung-hee’s authoritarian rule and the subsequent Chun Doo-hwan military government. It moves on to explore the film industry’s professionalization in the 1990s and subsequent international expansion in the 2000s. In doing so, it explores the nexus and tensions between film policy, producing, directing, genre, and the internationalization of Korean cinema over half a century. By highlighting the recent transnational turn in national cinemas, this book underscores the impact of developments pioneered by Korean cinema on the transformation of ‘Planet Hallyuwood’. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Korean Studies and Film Studies.

Author : Korean Culture and Information Service South Korea
Publisher : 길잡이미디어
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 8973755803

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This book seeks to help readers overseas gain a comprehensive understanding of Korean contemporary art by examining its various features and movements. Featured are the artists who have come to represent Korea since the modern concept of art was accepted, especially those active since the major expansion of Korean art overseas in the 2000s. The book also discusses the works of artists preceding that time, and finally the various spaces for Korean contemporary art, including exhibition halls, biennales, and art markets. Korean Contemporary Art, an Emerging Powerhouse of the Art World The Place of K-Art in the World K-Art, Crossing Boundaries Success of Korean Artists in Foreign Auctions Leading Figures in the K-Art Scene Hanguk-hwa, Korean Paintings Western Paintings Sculpture and Installation Art Photography Star Artists Attracting Global Attention History of K-Art The Characteristics of Traditional Korean Art The Origins of Contemporary Art (1910s?1950s) The Advent of Abstract Art (1960s?1970s) The Search for Koreanness (1980s) The Age of Postmodernism and Pluralism (1990s?present) K-Art in the Public Space Art Museums, Galleries and Alternative Spaces Art Markets: Where the Public and Experts Meet Big Art Shows: Gwangju Biennale, Busan Biennale, and Mediacity Seoul Epilogue The Potential and Direction of Korean Contemporary Art

Author : ZAG AMERICA, LLC
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316429414

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Join Ladybug and Cat Noir as they save the day in an illustrated, action-packed chapter book series based on Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. When Aurore Beauréal loses the competition to become KIDZ+'s new weather girl, Hawk Moth uses her anger to transform her into supervillain Stormy Weather. Now, determined to be the world's best weather girl, Stormy Weather unleashes chaos on Paris. Can Marinette stop Stormy Weather and save the city in the midst of her babysitting duties? By day, Marinette and Adrien are teens living normal lives. But by night, they turn into Ladybug and Cat Noir and work together to keep Paris safe from the mysterious Hawk Moth. Dive into fast-paced action adventures in this full-color, illustrated chapter book! Miraculous(TM) is a trademark of ZAG(TM) - Method(TM). © 2020 ZAGTOON(TM) - METHOD ANIMATION(TM) - TOEI ANIMATION - SAMG - SK BROADBAND - AB INTERNATIONAL - DE AGOSTINI EDITORE S.p.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781405234627

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Another tale from the Island of Sodor.