Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Part one: The creation of national identity: a history of cinema
1. Korean film during the Japanese colonial period
2. The development of North Korean film
3. The development of South Korean film
Part two: Gender and cinematic adaptations of Ch'unhyangjon
4. The origin of Ch'unhyangjon
5. The significance of Ch'unhyangjon in Korean film history
6. The images of Ch'unhyangjon in South Korean films
7. The images of Ch'unhyangjon in North Korean films
8. Ch'unhyangjon and patriarchal gender realtions in Korean society
Part three: Nationhood and the cinematic representation of history
9. Anti-imperialism in three North Korean films
10. Anti-commmunism in three South Korean films
11. Familyhood and nationhood
Part four: Class and cultural identities in contemporary Korea
12. Class conflicts in three North Korean films
13. Class dynamics in three South Korean films
14. Class experience and the cultural tradition
Conclusion
Bibliography
Filmography

About the Author

Hyangjin Lee is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield