Routledge History of Korean Science Fiction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

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The Routledge History of Korean Science Fiction offers the first comprehensive volume dedicated to the century-long evolution of speculative imagination on the Korean peninsula. It charts how a historically marginalized tradition has rapidly transformed into a mainstream global phenomenon.Spanning a 120-year trajectory from 1907 to the present, the collection maps the genre through Korea’s turbulent modern history, including Japanese colonialism, the Korean War, national division, and the contemporary Korean Wave of popular culture. Moving far beyond traditional literary boundaries, it adopts a multimedia framework to analyze speculative themes across cinema, television dramas, webtoons, web novels, animation, and virtual reality art. It features topical case studies, such as the global cinematic triumphs of Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer) and groundbreaking subgenres like “Choson Steampunk,” feminist speculative fiction, and North Korean science fiction. The book highlights how Korean creators bypass Western imperialist tropes, focusing instead on localized geopolitical anxieties and rich Asian philosophical traditions.This indispensable resource provides institutional scaffolding for an emerging field of study. It is tailored for university instructors, students, and researchers across Korean studies, popular culture, and global science fiction, while remaining highly accessible to readers eager to understand the cultural roots of the global Korean Wave.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-01-27
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor378
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041262206

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Sang-Keun Yoo is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of Speculative Orientalism: Asian Religions in New Wave Science Fiction (2025).Taehun Lim is Associate Professor in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. He is the author of The Mediology of Friendship (2012) and The Freedom Not to Be Searched (2014).Haerin Shin is Associate Professor of Media and Communication and the Director of the Intercultural AI Ethics and Policy Center at Korea University, South Korea. She has written extensively on cyberbullying, posthuman spirituality, techno-Orientalism, AI ethics, and surveillance technologies.

Introduction: Mapping the Speculative Horizons of a Divided Peninsula — Sang-Keun Yoo; Part I: Histories of Korean Science Fiction; 1. Korean SF and Its Early History, 1907–1940 — Aesoon Choi; 2. Korean Sf during the Late Colonial and Post-Liberation Eras, 1940–1950 — Aesoon Choi; 3. South Korean SF in Youth Magazines, 1950–1970 — Sukyung Jang; 4. South Korean Gothic SF Films, 1960–1975 — Hyojeong Song; 5. South Korean SF Films, TV, Comics, and Anthologies, 1960–1980 — Aesoon Choi; 6. South Korean SF Alternate History Novels, 1985–1995 — Taehun Lim; 7. South Korean Cyber SF and PC Telecommunications, 1985–1995 — Hyung-rae Cho; 8. South Korean Women’s SF Comics, 1990–2000 — Eun Joung Kim; 9. South Korean SF Film and Television, 2000–2020 — Haerin Shin; 10. South Korean SF Film and Television, 2010–Present — Sang-Keun Yoo; 11. South Korean SF Literature, 2010–Present — Dae-won Noh ; 12. North Korean Science Fiction, 1945–Present — Benoit Berthelier; Part II: Critical Approaches and Media Forms; 13. South Korean Feminist SF — Eunkyo Kang; 14. South Korean Queer and Trans SF —Seoyoung Jang; 15. South Korean SF Webtoons — Seo Eunyoung; 16. South Korean SF Web Novels —Yung-hee Lee; 17. South Korean Alternate History Web Novels —Inhyeok Yu; 18. South Korean SF and Virtual Reality — Wonjean Lee; 19. South Korean SF Theater — Jeenee Jun; 20. South Korean SF Fandom — Hyo Jin Kim; Index