Prostitute: Female Sacrifice in South Korean ‘Hostess’ Cinema (1974-1982)
Female mobilisation for the building of the Korean nation has been a recurring theme in modern Korean history, and particularly depicted within film and literature. […]
Visual culture
El Amor for Latin Dance in South Korea
El Amor for Latin Dance in South Korea Time away from home, as one of South Korea’s overwhelming winters engulfed my tropical soul, it left […]
The Queers Are Here
“When social discourse claims that one does not exist, or in other words, when one is coerced into remaining a non-social entity, how does one […]
“Dark Sight Rises”: The Growing Lust for Dystopian Media & Fiction
Dystopian fiction is often superficially interpreted as antithetical to ‘Utopian’ grade of perfection, however it consists of multiple facets. It involves depiction of suffering, injustice, […]
S4;E5: Artists Discuss Art in South Korea
Season 4, Episode 5: features three guests Diana, Leslie, Mersie and from NOVAsia, Sara. The topic of this episode is Art in Korea. Each guest […]
“Hocus-Focus!” The Influence of Media & Cultural Totems in International Politics
Some images are etched into our mind as sacrosanct; irreversible and eternal. For instance, one cannot imagine the Dalai Lama in any other avatar than […]