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The Korean Wave and the Cultural Force of Storytelling

Television drama has historically been the barometer of our national identity but it can be a window on the global human condition

Oct 23, 2024

Five female Korean actors in 1950s costume stand on a theatre stage facing front

Oct 23, 2024

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About Genre: The Workplace Drama

What can Korean drama tell us about sexism

18h ago

A young woman in a silver evening dress and a man in a suit and tie smile side by side at the camera. The background is composed of a wall of women in blue swimsuits with their backs to the camera.

18h ago

Oranges and Lemons

IU has done well: ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’

May 8

A young family sit together in the doorway of a traditional Korean house; their clothing is a mix of styles suggesting the 1970s. The father is pointing to something in the distance for the son on his knee. The mother, who is smiling, is pregnant.

May 8

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The Kids Are Alright

Cultural approaches to children’s performance

May 3

Head and shoulders shot of a young girl with a perm and make up in a boudoir.

May 3

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About Genre: Revenge

What can Korean drama tell us about retribution

18h ago

Close up of a woman’s face, her expression has a slightly harsh and worn quality.

18h ago

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The English Dystopia

Brits secretly love it when it all goes to shit

Mar 31

A devastated landscape with a mushroom cloud in the distance. In the foreground, a man in a shabby filthy traffic warden’s uniform carrying a rifle with his face obscured with makeshift bandages.

Mar 31

Pop Stars Can’t Act

Except in South Korea

Mar 16

Beyonce, with a huge afro wearing a cropped jacket exposing her cleavage and midriff, stands next to Mike Myers as Austin Powers in an orange jacket. Background is a 1970’s style wood panneled wall.

Mar 16

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Make America Small Again

Performance, culture and truth in a postmodern media landscape

Mar 11

A cubist influenced painting, a big map at the far wall, three female telephonists to the right and a group of six men to the left discussing documents, on the phone and so on.

Mar 11

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About Genre: Romance

What can Korean drama tell us about love and the moment

Feb 28

A man in an astronaut’s uniform lying back in a space capsule as a woman looms over him. They are looking into each other’s eyes.

Feb 28

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Seroxcat’s Salon

The ‘Problem’ with Shakespeare

To ‘woke’ or not to ‘woke’ … is the wrong question

Feb 15

A man and a woman in Victorian evening dress looking at each other across a table. The man appears to be challenging the woman. A large gilt embossed bible sits between them.

Feb 15

Storyhog

Storyhog

I'm interested in melodrama: how it works and why we like it. There's a mix but Korean TV drama takes the lead.

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