K-Drama School
A Pop Culture Inquiry Into Why We Love Korean Television
$30.56
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2024
Summary
From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television. But what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them?
From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a rollicking deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean tele…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762488162 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0762488166 |
| Author: | Grace Jung |
| Publisher: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Running Press Adult |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Grace Jung
Grace Jung is an internationally touring stand-up comedian, writer, filmmaker and scholar set to appear on a new show coming soon to TBS. Grace is the author of the novel Deli Ideology, and the novella The Moon Hangs Like a Stupid Mistake published by Thought Catalog. Grace’s short fiction is published in The Cortland Review and Molotov Cocktail. She translated and published two books of Korean literary fiction-The Abject and Sweet Potato. Her essays are published in Weird Sister, Warscapes, The Korea Times, and China Files. Grace hosts a weekly podcast called K-Drama School and lives in Los Angeles. She is a former Fulbright scholar and holds a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA. She is a recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize.
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