Reviews
We now live in a society where anyone can become a content creator because it has become easy to distribute videos, publish, and share. As a result, the content market has become an endless competition in which everyone around us can take part. This book is about content that has survived that fierce competition. Its organization is intuitive: in the form of cultural criticism, it lists and comments on content that is currently in the spotlight. Readers can see what cultural products are
K-Content and Modern Society introduces 32 works I had seen in movies, dramas, and on Netflix, including Bo-ra! Deborah, Concrete Utopia, Jung_E, Exhuma, The Glory, and Extraordinary Attorney Woo. The book analyzes social phenomena through K-content and examines the realities of our society. Its topics range widely, from Korean society's attitudes toward disability and moral dilemmas to traditional Korean society, Nobel laureate Han Kang, and Jung_E, the Netflix science-fiction film that became
I was delighted to discover this wonderful new release from Space Books, K-Content and Modern Society. It brought back the films and dramas we loved and cheered for, and moved me again with the way our stories move audiences around the world. I especially enjoyed revisiting Concrete Utopia, introduced under the theme of asking about good and evil in the face of death, and Daily Dose of Sunshine, described as a work that has cleared away the shadows of prejudice. The book also explores Again My
Because our proud K-content is so widely acclaimed, my curiosity about this book, K-Content and Modern Society, grew, and I turned its pages. Its subtitle, Park Hyun-min's Popular Culture Columns: When the Screen Goes Dark, the Writing Begins, further deepened my interest in K-content. So many wonderful dramas and films I watched with excitement came to mind in a panorama: Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Moving, Exhuma, Taxi Driver, The Golden Spoon, Crash Course in Romance, Concrete Utopia, Reborn
Park Hyun-min: Modern Society Seen Through K-Content
What is special about the K-content spreading around the world? This lively collection of columns by critic Park Hyun-min explores the hidden facets of modern society and the messages within recent K-content that has attracted wide attention in Korea and abroad, including The Glory, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Moving, Pyramid Game, A Killer Paradox, and Exhuma. Through this process, readers go beyond simply consuming content and learn to engage with it actively and thoughtfully, developing a reflective outlook in pursuit of a meaningful life and a better world. Park has become one of Korea's leading popular-culture experts through various media and platforms.
Korean title: K-콘텐츠로 보는 현대사회
Korean author: 박현민
Korean publisher: 우주북스
ISBN-13: 9791198749802
Reviews
We now live in a society where anyone can become a content creator because it has become easy to distribute videos, publish, and share. As a result, the content market has become an endless competition in which everyone around us can take part. This book is about content that has survived that fierce competition. Its organization is intuitive: in the form of cultural criticism, it lists and comments on content that is currently in the spotlight. Readers can see what cultural products are
K-Content and Modern Society introduces 32 works I had seen in movies, dramas, and on Netflix, including Bo-ra! Deborah, Concrete Utopia, Jung_E, Exhuma, The Glory, and Extraordinary Attorney Woo. The book analyzes social phenomena through K-content and examines the realities of our society. Its topics range widely, from Korean society's attitudes toward disability and moral dilemmas to traditional Korean society, Nobel laureate Han Kang, and Jung_E, the Netflix science-fiction film that became
I was delighted to discover this wonderful new release from Space Books, K-Content and Modern Society. It brought back the films and dramas we loved and cheered for, and moved me again with the way our stories move audiences around the world. I especially enjoyed revisiting Concrete Utopia, introduced under the theme of asking about good and evil in the face of death, and Daily Dose of Sunshine, described as a work that has cleared away the shadows of prejudice. The book also explores Again My
Because our proud K-content is so widely acclaimed, my curiosity about this book, K-Content and Modern Society, grew, and I turned its pages. Its subtitle, Park Hyun-min's Popular Culture Columns: When the Screen Goes Dark, the Writing Begins, further deepened my interest in K-content. So many wonderful dramas and films I watched with excitement came to mind in a panorama: Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Moving, Exhuma, Taxi Driver, The Golden Spoon, Crash Course in Romance, Concrete Utopia, Reborn
