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How like “Swiri” is “The Way Home”?

15-Sep-06

How like “Swiri” is “The Way Home”?

That's the intriguing question posed by Andrew Jackson's talk at the Sheffield BAKS conference last week. It was a question prompted by a statement by Ahn Sang-gun, a senior figure in KOTRA, the Korean Trade Investment Promotion Agency, and reported in the Donga Ilbo on 5 April 2003: that The Way Home and Swiri are the two films that best represent the modern face of the South Korean nation. Hmm. A Hollywood style action flick and a feel-good movie about a spoilt brat who can't get his choco-pies when staying with his impoverished granny out in the sticks. How could either of these films be said to represent South Korean modernity? Andrew Jackson accepted the challenge. It was an interesting compare and ...
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2006 BAKS conference

11-Sep-06
The BAKS conference in Sheffield last week had a broad range of speakers. What follows is a personal response to the proceedings, and isn't meant to be in any way an official account. I apologise to those speakers to whom I devote fewer words. No disrespect is intended. In any occasion like this, some talks are going to resonate more than others, depending on the listener's own interests and level of knowledge. We opened with Margaret Drabble giving an insight into her experiences writing The Red Queen. The book took 5 years to realise, much of which was taken up in senseless battles over copyright. It's a mystery to me why the scholar responsible for the best translation of Lady ...
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BAKS conference agenda announced

10-Aug-06
The British Association for Korean Studies has finalised the programme for their 2006 conference. Full details below. Anyone interested in attending is invited to submit an application form (pasted in below) which should reach the Conference Organiser no later than Monday 21 August. British Association for Korean Studies 2006 Biennial Conference Programme Theme: 'Generations in Korea: Past, Present and Future' Venue: Halifax Hall, The University of Sheffield 6 - 7 September, 2006 Wednesday, 6 September 2 - 5:45 PM Registration 6 - 6:30 PM - Reception 6:30 - 8 PM Conference Dinner 8 - 9:30 Opening Session Margaret Drabble - The Writing of The Red Queen. Chair and Commentator - Dr. Agnita Tennant Thursday 7 September 7:30 - 8:45 AM Breakfast 9 - 10:30 AM Panel 1 Chair - Dr. Grace Koh Han-rog Kang Sickness of ...
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