ISBN:
9780367415976
,
9781032069326
Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 166 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in Korean studies 52
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in Korean studies
DDC:
306.095195
Keywords:
Social movements
;
Social change
;
Democracy
;
Political participation
;
Korea (South) Social conditions 21st century
;
Korea (South) Politics and government 2002-
;
Südkorea
;
Protestbewegung
;
Demokratie
;
Medien
;
Minjung-Bewegung
Abstract:
A crisis of press freedom : investigative journalism and the downfall of the President Hun Shik Kim -- One small action for the larger movement / Hojeong Lee -- Social media use onsite during protest / Yong-Chan Kim -- "With the brightest light we have' : K-pop fandom in candlelight movement and diversification of Korean protest culture / Jungwon Kim -- The roles of collective coping potential in channeling anger into hope / Youllee Kim -- Dancing for hope : the shamanic ritual and performative Koreanness at the candlelight protests / Chuyun Oh -- Contested neoliberal vulnerability : laboring, feminine, and queer subjects in the streets of the impeachment protest / Jiwoon Yulee -- The conservative news media outlets : blowing out candles for economic democracy in South Korea / Huikyong Pang -- From flags to candles : visual hailing and articulation of nation / JongHwa Lee -- Appendix. An analysis of contemporary Korean society through the Candlelight Movement : a historical perspective to the social phenomena and changes / Jin-Geol Ahn.
Abstract:
"This book examines key features, problems and implications of the 2016-2017 Candlelight Movement, a historical cornerstone for democracy and social movements in South Korea. The Candlelight Movement brought profound social changes with important lessons and questions for scholars, practitioners, activists, and the public. To examine the full complexity of the movement, this edited volume utilises wide-ranging methodological and theoretical approaches, which include case study approaches, ethnography, survey, feminist film criticism, critical discourse analysis, and rhetorical criticism. Chapters place 'communication' at the centre of their analyses, calling attention to the mediated and mediatised, the performative and other discursive practices of the 2016-2017 Candlelight Movement. In doing so, the book discusses not only the usual players and factors - nor the institutions that exert their influence through democratic politics and the public sphere - but also the counter-public embracing new and social media, collective singing, the body and performance, as their choice of political media. As such, this volume offers important insights into how communication plays a critical role in forming, moving, and transforming new social movements. The Candlelight Movement, Democracy, and Communication in Korea will appeal to students and scholars of communication and media studies, political science, sociology, and Korean studies"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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