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Apologies for cross-posting, but this University of London Screen Studies Consortium event still has a few places left: ‘Hallyuwood: Korean Screen Culture Goes Global’ Friday, 20 May 2005 Senate House, London 10.00-17.00 Largely unknown in the global backwaters of Europe, Korean popular culture is the success story of the last decade. K-dramas, or Korean television dramas, are emptying the streets not only of East Asia, but also from Mexico City to Cairo. Korean boy bands and Korean fashion trends are ultra-chic throughout East Asia. And Korean cinema has the distinction of being the only national cinema to claw back from losing 80% of its box office to Hollywood and regain a majority of the domestic market, at the same time as it is exported globally. This symposium introduces the Korean Wave (hallyu), as this phenomenon is known. £ 10 Standard. £5 Concessions (Students/Unemployed) Enquiries and Advance Bookings: Dean’s Office, School of Advanced Study Tel: 020 7862 8659; Fax: 020 7862 8657; Email: [log in to unmask]