 |
 |
On behalf of Leslie Starr, [log in to unmask] ********** Wesleyan University Press is pleased to announce a new book by MeCCSA member Jinhee Choi, "The South Korean Film Renaissance: Local Hitmakers, Global Provocateurs," about how a homegrown cinema took on Hollywood and dazzled Cannes. For the past decade, the Korean film industry has enjoyed a renaissance. With innovative storytelling and visceral effects, Korean films not only have been commercially viable in the domestic and regional markets but also have appealed to cinephiles everywhere on the international festival circuit. This book provides both an industrial and an aesthetic account of how the Korean film industry managed to turn an economic crisis—triggered in part by globalizing processes in the world film industry—into a fiscal and cultural boom. Jinhee Choi examines the ways in which Korean film production companies, backed by affluent corporations and venture capitalists, concocted a variety of winning production trends. Through close analyses of key films, Choi demonstrates how contemporary Korean cinema portrays issues immediate to its own Korean audiences while incorporating the transnational aesthetics of Hollywood and other national cinemas such as Hong Kong and Japan. Appendixes include data on box office rankings, numbers of films produced and released, market shares, and film festival showings. For more details, click http://www.upne.com/0-8195-6939-9.html ORDERING DETAILS: SAVE 30% if you order from the above web site and use discount code W301 . Use the link above. Or order through your favorite bookseller, or by calling University Press of New England at 1-800-421-1561 (or 603-448-1533, x255 or x256). US Shipping charges are $5.00 for the first book and $1.25 for each additional. In CANADA, order through the University of British Columbia Press at (800) 565-9523 or email mailto:[log in to unmask] In EUROPE, order through Eurospan at +44 (0) 207 240 0856 or email mailto:[log in to unmask] Academic users may order an Examination Copy for potential course adoption. Please request a copy of the book in a letter on your institutional letterhead, and include the course title, estimated enrollment, and $5.00 for shipping (check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AmEx). Mail your request to: UPNE, Attn: Exam Copies, 1 Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon, NH 03766-1358, USA or fax to (603) 448-9429. ------ End of Forwarded Message Dr. Einar Thorsen | Lecturer in Journalism and Communication E-mail: [log in to unmask] Twitter: http://twitter.com/einarthorsen Phone: +44 (0)1202 965749 Editor of Three-D, official newsletter of MeCCSA: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/newsletter Co-Editor (with Stuart Allan) of Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives: http://citizenjournalism.me/ Personal blog and list of publications: http://multimediajournalism.info/ Centre for Journalism and Communication Research: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/ Address: The Media School, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK BU - the UK's Number One New University The Guardian University Guide 2009 & 2010 This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.