Decompressing Modernity: South Korean Time Travel Narratives and the IMF Crisis

David Martin-Jones

doi:10.1353/cj.2007.0044

Decompressing Modernity: South Korean Time Travel Narratives and the IMF Crisis

David Martin-Jones

Film Studies

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During and after the IMF crisis of 1997-2001 several South Korean film deployed time travel narratives to explore the impact Of compressed modernity on national identity. These films "decompressed" recent history to negotiate social changes brought about by the crisis, particularly in relation to changing gender roles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-67
Number of pages	23
Journal	Cinema Journal
Volume	46
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/cj.2007.0044
Publication status	Published - Aug 2007

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