Seoul Colloquium in Korean Studies
(Organized by the Seoul Center of the ÉFEO and RAS Korea)

The New Korean International Series

SPEAKER: Antoine Coppola

The March 2023 session of the “Seoul Colloquium in Korean Studies” will be held as an in-person event on Friday March 10 in the Grand Conference Room (Room number 310), of the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, beginning at 6:00 pm

DATE: Friday. March 10, 2023.  6:00PM (KST).
VENUE: Grand Conference Room (#310), the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University

[Take Exit 1 from Korea University subway station, turn right onto the footpath leading up onto the campus. Walk straight up the road past LG Posco Hall, the Business School and Main Library (all on the right hand side). The Asiatic Research Institute is the building next after the Library (Building 39 on the Campus Map http://oia.korea.ac.kr/listener.do?layout=itd_4_1 )] After 6 pm the front door of the Institute may be locked. If the door is locked, phone to the EFEO Seoul Center (02-921-4526) so that we can let you into the building.

All who wish to participate should register in advance by sending an email to efeoseoul@hotmail.com

SUMMARY:

Over the past few years, Korean TV series have become more successful than ever before in the history of entertainment and visual representations. This phenomenon is linked to the emergence of international streaming platforms and the increase in budgets and ambitions. Let us mention in particular Netflix, but also Disney+, Amazon or Apple tv. How are these new Korean series with international distribution different from the old local series? From the point of view of form and themes, we will try to describe what series such as “Squid Game”, “Hellbound”, “All of Us Are Dead” or “Money Heist Korea” introduce into Korean audiovisual representations of interest to an international audience. We will also mention the beginning of a demotion with series like “Pachinko” or “D.P” and the beginning of local platforms.

BIO:

Antoine Coppola is a professor of film studies at Sungkyunkwan University. He holds a PhD from the University of Aix-Marseille. He has been a project manager for the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, as well as an advisor for the Cannes and San Sebastian film festivals, a festival programmer including Jeonju, and a visiting professor at Korea and K’Arts universities.

We hope that as many as possible of you can join us for this event.

Élisabeth Chabanol, École française d’Extrême-Orient/ French School of Asian Studies (EFEO), Seoul

Brother Anthony, President Emeritus, Royal Asiatic Society Korea