A recent book that should fit the bill is: Lee, Hyangjin. Contemporary Korean Cinema: Identity, Culture, and Politics / Hyangjin Lee. Manchester; New York : Manchester University Press; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2000. On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:40:24 -0800 Leslie Kay Swigart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Screen-L'ers: > > I am trying to assist a student who emailed a request: "I am writing > about Im Kwon-Taek and I would like to support that he uses film > as cultural preservation and social criticism. Can you recommend a good > academic book that contains film theory with cultural/socia issue?" > > So, my question is: What books (or articles) would you suggest that > *best* deal with these issues, either in general, or with Korean film, > or with Im Kwon-Taek specificially? > > I will be showing the student to the use of _FIlm Literature Index_ and > _International Index to Film Periodicals_ to conduct a literature review > and how to find the materials in our library or outside of it, but I > need your advice (not being a theorist myself) as to the particular > critics or works best suited. > > Thanks! > > Leslie Kay > > -- > Leslie Kay Swigart, Librarian > University Library, California State University, Long Beach > 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California, USA 90840-1901 > Voice: 562-985-8327 FAX: 562-985-1703 Email: [log in to unmask] > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ========================================== Lisa D. Kernan, Ph.D. Arts Librarian for Film, Television and Theater [log in to unmask] (310) 206-4823 ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html