The Cultural Politics of Urban Development in South Korea: Art, Memory and Urban Boosterism in Gwangju

ISBN-13: 9780367197322 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 180 str.

Haeran Shin

Opis

This book analyses the cultural politics of urban development in Gwangju, South Korea, and illustrates the implementation of state-led arts-based urban boosterism efforts in the context of political trauma and the desire for economic growth.

Spis treści

1. Introduction   2. Theoretical Framework: The Politics of Cultural Economy   3. Case Background: Gwangju’s Image and Developmentalism   4. Instrumentalising Art and Resistance   5. "We are not united any longer": Emerging Opportunities and Challenges within Civil Society   6. The Politics of Place-of-memory Making    7. Making the Memory-Development Nexus

O autorze

HaeRan Shin is Professor in the Department of Geography at Seoul National University, South Korea.