Dissertation
A Critical discourse analysis of the construction of South Korean identities in a global context
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2016
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108728
Abstract
The present study is a critical discourse analysis of how four major international newspapers represented South Korean identities. My findings suggest that, while (1) there are new representations of Korean women circulating in the media, these representations are still articulated in patriarchy; (2) Korean men are redefining what it means to be a man in Asia, they are still being measured against hypermasculine, racialized discourses in America to be demasculinized in the American media; (3) Koreans are enjoying the global spotlight, they are still being “othered” (or not seen as an equal) by Superpower nations; and (4) there is a hypervisibility of “globalized” Koreans, this hypervisibility also helped to erase the experiences of other Koreans who lacked opportunities and/or resources in the globalized world. These constructions of Korean identities work in concert with other discourses of globalization to further naturalize globalization as the only means through how society can exist and the only means through which Koreans can gain the respect of Superpower nations. Most importantly, the Korean government had an active role in constructing the globalized, contemporary Korean.
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- Title
- A Critical discourse analysis of the construction of South Korean identities in a global context
- Creators
- Sheila Sung Lee
- Contributors
- JEFFERY C PETERSON (Advisor)ALEXIS S TAN (Committee Member)E LINCOLN JAMES (Committee Member)PAMELA J BETTIS (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 196
- Identifiers
- 99900581523801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation