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Summary:

"The unprecedented economic success of South Korea since the 1990s has led in turn to a large increase in the number of immigrants and foreign workers in Korean industries. The aim of this book is to describe and explain the experiences of discrimination and racism that foreigners and 'new' Koreans have faced in a multicultural South Korea by looking at how society has treated the foreigners and what their experiences have been given that common discourse about race in Korea surrounds issues of Korean heterogeneity and pure blood nationalism"-- [Provided by publisher]
"The unprecedented economic success of South Korea since the 1990s has led in turn to a large increase in the number of immigrants and foreign workers in Korean industries. This book describes and explains the experiences of discrimination and racism that foreigners and 'new' Koreans have faced in a multicultural South Korea. It looks at how society has treated the foreigners and what their experiences have been given that common discourse about race in Korea surrounds issues of Korean heterogeneity and pure blood nationalism. Starting with critiques of Korean scholarship and policy framework on multiculturalism, this book argues for the need to revisit the most fundamental aspect of multiculturalism: the host population's ability to respect new comers rather than discriminate against them. The author employs a critical realist understanding of racism and attempts to identify long-lasting institutional factors which make Korean society less than welcoming 'new' or temporary Koreans. A large number of new reportages are identified and systematically analysed based on the principles of grounded theory method. The findings show that nouveau-riche nationalism and pure-blood nationalism are widely practised when Koreans deal with 'foreigners'. As a newly industrialised and highly successful nation, Korean society is still in transition and treats foreigners according to economic standard of their countries of origin. As one of the very first books in English about foreigners' experiences of Korean nationalism, multiculturalism and discrimination, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Sociology, Ethnic studies, Asian studies, Korean studies, Media studies and Cultural studies"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
• 2. Theoretical perspectives on racial discrimination
• 3. struggle to legislate anti-racial discrimination law in Korea: a dissident grassroots' perspective
• 4. Migrant workers: the modern slavery
• 5. Korean nationalism and foreign professionals
• 6. Children of international marriage: a future asset or just the subject of discrimination?
• 7. Ẁhat more do you want?': deserted North Korean refugees
• 8. K-pop nationalism: celebrities and acting blackface in the Korean media
• 9. Concluding remarks.

Author/Creator:

Han, Gil Soo , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Nouveau-riche nationalism and multiculturalism in Korea: a media narrative analysis [by Han, G.S.]

Related Series:

Routledge advances in Korean studies; [volume] 31

Subjects:

Korea (South) — Race relations

Korea (South) — Ethnic relations

Racism — Korea (South)

Nationalism — Korea (South)

Multiculturalism — Korea (South)

Immigrants — Korea (South)

Korea (South) — Emigration and immigration

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DS904.5 .H35 2016

ISBNs:

9781317670599 (electronic bk.)
1317670590 (electronic bk.)
9781138781504 (hardback) [Invalid]
1138781509 (hardback) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1018033839

Other Control Numbers:

1061367 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12600746