Narrating in the "sonorous Envelope": A public prosecutor and a teacher (1948) and its symbolism on Korean modern subjectivity

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Abstract

This essay examines the last Korean silent film, A Public Prosecutor and a Teacher. Relying on a cultural fantasy of the "sonorous envelope," this project showcases how this film emblematizes the constitution of Korean modern subjectivity within the convoluted political situation after Korea's national liberation in 1945.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-195
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Popular Film and Television
Volume41
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2013

Keywords

  • Colonial memory
  • Early film spectatorship
  • Modern subjectivity
  • The off-screen narrator (byunsa)
  • The sonorous envelope

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