Korean Diaspora and Media in Australia

Autorentext

Gil-Soo Han is an associate professor in the School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University. He researches media, communication, religion, ethnicities, globalisation and nationalism. He is an author of five books.

Klappentext

This book illuminates the ways in which Korean immigrants in Australia express their identities through autobiographies, novels, church websites, and popular weekly magazines. Han's in-depth analysis is informed by the concepts of reflexivity and internal conversation from a tradition of critical realism.

Inhalt

Part 1 List of Figures Part 2 Preface Part 3 Notes on Korean Names and Romanisation of Korean Part 4 Abbreviations Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 7 "Beyond the Australian Dream": A Business Migrant's Reconstruction of Identities Chapter 8 Reflexivity and Identities in the Materialistic Korean Church as Depicted in Foolish Jesus Chapter 9 Mediation of Religion and Ethnicity through the Internet: Korean Church Websites in Melbourne Chapter 10 Imagining and Moving towards a Cross-Cultural Congregation: An Institutional Effort to Help Individuals Construct Identities Chapter 11 Fantasy, Aspirations and Satisfaction: Identities of Young Korean Sojourners as Portrayed in The Melbourne Sky Part 12 Epilogue Part 13 References Part 14 Index