Hyon Joo Yoo Knihy

Exploring the intersection of Lacanian film theory and transnational cinema, this work uncovers an "emancipatory drive" that reshapes traditional understandings of film. It challenges established norms and highlights how diverse cinematic narratives can promote liberation and identity. By analyzing various films, the author presents a fresh perspective on how global cinema can serve as a vehicle for social and political change, thus expanding the discourse within film studies.

What does it mean to rethink postcolonial studies through East Asian experience and cinema? Cinema at the Crossroads: Nation and the Subject in East Asian Cinema by Hyon Joo Yoo, pursues this question by bringing an East Asian postcolonial framework, the notion of film as a manifestation of national culture, and the methodology of psychoanalysis to bear on a failed hegemonic subject. This is a profound look into how cinema and national culture intertwine with hegemony and power.