In Pursuit of English: Language and Subjectivity in Neoliberal South Korea

by Joseph Sung-Yul Park

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In Pursuit of English traces how the English language became an object of heated pursuit amid South Korea's rapid neoliberalization, creating the so-called "English fever" of the 1990s and 2000s. Joseph Sung-Yul Park demonstrates that English gained prominence not because of the language's supposed economic value, but because of the anxieties, insecurities, and moral desire instilled by neoliberal Korean society. Park shows how English came to be...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0190855746

ISBN13:9780190855741

Release Date:September 2021

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.67 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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History Language Arts Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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