This publication is presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services
University of Hawai'i Press
Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
Chapter 1 Boomtown Songs on the South of the River: The Origins of “Gangnam Style”
-
Pil Ho Kim
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Series Editor’s Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Note on Romanization and Translations xv
- Introduction: Gangnam, the Phantasmagoria of Korean Capitalism 1
- Chapter 1 Boomtown Songs on the South of the River: The Origins of “Gangnam Style” 19
- Chapter 2 Paradise across the River: Gangnam in Literature 45
- Chapter 3 Two Lakes in Chamsil: Ecology, Class, Disaster 72
- Chapter 4 Solidarity amid Disaster Capitalism: The Sampoong Collapse 94
- Chapter 5 Place Maketh Man: Gangnam as the Locus of Social Evil 116
- Chapter 6 Gentrification beyond the American Dream: The Transformation of Tree-Lined, In-Between Streets 144
- Conclusion: Burning Down the House or Reaching across the River 169
- Notes 179
- Bibliography 199
- Index 215
- About the Author 219
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Series Editor’s Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Note on Romanization and Translations xv
- Introduction: Gangnam, the Phantasmagoria of Korean Capitalism 1
- Chapter 1 Boomtown Songs on the South of the River: The Origins of “Gangnam Style” 19
- Chapter 2 Paradise across the River: Gangnam in Literature 45
- Chapter 3 Two Lakes in Chamsil: Ecology, Class, Disaster 72
- Chapter 4 Solidarity amid Disaster Capitalism: The Sampoong Collapse 94
- Chapter 5 Place Maketh Man: Gangnam as the Locus of Social Evil 116
- Chapter 6 Gentrification beyond the American Dream: The Transformation of Tree-Lined, In-Between Streets 144
- Conclusion: Burning Down the House or Reaching across the River 169
- Notes 179
- Bibliography 199
- Index 215
- About the Author 219
