Yoonbin Cho

My research explores the intersections of aesthetics, society and technology in modern and contemporary South Korea. I am currently preparing a book manuscript based on my dissertation, "Transnational Affects Reprised: Korean Cinema's Negotiations with Systems of World Cinema." This project examines recent film adaptations, remakes and transmediations in Korea, focusing on cases that cultivate transnational networks among audiences or industries while aesthetically simulating border-crossing. I argue that the affects arising from the contact between texts, media and cultures have strengthened the transnational essence of Korean film culture and facilitated its navigation of global power systems. By positioning Korea as a critical vantage point from which to rethink world cinema, this project contributes to broader decolonizing efforts.