Sovereign Violence

Steve Choe is an Associate Professor in the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University.

• IntroductionPeppermint Candy (1999), Lee Chang-dong Chapter One: Unredeemable ImagesBad Guy (2001), Kim Ki-duk; Address Unknown (2001), Kim Ki-duk; Capitalist Manifesto (2003), Gok Kim and Sun Kim Chapter Two: Love Your EnemiesJSA (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Oldboy (2003), Park Chan-wook Chapter Three: Male RepetitionsVirgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), Woman is the Future of Man (2004), and The Day He Arrives (2011), Hong Sang-soo Chapter Four: The Face and HospitalityN.E.P.A.L.: Never Ending Peace and Love (2003), Park Chan-wook; Time (2006) and 3-Iron (2004), Kim Ki-duk Chapter Five: Aporias of ForgivenessSecret Sunshine (2007), Lee Chang-dong; Lady Vengeance (2005), Park Chan-wook Chapter Six: Compromises of CinemaMemories of Murder (2003), Bong Joon-ho; Thirst (2009) and I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok (2006), Park Chan-wook Chapter Seven: Aftershocks of the Korean WavePoetry (2010), Lee Chang-dong; I Saw the Devil (2010), Kim Ji-woon; The Housemaid (2010), Im Sang-soo