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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 1H 28M

Bong Joon Ho: Filmmaker and Philosopher

from Korea Deconstructed · host David A Tizzard

Anthony Curtis Adler is professor of German and Comparative Literature at Yonsei University's Underwood International College, where he has taught since 2006. His present research interests span modern and Classical literature, literary theory, continental philosophy, media studies, and German idealism. Academia : https://yonsei.academia.edu/AnthonyCurtisAdler Bong Joon Ho book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/bong-joon-ho-9781350414655/ Celebricities: https://www.amazon.com/Celebricities-Culture-Phenomenology-Commodity-Inventing/dp/0823270807/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 Discussion Outline 0:00 The Blandness of Face 2:45 Bong Joon Ho's Reputation 9:30 Categorizing Bong's Movies 12:25 Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) 22:20 Memories of Murder (2003) 41:10 Mother (2009) 48:50 Morality and Anti-Americanism in Bong's Movies 52:50 The Host (2006) 1:01:15 Okja (2017) and Snowpiercer (2013) 1:11:45 Parasite (2019) 1:25:45 Recommendations Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=62047873 David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected]. ▶ David's Insta: @datizzard ▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed ▶ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/korea-deconstructed/id1587269128 ▶Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zdXkG0aAAHnDwOvd0jXEE ▶ Listen on podcasts: https://koreadeconstructed.libsyn.com 

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