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Starting in the late 1990s, South Korea’s promotion of its cultural exports abroad has made it a major power on the international stage.
Squid Game alludes to anti-worker violence that has permeated South Korean labour history, and reminds viewers of the need to overcome real inequalities.
In the hit Korean Netflix show ‘Squid Game,’ players are required to sign dubiously ethical contracts as their lives are assigned monetary value.
The unanticipated popularity of the Korean show ‘Squid Game’ highlights our relationship to debt and capitalism, but the contradictions extend beyond the show itself.
Just because Asian content is currently trending, doesn’t mean anti-Asian racism and discrimination aren’t. Let’s support Asian people in accessing mental health services.
Just like in real life, the idea that everyone in the game has a fair shot is quickly exposed as a fallacy.
Children are being exposed to aspects of Netflix’s gory and dark drama Squid Game, but it’s most likely not from the streaming service itself.
Streaming platforms have introduced to thousands of hyper-specific categories and genres that shape our tastes.
As the popularity of Squid Game continues to grow globally, there have been debates over the quality of the English subtitle translation - but critics are missing important context.
Rising household debt in South Korea is crippling many and Squid Game speaks to this very real horror facing many in the country.
Squid Game is the latest South Korean television show to highlight vast socio-economic inequality and the brutal trap of capitalism.
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Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph
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Professor of Sociology, University of York
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Middlebury
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Senior Lecturer in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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