Strange school for strange heroes. Transforming ordinary space in “The School Nurse Files” TV series
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-2-137-152
Abstract
The article analyzes the South Korean TV series in the genre of “fantasy” as a holistic text in order to identify the features of the construction of the space in which the action takes place. The popularity of series produced in the Republic of Korea is undeniable, as is their popularity with foreign audiences. However, not only the phenomenon of popularity itself and not only the reception of South Korean TV series abroad can be the subject of consideration in a humanitarian study. The construction of the narrative, the types of characters, the established standards and deviations from them – all that also represents a very promising material for analysis. Streaming services are increasingly becoming co-producers or sole producers of new series, among which Netflix stands out in particular. TV series created for exclusive demonstration on the Netflix platform are aimed not only at the domestic Korean audience, but also at the global one, therefore, from such series one can expect both tracing of global examples of the genre and bold experiments with South Korean standards. And the technical capabilities provided by Netflix allow the series in the fantasy genre to realize the rather complex ideas of the show’s creators. And the 2020 series “The School Nurse Files” very promising example of a South Korean fantasy TV series made for the Netflix platform.
About the Author
A. V. Tarasova
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandra V. Tarasova - Cand. of Sci. (History), associate professor.
Bld. 6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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Tarasova A.V. Strange school for strange heroes. Transforming ordinary space in “The School Nurse Files” TV series. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2023;(2):137-152. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-2-137-152
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