Dr. Gitzen – Viral Imperialism: Outbreaks in South Korean Film

This article traces the influence of colonialism in South Korean viral outbreak films. It specifically interrogates the pathways viruses travel – from Global South to the Global North – how such travel happens along the colonial routes, and how such travel lays bare postcolonial conflicts between South Korea and, namely US empire.

Viral Imperialism: Outbreaks in South Korean Film document link.