"In the year 2023, the 140th anniversary of the start of diplomatic relations between Germany and Korea, this pioneering collection fills a significant gap in the fields of both German and Korean studies. This informative and insightful book goes beyond a focus on economic exchanges, high politics, strategy, and simple historical accounts to explore interactions, representations, migration, mobility, and cultural exchanges. Most fascinatingly, the volume discusses how representations of the 'other' in various areasincluding media, performance, art, migration, and academiacontinue to shape the German-Korean relationship. This book is enriched by both the micro-context of the lived experience of Koreans in Germany and the macro-interdisciplinary application of lenses of gender, intersectionality, and modes of cultural representation to better understand the effects of eurocentrism, colonialism, and Western discourses on this shared history. A must-read for those who want and need to know about German-Korean relations, this book is likely to be valuable resource for students, policy makers, regional specialists, and readers interested in how international relations are grounded in people-to-people relationships that both shape and are shaped by the broader context of changing cultures and ideas." -- Bronwen Dalton, University of Technology Sydney
