Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 2021-08-05 Disability in Lee Han's Social Integration Films Dasom Han Brigham Young University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Han, Dasom, "Disability in Lee Han's Social Integration Films" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 9245. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9245 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Disability in Lee Han’s Social Integration Films Dasom Han A thesis submitted to the faculty of Brigham Young University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Larry H. Peer, Chair Matthew Ancell Steven L. Riep Department of Comparative Arts and Letters Brigham Young University Copyright © 2021 Dasom Han All Rights Reserved ABSTRACT Disability in Lee Han’s Social Integration Films Dasom Han Department of Comparative Arts and Letters, BYU Master of Arts The thesis examines four films by Lee Han—Wandeugi (2011), Thread of Lies (2013), A Melody to Remember (2016) and Innocent Witness (2019)—that highlight disability problems in contemporary South Korea. While exposing the prejudice against and misunderstanding of people with disabilities embedded in society, these motion pictures promote social integration through development of trusted relationships and effective communication within familial structures. The representations of disability indicate that the cinematic images of exclusion can reinforce disabled character’s marginalized identity and promote inclusive efforts among the viewer at the same time.