한국 매스 미디어에 나타난 아랍의 이미지

Abstract

Korea has become a multicultural society. Therefore, how Korea is perceived by the multicultural people and how Korea recognizes the multicultural society has emerged as an important issue. Interest in Islam in the Korean society is rapidly growing yet our society knows little about it. Recently, in the Middle Eastern countries, Hallyu, or Korean Wave has attracted the attention of the public due to Korean dramas. Therefore, it is high time to look into the image of Arabs represented in the Korean media. This study deals with the image of Arabs and the point of views or the ideas about the Arab world reflected in the Korean media. As a result, this study will examine how our society perceives the Arab world and suggest the possible changes on these perceptions. This study will research the image of Arabs represented in the Korean picture media and subcategorize into movies, drama, advertisement, and entertainment.