Institutionalization of korean communication -- Communication theory: recounting forty years of communication research : a scholarly mosaic of the Korean American communication association / Jeong-Nam Kim, Yu Won Oh, and Narae Kim -- Communication law in Korea : a topic for global research / Kyu Ho Youm and Ahran Park -- Political economy of the korean media industry / Shin Dong Kim -- Communication systems -- Political communication of Korea in the ICT era : triadic interactions among government, media, and the public / Seok Kang, Yeojin Kim, and Chang Sup Park -- Korean journalism : from partners of political power to adversarial agents of social change / Hun Shik Kim -- Communication and technology / Namkee Park -- Public communication -- A survey of health communication scholarship on Korea : breadth, depth, and trends of published research / Hye-ryeon Lee, Hye-Jin Paek, and Minsun Shim -- A review of Korea-related advertising research / Yongick Jeong and Yeuseung Kim -- The development and trends of public relations research, theory, and practice in Korea / Jae-Hwa Shin -- Digital media -- Digital media and culture in Korea / Kyong Yoon -- Game studies in the age of digital Korea / Dal Yong Jin -- Urban communication and community studies : Korean communication scholars' perspectives / Yong-Chan Kim -- Visual communication : photojournalism and beyond / Yung Soo Kim -- Cultural studies -- Intercultural communication : challenges of studying "Korean" culture and communication in globalizing world / Min-Sun Kim -- Sports communication / Younghan Cho and Ji-Hyun Ahn -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender studies / Ji Hoon Park -- Hallyu: Korean wave media culture in a digital age / Youna Kim -- From national to transnational : a historiography of Korean cinema / Hye Seung Chung -- About the contributors.