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Item Power of Hallyu: Change in Sri Lankan Perception towards South Korea(2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Fernando, A.“Hallyu” or the Korean Wave refers to the surge in the international visibility of Korean culture, beginning in East Asia in the 1990s and continuing more recently in Asia, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and parts of Europe. Korean popular culture ranges from Korean music (K-pop), dramas (K-drama), movies, video games, food, fashion, tourism, and language (Hangul). Until recent times, images and information about South Korea were not familiar to Sri Lankans as Sri Lanka does not share any significant historical or cultural relations with South Korea. Images associated with South Korea are generally negative and related to events such as the Korean War, cycles of poverty and political instability. The main focus of this paper is to examine the effect of Hallyu on the Sri Lankan public perception towards South Korea. It will compare and contrast the attitudes of consumers and non-consumers of Korean popular culture on the subject of their feelings towards South Korea and Korean society. This Study uses qualitative data obtained through interviews from the selected samples regarding their thoughts related to Hallyu, K-pop, Korean culture, wider issues related to society, culture, and attitude towards South Korea. This paper will attempt to answer whether Hallyu has been capable of influencing Sri Lankan audiences through dissemination of attractive images of Korea. The findings conclude that the constant consumption of Korean popular cultural products has indeed affected the image Sri Lankans have towards South Korea in a positive way, by improving their knowledge and perception of South Korea. It also has also urged the consumers to travel to South Korea, learn the language and build social networks with the Koreans. The importance of this study rests on the power of popular culture to influence an individual's attitudesItem Popular Geopolitics in Motion Pictures: A Study of Selected James Bond Movies on their Representation of the Cold War(2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Fernando, A.Since its inception in 1962, James Bond is the longest running and most commercially successful cinematic franchise of all time. At its surface, James Bond or “007” is a popular Western pop icon. At a deeper level however, there are meaningful undercurrents, themes, symbols, and messages that operate as popular geopolitics. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the Cold War as presented in the Bond films. It discusses how each film can be connected to contemporary world events; how Bond acknowledges other states; how British, American and Russian identities are presented in the viewpoint of the West; and the how Communism and Espionage are symbolized in the movies. The study is based on the detailed examination of six James Bond movies, namely From Russia with Love (1963), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Octopussy (1983), and The Living Daylights (1987). They were compared and contrasted for visual and textual representations of the Cold War. The critical conversation revolves around the extent to which the selected James Bond movies have been influenced by Cold War politics. The importance of studying geopolitical images and themes of Bond movies rests in their capability of influencing mass audiences and functioning as propaganda. The paper concludes that the Bond movies draw people’s attention to the social insecurities of the era before ultimately reinforcing the message that the West and its allies will prevail against any threat to security