Understanding the Korean Wave

Transnational Korean Pop Culture and Digital Technologies

AvDal Yong Jin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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A comprehensive and critical introduction to understanding the Korean Wave (Hallyu) as a transnational media phenomenon.This book provides an accessible introduction to the Korean Wave—the rapid growth of local cultural industries and the global popularity of Korean popular culture over the past 30 years—providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural context to its initial rise and enduring popularity. Jin explores the transnational cultural flows of Hallyu across a variety of products and digital technologies—from television dramas, film, and K-pop to online games, and webtoons—and explains the process of cross-media convergence and the socio-political contexts behind the Hallyu phenomenon. He also explores how overseas fans and audiences advance K-pop fandom as social agents in different geo-cultural contexts. The book concludes by discussing if Hallyu can become a sustainable global popular culture beyond a fan-based regional cultural phenomenon. Each chapter features detailed contemporary case studies and discussion questions to enhance student engagement. This is essential reading for students of Media and Communication, Cultural Studies, Korean Studies, and Asian Studies, particularly those taking classes on popular culture and media, media and globalization, Korean popular culture, and East Asian culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-31
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:282
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032492964

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Dal Yong Jin is a Distinguished Professor at Simon Fraser University and a Global Professor in the School of Media & Communication at Korea University. Jin’s primary research and teaching interests are on digital platforms and games, globalization and media, transnational cultural studies, and the political economy of media and culture. Jin has published numerous books, journal articles, and book chapters. His books include Korea’s Online Gaming Empire (2010), Digital Platforms, Imperialism and Political Culture (2015), New Korean Wave: Transnational Cultural Power in the Age of Social Media (2016), Smartland Korea: Mobile Communication, Culture and Society (2017), and Artificial Intelligence in Cultural Production: Critical Perspectives on Digital Platforms (2021).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction Part I. History, Theory, and Context of The Korean Wave 2. The History of the Korean Wave 3. Theoretical Approaches: From Cultural Proximity to Transnational Proximity 4. Cultural Policy in the New Korean Wave 5. Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy 6. Local Cultural Industries toward the Global Cultural Markets Part II. Transnational Korean Wave 7. The New Wave in K-dramas in the Digital Platform Age 8. K-pop Fandom from Global Perspectives 9. Korean Cinema as Hallyu Cinema 10. Transnational Digital Games and Esports Part III. Problematizing the Korean Wave 11. What is the K in the Korean Wave? 12. Diaspora, Ethnicity, and the Korean Wave 13. BTS and Fan-nationalism 14. Webtoons, Transmedia Storytelling, and Intellectual Property