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The global impact of South Korean popular culture : Hallyu unbound

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]

"This volume fills a gap in the existing literature and proposes an interdisciplinary and multicultural comparative approach to the impact of Hallyu worldwide. The contributors analyze the spread of South Korean popular products from different perspectives (popular culture, sociology, anthropology, linguistics) and from different geographical locations (Asia, Europe, North America, and South America). The contributors come from a variety of countries (UK, Japan, Argentina, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Indonesia, USA, Romania). The volume is divided into three sections and twelve chapters that each bring a new perspective on the main topic. This emphasizes the impact of Hallyu and draws real and imaginary "maps" of the export of South Korean cultural products. Starting from the theoretical backgrounds offered by the existing literature, each chapter presents the impact of Hallyu in a particular country. This applied character does not exclude transnational comparisons or critical interrogations about the future development of the phenomenon. All authors are speaking about their own, native cultures. This inside perspective adds an important value to the understanding of the impact of a different culture on the "national" culture of each respective country. The contributions to this volume illustrate the "globalization" of the cultural products of Hallyu and show the various faces of Hallyu around the world. Editor: Valentina Marinescu is reader at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work at Bucharest University." --

Bibliographic Information


Format: Book
Subject: Popular culture
Mass media and culture
Popular culture and globalization
Civilization
Publication Year:2014
Language:English
Published:Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]
ISBN:9780739193372
0739193376
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index.
Many faces of hallyu in the global world / Valentina Marinescu -- The cultural identity and Korean historical television dramas / Sunny Yoon -- Hallyu in Indonesia / Suray Agung Nugroho -- Japanese-Korean international marriage through the Korean wave in Japan / Atsushi Takeda -- Cultural perception and social impacts of the Korean wave in the Czech Republic / Vladislava Mazaná -- Wind of change : Poland is one step away from the Korean wave / Pawel Kida -- Hallyu and students' motivation in studying Korean / Irina Sotirova -- Pop goes Korean popular culture : an investigation into the popularity of hallyu culture in the UK / Colette Balmain -- Audience persceptions and representations of Korea : the Romanian experience / Valentina Marinescu, Ecaterina Balica -- Hallyu for hire : the commodification of Korea in tourism advertising and marketing / Sherri L. Ter Molen -- HallyU. S.A : America's impact on the Korean wave / Crystal S. Anderson -- Hallyu and cultural identity : a sociological approach to the Korean wave in Argentina / Paula Iadevito.
Course: GEB109

Availability at HKSYU Library


Location Call number Status
English Book (4/F) 306.095195 GLO 2014 Available