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Understanding the Korean wave : transnational Korean pop culture and digital technologies

Jin, Dal Yong, author.
New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

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Format: eBook
Author: Jin, Dal Yong, 1964-
Subject: Cultural industries
Popular culture and globalization
Mass media and globalization
Technological innovations
Popular culture
Publication Year:2024
Language:English
Published:New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
ISBN:9781000932195
1000932192
9781003393016
1003393012
9781000932256
1000932257
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. What is the Korean wave? ; Major goals of the book ; Summary of the book -- Part I: History, theory, and context of the Korean wave. The history of the Korean wave ; Theoretical approaches : from cultural proximity to transnational proximity ; Cultural policy in the new Korean wave ; Soft power and cultural diplomacy ; Local cultural industries toward the global cultural markets -- Part II: Transnational Korean wave. The new wave of K-dramas in the digital platform age ; K-pop fandom from global perspectives ; Korean cinema and Hallyu cinema ; Transnational digital games and Esports -- Part III: Problematizing the Korean wave. What is the K in the Korean wave ; Diaspora, ethnicity, and the Korean wave ; BTS and fan-nationalism ; Webtoons, transmedia storytelling, and intellectual property.
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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).
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