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Popularization of Korean historical and cultural studies in the 1930s
The Association for Korean Modern and Contemporary History, 2023In order to explore the topic of Korean Studies in the 1930s, we must first examine the temporal category of the 1930s. In other words, the Great Depression of 1929. The Great Depression called into question the “progress” of the Anglo-American capitalist system and raised expectations of change for socialists.
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Korean Popular Culture in Argentina
2019Abstract The cultural movement known as Hallyu (or Korean Wave) and the transnational popularity of K-pop music and dance have long been established as an important phenomenon in the global world, including in Latin America. This form of South Korean contemporary popular culture has had a major impact in Argentina, especially among ...
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Exploring Korean Visual and Popular Culture
2020In Chapter 3, as an ‘outsider’ to Korean culture, I attempted to understand various popular cultural movements in Korea based on my understanding of the country’s socio-historical developments. As an ‘experiment’ in cross-cultural understanding, I do not claim what I am presenting is ‘the’ correct perspective, rather it is based on an extensive reading
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The Korean Popular Culture Reader
2013Over the past decade, Korean popular culture has become a global phenomenon. The "Korean Wave" of music, film, television, sports, and cuisine generates significant revenues and cultural pride in South Korea. The Korean Popular Culture Reader provides a timely and essential foundation for the study of "K-pop," relating the contemporary cultural ...
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Korean Visual and Popular Culture: An Outsider’s View
2020As a visual and media educator who does not speak Korean, I explore in this chapter and the next the complexity of Korean popular culture and wonder what are the limitations of such an approach? Is it possible to offer some insights despite my linguistic limitation? This raises the difficulty of cross-cultural research in general.
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Hanryu: Korean Popular Culture in Japan
2014On July 23, 2011, Japanese actor Sosuke Takaoka made public his anger with the dominance of Korean dramas on Japanese television, specifically the Fuji Television Network, by tweeting to his fans. Takaoka’s action was widely reported and caused both positive and negative reactions in Japan where Korean popular culture had become part of the daily ...
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Web Gleanings: Korean Contemporary and Popular Culture
Education About Asia, 2010Title: Life in Korea URL: http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Information/index.cfm This site is useful to those who are looking for a brief overview of Korean contemporary culture. The General Information subpage consists of short paragraphs about each topic with links to additional information.
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