AI Prompt Generation and Anti-Blackness: On the Creative Assets of Suppressing Dissent
Diana Flores RuÃz / University of Washington, Seattle
Diane Flores Ruiz explores the ways in which the modern visual culture of anti-Blackness reinforces state power.
Read more The Rest of the Remains: The East Marshall Street Well Oral History and Memorialization Project
Dr. Christine Cynn & Maggie Bertsche / Virginia Commonwealth University
Christine J. Cynn & Maggie Bertsche explore the complexities of setting up the Health Humanities Lab’s East Marshall Street Well (EMSW) Oral History and Memorialization Project that grapples with memorialization and education around historical racist violence and stolen remains. This project proposes a kind of humanities practice that wrestles with unresolved histories that inform the present.
Read moreLivestreaming the K-pop Concert: Netflix, BTS and the Challenges of K-pop
Jennifer M. Kang / Queensland University of Technology
This article examines how the global audience for the livestream of BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang was shaped by the varying goals of BTS’s label, HYBE, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and Netflix.
Read moreDisney+ and the Franchising of Original Korean Series
Benjamin M. Han / University of Georgia
Compared to Netflix, Disney+ has not experienced as much success with its original Korean series. Nonetheless, the global streaming platform has continuously invested in the production of Korean content, releasing a steady lineup of original series that spans different genres, especially crime thrillers.
Read moreK-pop’s Global Strategies
Dr. Crystal S. Anderson / George Mason University
Dr. Crystal Anderson explores the exciting global career trajectory of the Queen of K-pop, BoA, whose music adapts to find success in a foreign market.
Read moreJourney to the East: Woman Fan Subject, Self-Identity, and Romance
David C. Oh / Syracuse University
In an analysis of recently released, internationally co-produced Netflix series, David C. Oh dissects a recurring theme of women traveling to South Korea to achieve a transformative experience. Oh argues that these shows are indicative of larger questions around self-discovery and desire in fandom.
Read morePlatformization of fandom in the post-pandemic music industries
Kyong Yoon / University of British Columbia
Kyong Yoon explores the platformization of K-Pop fandoms and how fans continue to play a significant role in the contemporary media ecosystem.
Read moreCommodified Spatialization of Heritage in Digital K-Culture
Hyun Jung Stephany Noh / Texas A&M at Corpus Christi
Hyun Jung Stephany Noh discusses immersive experiences and consumer goods that combine Korean Wave media with cultural heritage.
Read moreWho We Are: Recollecting Memories
Guillermina Zabala Suarez / UT San Antonio
In the early 2000’s in Argentina, documentary filmmakers were able to reflect on the horrors of the 1970’s military dictatorship, blending politics and poetics in an innovative new form.
KPop Demon Hunters from the Lens of Transnational Proximity
Dal Yong Jin / Simon Fraser University
Dal Yong Jin discusses the concept of transnational proximity while observing the ongoing success of the Golden Globe-winning KPop Demon Hunters.
Read moreWhen Hallyu Meets Anti-Hallyu
Ji-Hyun Ahn / University of Washington Tacoma
Dr. Ji-Hyun Ahn examines the rise of anti-Hallyu sentiment, and considers how these discourses implicate colonial logics. Alternately, she presents a different approach, analytically re-framing this backlash as a “post-Hallyu disjuncture” in a move for greater nuance.
Read more Lana, Alexa, & ChatGPT: AI Surveillance and Too Hot to Handle
Golden M. Owens / University of Washington
Golden Owens discusses Lana, the virtual assistant on the reality television show Too Hot To Handle, and how it relates to broader narratives about robotic technologies, artificial intelligence, and surveillance.
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