Korean Wave in South Asia: Transcultural Flow, Fandom and Identity

Roy, Ratan Kumar; Das, Biswajit

This book is a systematic investigation of Korean cultural wave in South Asia, discovering and analysing the dynamics of fandom, mechanism of media industry and growing phenomena of Korean culture in this part of the world. This is one of the very first academic volumes in South Asia that examines cultural politics, language and literatures of Korea in a regional location when there might be some on examining the political and diplomatic relations divorced from socio-cultural interactions. It focuses on three major aspects: identity formation in the age of digital culture, fandom and aspiration in the wake of subculture, and transcultural flow in South Asia. Through these thematic indicators and empirical instances the volume explores the modes of transcultural flow vis a via the global cultural flow. The patterns and processes of identity construction transformed among the teenagers and youths in the realm of digital media and embodying the Korean cultural elements. The book will contribute in the area of media and cultural studies, global culture and politics, arts and humanities, social sciences and area studies.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-06-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789811687099

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-8710-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 243