From Koreanness to K-ness : contemporary Korean culture and society / edited by Seryun Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Seryun, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

The Korean wave in translation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Korea.

Popular culture.

Korea--Social life and customs.

Korea.

Korea--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 245 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2026.

Contents:

Introduction: Koreanness in a World Saturated with K-Words / Seryun Lee

PART I. Emerging Trends

1. The Rise of the Korean Short Story Cycle Yeonjak Soseol as K-Literature / Eun Jin Jeong

2. From Korean Identity to K-Identity: Interpreting K-ness in Global Hallyu Exhibitions / Sumi Kim

3. Korean Cultural Identity in Contemporary Performance / Veronika Veselkov̀

4. Reinterpreting and Representing Korean History and Historical Culture in Television Drama / Rebecca Lewis

PART II. Korean Affects

5. The Rise of Intimacy Experts in Korean Popular Culture and the Commercialization of Discourses of Healing and Happiness: Analyzing the 'Nation's Mentor' Dr. Eun-Young Oh and Related Media Cases / Ji-Hyeon Kim and Yun-Hee Cho

6. Is K- ness Korean-ness? BTS' Challenge to Hegemonic Masculinity in Korea / Lonnie Edge

PART III. Crafting Koreanness: Policies and Cultural Diplomacy

7. Korean Wave and Public Policy: Examining the State's Role in the Transnational Cultural Phenomenon / Youngaah Koh

8. Who is Korean?: (Re)imaging Korean Identity by the Overseas Koreans Foundation / Mi Hyun Yoon

PART IV. The Shaping of New Koreanness from Cross-Cultural Perspectives

9. How Korean is Korean Literature in Spain? Longitudinal Research on Availability and Presentation of Korean Literature in Translation / Ester Torres-Sim̤n

10. Transculturing the Nine-Tailed Fox: How the SCP Wiki Globalizes Korean Folklore / Dylan Motin and Yeowon Yoon

11. From Consumers to Cultural Ambassadors: Exploring Sydney- Based K-Pop Cover Dancers' Influence on Local Korean Wave Engagement / Kathryn Phillips

12. Translingual Trinkets of the Korean Wave: Deconstructing the Transnational Power of the Hybridity in K-Objects / Loli Kim

PART V. The Disruptive Potential of Korean Culture

13. Kim Eui-sung in Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB Movement: Transnational Celebrity Activism and South Korean Soft Power / Elaine Chung

14. Transnational K-Pop Fandom and Global Citizenship / Jeeheng Lee

15. K-Pop Fandom Political Activism: Mobilizing Transnational Fan Communities for Social Change / Heiwon Won.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 7th 2026).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781040655573

1040655572

9781003615286

1003615287

9781040553763

1040553761

Publisher Number:

90104620385

CIPO000345929

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