[Commlist] IJoC Publishes a Special Section on Theorizing the Korean wave

International Journal of Communication Publishes a Special Section on
Theorizing the Korean Wave

Has the Korean Wave meaningfully changed the direction of cultural flows?
Does the Korean Wave advance any tangible theoretical frameworks in media
studies and Asian studies? Three decades after the emergence of the Korean
Wave, many theoreticians and students are wondering whether Korea continues
to develop popular culture, and therefore, whether Korean cultural content
provides new conceptual and theoretical foundations in globalization and
transnationalization studies.  Guest-edited by Dal Yong Jin, this 
Special Section on Theorizing the Korean
Wave aims to provide a space for discussions surrounding the possibilities
for advancing non-Western theories or new perspectives amid the continuing
Korean Wave, or Hallyu, phenomenon. As demonstrated by the popularity of
Squid Game, Parasite, and BTS, the Korean Wave has become one of the most
significant cultural scenes originating from the East. Against this
backdrop, authors in this Special Section seek to shed light on current
debates centered around the Korean Wave and place them in renewed
perspectives that further future transnational cultural research. 
Written by 10 leading theoreticians and emerging media scholars located in
various parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, Israel,
Hong Kong, and South Korea, these papers investigate the recent surge of
Hallyu from diverse perspectives, including transnationality, K-pop, Korean
dramas, platform imperialism, gender and sexuality, and artificial
intelligence. Together, they advance non-Western theoretical frameworks that
media scholars and students learn and apply to their works. The Special
Section provides new concepts, ideas, and knowledge that showcase the
significant movements taking place in Hallyu research and point to
directions for future studies.  Together, the contributions to this 
Special Section provide new lenses to
understand the increasing role of the Korean Wave in media studies, cultural
studies, area studies, and gender studies.      We invite you to read 
these articles that published in the International
Journal of Communication on January 1, 2023. Please log into ijoc.org to
read the papers of interest. We look forward to your feedback! 
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Theorizing the Korean Wave: Introduction to New 
Perspectives—Introduction Dal Yong Jin

Transnational Proximity of the Korean Wave in the Global Cultural Sphere 
Dal Yong Jin

Shock and Surprise: Theorizing the Korean Wave Through Mediatized 
Emotions Irina Lyan
K(Q)ueer-Pop for Another World: Toward a Theorization of Gender and
Sexuality in K-Pop
Jungmin Kwon
Netflix and Platform Imperialism: How Netflix Alters the Ecology of the
Korean TV Drama Industry
Ji Hoon Park, Kristin April Kim, Yongsuk Lee

K-Pop Without Koreans: Racial Imagination and Boundary Making in K-Pop 
Ji-Hyun Ahn

Translational Audiences in the Age of Transnational K-Pop Kyong Yoon

Virtual Technology in Netflix K-Drama: Augmented Reality, Hologram, and
Artificial Intelligence
Jinhee Park

K-Culture Without "K-"? The Paradoxical Nature of Producing Korean
Television Toward a Sustainable Korean Wave Taeyoung Kim

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    Larry Gross, Editor
Kady Bell-Garcia, Managing Editor
Chi Zhang, Managing Editor, Special Sections
Dal Yong Jin, Guest Editor

Please note that according to the latest Google Scholar statistics, IJoC
ranks 9th among all Humanities journals and 9th among all Communications
journals in the world — demonstrating the viability of open access
scholarly publication at the highest level.

Annenberg Press
(annpress /at/ usc.edu)
International Journal of Communication
USC Annenberg Press
Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism
University of Southern California
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International Journal of Communication (IJoC)
USC Annenberg Press
University of Southern California
http://ijoc.org/
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