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Korean Wave in South Asia

Transcultural Flow, Fandom and Identity

Biswajit Das editor Ratan Kumar Roy editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:1st Jul '23

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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.
Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

ISBN: 9789811694585

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243 pages

1st ed. 2022