Hallyu across the Desert: K-pop Fandom in Israel and Palestine
| Autor: | Nissim Otmazgin, Irina Lyan |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: | |
| Zdroj: | Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review, vol 1, iss 9 Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review, Iss 9, Pp 68-89 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2158-9674 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/ach.2014.0008 |
| Popis: | This study examines the role that fan communities in Israel and Palestine play in the transcultural dissemination of Korean popular music, or “K-pop.” Based on in-depth interviews with fans, a survey of K-pop online communities, discourse analysis of online discussions, and participation in K-pop gatherings, this article examines the practice of K-pop, its localization and institutionalization, and its influence on the identities of fans. Special attention is given to the role of K-pop fans as cultural mediators who create necessary bridges between the music industry and local consumers and thus play a decisive role in globalizing cultures. Typically, literature on the globalization of popular culture either utilizes a top-down approach, depicting powerful media industries as making people across the world consume their products, or emphasizes a bottom-up resistance to the imposition of foreign cultures and values. This article suggests that popular culture consumption not only changes the lives of a few individuals but that these individuals may themselves play a decisive role in connecting globalized culture with local fandom. Keywords: K-pop, Hallyu, Israel, Palestine, Middle East, fandom Click hereto watch a video of patrolling Israeli soldiers who were invited in to join the dancing at a Palestinian village wedding in the summer of 2013. The music? "Gangnam Style." |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|