Korean Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop Idols - Sun Jung - 文宇宙｜Bookniverse

Korean Masculinities and Transcultural Consumption: Yonsama, Rain, Oldboy, K-Pop Idols

Sun Jung

US $18.40

US $23.00

2011/01

9789888180226

ePub

Hong Kong University Press

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書籍簡介

Humanities & Social Science > Conmultilingual_settingsorary Ideology > Gender Studies

South Korean masculinities have enjoyed dramatically greater influence in recent years in many realms of pan-Asian popular culture, which travels freely in part because of its hybrid trans-nationalistic appeal. This book investigates transcultural consumption of three iconic figures — the middle-aged Japanese female fandom of actor Bae Yong-Joon, the Western online cult fandom of the thriller film Oldboy, and the Singaporean fandom of the pop-star Rain. Through these three specific but hybrid contexts, the author develops the concepts of soft masculinity, as well as global and postmodern variants of masculine cultural impacts. In the concluding chapter, the author also discusses recently emerging versatile masculinity within the transcultural pop production paradigm represented by K-pop idol boy bands.

作者簡介

Sun Jung

Sun Jung is a research fellow in the School of Communication and the Arts at Victoria University, Australia.

出版社簡介

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.