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GRSJ230 Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Representation in Modern Asia

This blog is for GRSJ230 Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Representation in Modern Asia, where I will explore the reach of K-pop culture in both Western and Asian countries and its ramifications on society.

A selection of questions that I would like to answer on this blog are:

  1. Is K-pop, a part of Korean culture, welcomed more freely into Asian societies than Western societies?
  2. How have video streaming websites, such as Youtube, contributed to the spread of K-pop?
  3. What are some barriers that K-pop has experienced in countries of high homogeneity and “one culture” such as Japan?
  4. How successful has K-pop been in penetrating the American music industry?

Any other questions or ideas can also be explored! I encourage anyone with an interest in this area to leave a comment below of their question to be added to my list.

Thank you and happy blogging!

Emily

 

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