Global Cultures of K-Pop

4 credits

Examine the sprawling, often contradictory cultural terrain of K-pop, South Korea’s multi-billion-dollar pop music industry. Consider the broad range of social and technological structures, creative practices, emotional attachments, and embedded value systems that have been cultivated by the industry across a range of geopolitical contexts. Explore different sets of issues and case studies anchored in critical concepts drawn from assigned readings, lectures, and experiential exercises. Prerequisites: COMM 10, COMM 20, COMM 30, COMM 30GS, or COMM 40, or COMM 50.