MEDIA AND POP-CULTURE IN SOUTH KOREA

Undergraduate

This course introduces the interplay between digital media and popular culture in South Korea. Its range of lessons includes blogging culture, webtoons, social media platforms, e-sports, SNS culture, e-journalism, the relationship between K-celebrities and digital media, etc. Students learn how these digital media platforms and new communication systems influence Korean people, society, economy, and politics. Three hours a week