Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University This past spring, I attended my first THATCamp at the University of Virginia. I was nervous. Although I’ve been a humanities person practically all my life, I was unsure if the collaborative projects I manage on Hallyu (Korean wave) popular culture on the Internet qualified as a digital humanities…
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Let’s Call This Song Exactly What It Is: Defining K-pop
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Everybody uses the term. Some folks proudly embrace it; others run from it like the plague. But what is K-pop, and why is defining it important?
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: Central Savannah Library Association – 3rd Annual Conference
I Can Do That (Too)! Using LIS Core Competencies in the Digital Humanities Central Savannah Library Association – 3rd Annual Conference http://csralibraryassociation.com/2012-conference/ Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. (University of South Carolina Lancaster) will discuss her role in a IRB-approved digital cultural studies project at Elon University, where she uses fundamental and advanced library and information science…
Elon University Talks to Crystal Anderson about Blogging and Research
Dr. Crystal Anderson, Associate Professor of English, publishes her research in a medium that many scholars avoid: A blog. Anderson, who teaches classes in Asian film and literature, stumbled upon “Kpop,” or Korean popular music that is part of culture (“Hallyu,” a cultural movement) that strives to spread Korean culture throughout the globe through music, film and…
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: The Cultural Politics of Asian/Americans in Kpop @ Association of Asian American Studies
A Far East Movement: The Cultural Politics of Asian/Americans in Kpop Dr. Crystal S. Anderson Association of Asian American Studies Conference, Washington, DC April 11-14, 2012 ABSTRACT With the global spread of Hallyu (global Korean cultural movement expressed through music, television dramas and film), many have focused on the reception of Korean culture by other countries. …
KPK @ KPOPCON: Part 2, Hello Hallyu
Members of KPK, CeeFu (Crystal S. Anderson, PhD), Nunee (Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S.) and JaeHoon (Mark Byon) presented at KPOPCON12, the first collegiate conference on Kpop at University of California at Berkeley on January 28, 2012. Our presentation, Hello Hallyu: Kpop Fictions, Facts and Fans in the Global Academy, covered questions about Kpop fans, artists and the industry….
KPK @ KPOPCON Part 1: Soompi Keynote
January 28th was bright sunny morning, perfect for members of KPK heading over to the campus of University of California-Berkeley to hear the keynote at KPOPCON12, the first collegiate convention designed “to bring together individuals from across the nation to foster stronger fan relationships, provide university-level educational workshops and discussions, and positively impact fan identity.”
KPK Goes To KPOPCON on January 28, 2012!!!
KPOPCON University of California, Berkeley 2:00-3:30 p.m. Hello Hallyu!: Kpop Fictions, Facts and Fans in the Global Academy KPK Presenters: Crystal S. Anderson, PhD, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S., Mark Jaehoon Byon, Kuylain Howard All Kpop fans are tweenage Asian girls. Idols are manufactured and have no talent. Male Kpop idols aren’t “real” men. Kpop music is unoriginal. It doesn’t…
The Unsung And The Unsaid In Kpop
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Kpop is subject to a lot of criticism. A LOT. The most repeated charge against Kpop is that it is manufactured. But is that really true? Usually when critics level this charge, they make sweeping generalizations about the whole landscape of pop. In doing so, they perpetuate stereotypes about…
Super Junior Plays Rivendell: On Suspicious News Reporting in Kpop
By Crystal S. Anderson, PhD and Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. RIVENDELL (AHMN) — E.L.F.s have started to gather for Super Junior’s Super Show 4, to be held in the biggest tree in the elven city. Armed with their sapphire blue lightsticks, legions of fans look forward to cheering on the group at the history-making show….
KPK: Kpop Kollective 