Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster Earlier this year I introduced KPK readers to the work I’m doing to collate and annotate as much scholarly information about Hallyu as I can. Without further ado, I share with you the first section, focusing on books covering Hallyu. Subsequent parts of this series will…
Category: KDK’s Scholarship
“Do Not Re-Upload” and Other Meaningless Phrases Used in Kpop Fan Content Production
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster “Do Not Re-Upload! If we found [sic] out that the — clip is re-uploaded, we won’t share a — clip again!” – Seen on YouTube (video uploaded on December 18, 2011). “Credits and shot by b——y. For foreign fans: Please DO NOT modify the film and DO…
For Your Reading Pleasure: Introducing A Hallyu Bibliography
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster Last month I shared why my background in Library and Information Science matches so well with the mission and work of KPK: Kpop Kollective. One of the roles I play is information provider (billed “Research and Information Clearinghouse” on that fine chart from last month’s blog). More and…
Digital Humanities is 21st Century Librarianship
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster This past May I presented at a Library and Information Science (LIS) conference to talk with my colleagues about how I am using my professional skills at KPK (and why they should do similar work). If you browse the KPK site, you will quickly come across…
Oppa – Don’t Approve SOPA!
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster By the time this post is published, Wikipedia (the English site) will not be accessible. That’s right, the place where you go to gather preliminary information on everything from the history of the letter “A” to breaking down the MBLAQ acronym will be blacked out on January…
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….
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