As part of KPK’s decennial year, we are launching K-pop Commons, a repository of K-pop project ephemera – documents and artifacts that were not created for formal publication or commercial display (e.g., books, book chapters, galleries/exhibitions), but that are meaningful to the creators of the items and that reflect the impact of K-pop on those…
Tag: hallyu
For Your Reading Pleasure: A Hallyu Bibliography, Part 8: KOREAN DRAMA VIEWERSHIP and HABITS
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster Welcome to Part 8 of my ongoing series of bibliographic entries about Hallyu. These entries are listed by year, not by author (TIP: If you know about a title or author and you want to see if it’s included in this listing, use the CTRL +…
It’s a K-pop Thing(Link)….
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster You’ve finally convinced a friend/co-worker/parent/spouse/transit-seat partner/random stranger that your favorite group is worth taking a closer look at, and *gasp* they’ve asked a K-pop Fan Gateway Question (while feigning nonchalance): “which one is [member]”? As a K-pop fan, you already know this game: such a question is…
#digitalhallyu: Mindomo X Hallyu
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Associate Professor of English, Longwood University At KPK, we receive frequent requests for information from people want to get up to speed on Hallyu quickly, but do not have much familiarity with Hallyu as a cultural movement. So, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick and I used Mindomo, a web-based mind-mapping tool, to create…
The Digital Documentation Project: An Update
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. University of South Carolina Lancaster During KPK’s early days in 2011, Dr. Anderson and other KPK founders were having quite a difficult time accessing some Kpop entertainment companies’ artist websites. They kept encountering what they called, “the circle of death,” and then timing out. I wasn’t having this problem and had just discovered the…
Why Is This Taking So Long?: Behind the Scenes of K-pop Fan Research
Crystal S. Anderson, PhD Elon University Anybody can ask some questions about your favorite K-pop group but scholarship involves a lot more. Enter the glamorous(?) world of K-pop fan research! What is research? That’s a good question. Most K-pop fans have taken polls asking for their opinion, but these are usually for market research or…
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: Hallyu America! The Global Flow of K-pop @ Binghamton University
Manse in the USA!: What K-pop Means in the United States April 12, 2013 ♦ Binghamton University Crystal S. Anderson, PhD ♦ Elon University Despite its status as a subculture, Korean popular music of the Hallyu era (K-pop) has a significant cultural impact in the United States. Combining elements of Korean and other cultures, it appeals to…
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: 2013 Association of College & Research Libraries
Guiding the Wave: Academic Librarians’ Practical Role in Digital Humanities 2013 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference Indianapolis, IN • April 10-13, 2013 Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. • University of South Carolina Lancaster This engaging poster session focuses on LIS-centric projects that support the mission of a digital cultural study focusing on the international development of Korean…
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: 2013 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
Hybrid Hallyu: The American Soul Tradition In K-pop 2013 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) Washington, DC • March 27-30, 2012 Crystal S. Anderson, Ph.D. • Elon University Hallyu (Korean wave), a Korean cultural movement directed towards global audiences, represents hybrid and transnational sensibilities. Ever since the debut of Seo Taiji and the Boys in 1992, Korean popular…
For Your Reading Pleasure: A Hallyu Bibliography Part 1: BOOKS
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…
KPK: Kpop Kollective 