Transnational Convergence of East Asian Pop Culture

<p>This book observes and analyzes transnational interactions of East Asian pop culture and current cultural practices comparing them to the production and consumption of Western popular culture and providing a theoretical discussion regarding the specific paradigm of East Asian pop culture.</p><p>Drawing on innovative theoretical perspectives and grounded empirical research an international team of authors consider the history of transnational flows within pop culture and then systematically address pop culturedigital technologies and the media industry. Chapters cover the Hallyu—or Korean Wave—phenomenon as well as Japanese and Chinese cultural industries. Throughout the book the authors address the convergence of the once-separated practical industrial and business aspects of popular culture under the influence of digital culture. They further coherently synthesize a vast collection of research to examine the specific realities and practices of consumers that exist beyond regional boundaries shared cultural identities and historical constructs.</p><p>This book will be of interest to academic researchers undergraduates and graduate students of Asian media media studies communication studies cultural studies transcultural communication or sociology.</p>