Asian Popular Culture in Transition.

Asian Popular Culture in Transition.

Asian Popular Culture in Transition examines contemporary consumption practices in South Korea, China, India, and Japan, and both updates and extends popular culture studies of the region. Through an interdisciplinary lens, this collection of essays explores how recent advances and shifts in informa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lent, John A.
Other Authors: Fitzsimmons, Lorna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge contemporary Asia series.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Popular culture > Asia.
Social change > Asia.
Manners and customs
Popular culture
Social change
Asia > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Asia
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Table of Contents:
  • Asian Popular Culture in Transition; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Cultural Markets; 1 Market, Popular Culture, and Popular Religion in Contemporary China: The Market/Temple Fairs of Jinhua; 2 The Opening of Popular Cultural Markets of South Korea under Economic Nationalism and International Pressure; 3 Fashioning Modern India: From Indo-Chic to "India Incorporated"; Part II Youth and Technology; 4 Didactic Escapism: New Viewing Practices among China's Digital Generation.
  • 5 The "Hidden Homeless" in Japan's Contemporary Mobile Culture6 K-Pop beyond Asia: Performing Trans-Nationality, Trans-Sexuality, and Trans-Textuality; Part III Gender; 7 From "Hyper-feminine" to Androgyny: Changing Notions of Femininity in Contemporary China; 8 Bride and Prejudice: Newspaper and Website Matrimonial Advertisements of Indian Women; 9 Fighting for a Hong Kong/Chinese Female Identity: Michelle Yeoh, Body Performance, and Globalized Action Cinema; Index.

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