Previous studies have analyzed Korean hip hop through the lens of authenticity, language,
and cultural hybridity, but not through the lens of race. One of the main characteristics of hip …

This study explores the social construction of a Korean Wave using Saussurian linguistic
semiology. It presents a thematic analysis of academic commentary, as a literature review, to …

This doctoral thesis explores Vietnamese audience reception of soft masculinities, defined
by the aestheticisation and romantic idealisation of male characters, in South Korean …

In Second Modernity, traditional affiliations, ideals and norms continuously are becoming
less important. Among the things affected by that are gender norms and sexualities, so that …

Los objetivos de este trabajo son localizar e identificar videoclips queer con objeto de
analizarlos, identificar la posible diversidad representada en ellos e interpretar los …

The intersection between Queer culture, music, and visual culture constitutes a vital
research gap in Queer representation and practices of viewing. Visual culture is the study of …

Korea. Looking at the representation of deviant gender expressions in contemporary Korean
music videos, the thriving relationship between the mainstream idol industry and drag …