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- Title
Hegemonic Mimicry: Korean Popular Culture of the Twenty-First Century by Kyung Hyun Kim (review).
- Authors
Park, Sojeong
- Abstract
"Hegemonic Mimicry: Korean Popular Culture of the Twenty-First Century" by Kyung Hyun Kim is a timely book that provides an updated overview of Korean popular culture. The book explores the general geography of contemporary Korean popular culture through seven chapters, addressing topics such as hip-hop music, body-switch films, variety game shows, films, and the K-pop industry. The author frames Korean popular culture using the concept of "hegemonic mimicry," suggesting that Korean culture has employed mimicry as a tool to build cultural power by blurring the lines between original and copy. The book draws on various approaches and perspectives to probe the dynamics of Korean popular culture. While the book includes some perspectives that may trigger debate and raises questions about postcolonial and dewesternizing ways of studying Koreanness, it opens up discussion and debate over the new turn of Hallyu.
- Subjects
POPULAR culture; TWENTY-first century; RAP music; KOREAN pop music; HEGEMONY; ELECTRIC lines
- Publication
Korean Studies, 2023, Vol 47, p410
- ISSN
0145-840X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/ks.2023.a908631