The Sociology of Hallyu Pop Culture

Combining global, media, and cultural studies, this book analyzes the success of Hallyu , or the "Korean Wave in the West, both at a macro and micro level, as an alternative pop culture globalization. This research investigates the capitalist ecosystem (formed by producers, institutions and the state), the soft power of Hallyu , and the reception among young people, using France as a case study, and placing it within the broader framework of the 'consumption of difference.'

Seen by French fans as a challenge to Western pop culture, Hallyu constitutes a material of choice for understanding the cosmopolitan apprenticeships linked to the consumption of cultural goods, and the use of these resources to build youth's biographical trajectories. The book will be relevant to researchers, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in sociology, cultural studies, global studies, consumption and youth studies.

Provides a multidisciplinary and multiscalar analysis of literature on Hallyu. Uses France as a case study, which has never been investigated in depth in this context before. Sits at the crossroads of cultural studies, global studies and cosmopolitan studies.

Autorentext
Vincenzo Cicchelli is Associate Professor at Université de Paris and Research Fellow at Centre Population et Développement (Université de Paris / IRD), France. Sylvie Octobre is Researcher at Département des études, de la prospective et des statistiques, French Ministry of Culture, and Research Fellow at Centre Max Weber, France.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction: Hallyu as an Alternative Aestheticized Global Pop Culture.- Chapter 2 Is Entertainment Capitalism the Ultimate Stage Of Aesthetic Capitalism?.- Chapter 3 An Alternative Globalization of Pop Culture.- Chapter 4 From Soft Power to Sweet Power.- Chapter 5 The Theory of Cosmopolitan Elective Affinities.- Chapter 6 From One Wave to The Next: Aesthetics and Digital Intimacy.- Chapter 7 Looking in The Korean Mirror: Enchantment and Disenchantment with Elsewhere.- Chapter 8 Using Hallyu to Stand Out.- Chapter 9 General Conclusion: Why Does the Global Success of Hallyu Matter?.