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Hypermodernity and the Art of Artifice
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Chapter 7: Pioneering K-SPACE: Staging the Korean Style
Coolness, Consumption and the New Playground — Korean Spatial Regimes and the…
Coolness, Consumption and the New Playground — Korean Spatial Regimes and the…
These days, and as a sociologist who has become quite entranced with places pregnant with Koreanness, I have become interested in the idea…
Michael Hurt
Jun 3, 2019
Exploring K-Spaces: The New Playgrounds of Seoul
Exploring K-Spaces: The New Playgrounds of Seoul
Back in 2015, after a conference presentation in which I likened the new use of public spaces in Seoul to “noriteo” (놀이터) in terms of their…
Michael Hurt
Sep 28, 2018
Chapter 6: On Reading K-POP and the Culture Industry
Dragging K-POP Onto the Global Stage
Dragging K-POP Onto the Global Stage
Put simply, there’s a lot going on in the realm of clothing amongst young Koreans struggling with the burden of finding and asserting…
Michael Hurt
Jan 22, 2019
Gender, “Visual Rebellion,” and Why Identity Is Such a Drag
Gender, “Visual Rebellion,” and Why Identity Is Such a Drag
The days when drag queens were just gay men who dressed up flamboyantly in women’s clothes were such simple times. It seems pretty simple —…
Michael Hurt
Jun 6, 2018
The Rhizomatic, Hypermodern Cinematic Universe of Blackpink’s “Kill This Love” Video
The Rhizomatic, Hypermodern Cinematic Universe of Blackpink’s “Kill This Love” Video
Rhizomatic, Hypermodern Space
Michael Hurt
Apr 8, 2019
Chapter 5: Why You Should Care about Korean Fashion
Why You Should Care about Korean Street Fashion…and Korean Shit in General
Why You Should Care about Korean Street Fashion…and Korean Shit in General
Fashion Is Important, But Not for the Clothes
Michael Hurt
Mar 13, 2017
Korean Street Fashion Theory: Feminist Critique through Clothing and Feminist Theatre Practice
Korean Street Fashion Theory: Feminist Critique through Clothing and Feminist Theatre Practice
Put simply, there’s a lot going on in the realm of clothing amongst young Koreans struggling with the burden of finding and asserting…
Michael Hurt
Sep 17, 2018
Chapter 4: Flashed Flesh and the Political Economy of Instagram
Flashed Flesh, “Pay Models,” and Entrepreneurial Femininity in the Creative Economy of Korean…
Flashed Flesh, “Pay Models,” and Entrepreneurial Femininity in the Creative Economy of Korean…
The more I do work as a visual sociologist and ethnographer in Korea, the more I am fascinated by the many rabbit holes I am pulled down…
Michael Hurt
Feb 26, 2019
Chapter 3: Hallyu in Hanoi, Or Style in the Time of Corona
The Korean Style Part II: Hallyu in Hanoi, or Style in the Time of Corona
The Korean Style Part II: Hallyu in Hanoi, or Style in the Time of Corona
It was INEXORABLE: The scent of lemon grass continues to remind me of the pregnant promise of the night air of Saigon when I first…
Michael Hurt
Mar 16, 2020
Chapter 2: The Elements of Korean Style: Parasite and the Korean Aesthetic
The Elements of a Korean Style: Parasite, PSY, and the Synthetic/Syncretic, Korean Aesthetic
The Elements of a Korean Style: Parasite, PSY, and the Synthetic/Syncretic, Korean Aesthetic
It’s been a wild ride for South Korea. And I do not mean this simply for the straight, nationalistic reason of Parasite landing four…
Michael Hurt
Feb 11, 2020
The Korean Style: The Medium and Message of Korean Fashion
The Korean Style: The Medium and Message of Korean Fashion
Lately, I have been exploring the way a Korean style defines the snowballing interest in Korean popular culture that is quickly spreading…
Michael Hurt
Nov 1, 2018
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