Week 5

 

Jin, Dal Yong. (2012) “Hallyu 2.0: The New Korean Wave in the Creative Industry,” International Institute Journal.

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Flatley, Joseph. K-Pop Takes America: How South Korea’s Music Machine is Conquering the World. The Verge. 2012.

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WATCH: "What is Marxism" - 8 Bit Philosophy
(you don't need to include this one in your reading summary - its for your own reference in case you aren't familiar with its tenets or need a refresher). 

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On Blackboard  

 

Kellner, Douglas. “Culture Industries,” A Companion to Film Theory (1999): 202-220

 

Horkheimer, Max, and Theodore W. Adorno. "The culture industry: Enlightenment as mass deception." Media and cultural studies (1946): 41. **

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The Kellner piece is a more accessible explanation of the culture industries theory, but I want you to have the foundational work as well.  You don't need to read and understand every word of the Adorno and Horkheimer piece, but I want you to get a sense of the argument and the original text.