I explore how the K-pop economy is sustained through strategic displays of music and performances, discourses, human interactions, and emotions across various social media platforms. Employing ethnographic methods and media analysis, my research interrogates how K-pop has become one of South Korea’s major exports in the era of fast-paced media consumption through co-creative labor among the actors in both the industry and fandom.
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Ethnomusicology, Popular Music, Fandom Studies, Korean Music, Feminism
MUSC 2782 - World Musics: Africa, Europe, and the Americas
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Fall 2025
Use current ethnomusicological materials and methods in the study of music outside the Western art tradition. Usually taught in the spring, focuses on music cultures of Africa, Europe and the Americas.
MUSC 5112 - Proseminar in Ethnomusicology
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Fall 2025
Examines the definition, scope, and methods of ethnomusicology, the discipline that focuses on approaches to the study of music theory, history, and performance practices of world cultures.
MUSC 7822 - Seminar in Musicology
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Spring 2026
Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. Offered fall only.
