Description
In Global Goes Local, international scholars from a variety ofdisciplinary perspectives examine different forms of popular culture inAsia. Covering topics from pop music in Korea to TV commercials inMalaysia, this collection shows how imported cultural forms can beinvested with fresh meaning and transformed by local artists to resultin new forms of assertion and resistance that also meet the needs oftheir particular audiences.
Covering topics from pop music in Korea to TV commercials in Malaysia,this collection shows how imported cultural forms have been investedwith fresh meaning and transformed by local artists to result in newforms of assertion and resistance.
About the Author
Timothy Craig is Associate Professor, Faculty ofBusiness, University of Victoria. He is the author of Japan Pop!Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture. RichardKing is Associate Professor of Chinese, Department of Pacificand Asian Studies, University of Victoria.
Book Information
ISBN 9780774808743
Author Timothy J. Craig
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint University of British Columbia Press
Publisher University of British Columbia Press
Weight(grams) 600g
Covering topics from pop music in Korea to TV commercials in Malaysia,this collection shows how imported cultural forms have been investedwith fresh meaning and transformed by local artists to result in newforms of assertion and resistance.
About the Author
Timothy Craig is Associate Professor, Faculty ofBusiness, University of Victoria. He is the author of Japan Pop!Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture. RichardKing is Associate Professor of Chinese, Department of Pacificand Asian Studies, University of Victoria.
Book Information
ISBN 9780774808743
Author Timothy J. Craig
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint University of British Columbia Press
Publisher University of British Columbia Press
Weight(grams) 600g
