BTS and the Labor of Techno-Orientalism

This article makes the case that the discourse around K-pop supergroup BTS and their fans—known as ARMY—marks an intersection between techno-Orientalism, the abstraction and demonization of Asian labor, and Korea in the US imperial imaginary. BTS exemplifies what I suggest is a contemporary form of...

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Main Author: Julia H. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cultural Studies Association 2024-12-01
Series:Lateral
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Online Access:https://csalateral.org/issue/13-2/bts-labor-techno-orientalism-lee/
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