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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Cultural Studies Association
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Lateral |
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| Online Access: | https://csalateral.org/issue/13-2/bts-labor-techno-orientalism-lee/ |
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