Not just reading the romance online
Adolescent girls’ reading Korean Manhwa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19144192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chin Ee Loh (0000-0002-2997-9326, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, corresponding author), Nur Fitri Shazwini Binte Rosli (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Maya Ziqing Krishnan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117-129 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Changing English (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1358684x.2024.2305431 |
| OpenAlex | W4391448693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 22 |
Portable mobile technologies and high-speed access to the internet has led to the development of new online-first reading materials such as Korean Manhwa or webtoons, designed for quick consumption on mobile devices. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 11 adolescent girls aged 14 to 15 years old, this study examines why and how adolescents read Manhwa, especially romances. Findings show that these girls read for entertainment and to escape from reality. Strong visual aesthetics, relatable characters and engaging storylines, driven by technological infrastructures encouraging continual engagement, support these adolescents' immersion in online storyworlds. Their engagement with these texts allowed the girls as readers to discover self as reader and person, negotiating multifaceted aspects of their working, moral and romantic lives as they envision present and future possibilities
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Philosophy · Psychology
A Practical Introduction to In-Depth Interviewing
Reading the Romance
‘Because I’m always moving’
Reading Fictions of Romance
Dynamics between agents in the new webtoon ecosystem in Korea
Becoming a Reader
I read webtoon every day
Cultural intermediation and the basis of trust among webtoon and webnovel communities
Webtoon as a New Korean Wave in the Process of Glocalization
Development and validation of ego-identity status
When readers talk about characters as if they were real, how do they talk about them? Empathy and gossip in reading group discourse
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |