Glocalizing Andersen
Adaptations in Contemporary Korean Dramas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22132000 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Katrina Gutierrez (University of the Philippines Diliman, corresponding author), Anna Katrina M Gutierrez (0009-0002-4653-2048, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City Philippines) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 327-347 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of World Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2405-6472 • E-ISSN: 2405-6480 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/24056480-01002010 |
| OpenAlex | W4411394070 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores how Andersen’s fairy tales are glocalized in the K-Dramas Secret Garden (2010–11) and It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (2020) to help characters transcend social and class boundaries, navigate personal traumas, and pursue mental healing. Utilizing a framework of glocalization and intercultural conceptual blending, the study argues that integrating Andersen’s tales with fairy tales and narrative forms from other traditions makes it possible to recontextualize fairy tale scripts and schemas and K-Drama tropes in ways that potentially challenge traditional norms, fostering positive representations of neurodiversity and mental health and promoting a shift toward a more inclusive society
Aesthetics · Art · Drama · Globalization · Glocalization · Literature · Mental health · Narrative · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Scripting language · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Storytelling and Education · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Psychology · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |