Problematizing Korean Cultural Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2352007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Myung Koo Kang (0000-0003-1022-4887, Seoul National University, corresponding author), Myungkoo Kang (Seoul National University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 301-303 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02632764070240072508 |
| OpenAlex | W2019890578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Most research done by Korean scholars unquestioningly assumed that theories from the west, especially those derived from Cultural Studies models and approaches, would he useful for analysing Korean an contexts. However, what is the significance of Cultural Studies for a society like South Korea? This commentary problematizes the uncritical deployment of western cultural theory in Korean contexts and argues that what is needed is not 'indigenous national theories' but rather original research questions within and in the interest of local contexts
Culture theory · Epistemology · Indigenous · Social science · Sociology · Software deployment · Anthropology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Cultural Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |