Korea's blacklist scandal

Governmentality, Culture, and Creativity

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ID7528353
AuthorsJu Oak Kim (0000-0003-0752-1282, Texas A&M International University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume59
Issue2
Pages81-93
Publication date2018-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRenaissance and Modern Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0486-3720 • E-ISSN: 1473-5784
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14735784.2018.1446837
OpenAlexW2795466480
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited9

This essay focuses on the relationship between culture and governance, exploring how the practice of government has invoked conflicts and crises in the Korean culture industries. The Park Geun-Hye regime used culture as a central engine to boost Korea's national economy by adopting the new slogan, ‘Creative Korea’, to embody the country's national values within the international community. However, the regime's constant emphasis on creative economies came under attack when it was discovered that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism abused its authority by censuring 9,473 artists who were critical of the regime. Through an analysis of journalistic interviews with artists, critics and cultural practitioners, this paper examines how the relationships of governmentality, culture and creativity have been negotiated in the process of regime change. In addition, this paper explores how the Korean Wave phenomenon – the transnational expansion of Korean popular culture – during the past two decades has reshaped the society's perception of the governor–governed relationship within the cultural sphere

Creativity · Government (linguistics · Governmentality · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Japanese History and Culture · Law

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