Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia
About the Book Series
This book series explores Asian culture and digital technologies in a socio-economic, cultural, and technological context. It focuses on not only the celebratory achievement of local popular culture through the analysis of media texts, but also the significance of social milieu in the development of local digital technologies. Books in this series emphasize the economic and industrial aspects of popular culture and digital culture to articulate the relationship between cultural industries, the global market, and government, acknowledging that digital technologies and culture are fundamentally altering the ways in which we communicate.
East Asian Media Culture in the Age of Digital Platforms: Narratives, Industries, and Audiences
1st Edition
Edited
By Dal Yong Jin, Kyong Yoon
September 11, 2025
Focusing on the convergence of popular culture and digital platforms in the East Asian context, this book delves into the increasing role of East Asia, not only as the largest cultural market but also as one of the most rapidly developing cultural industries in the global platform economy. ...
Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture
1st Edition
By Taeyoung Kim
June 30, 2025
Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave explores how the state instrumentalises cultural industries, despite the bulk of their production and delivery mechanisms becoming subject to the market logic and foreign stakeholders, through an in-depth study of the South Korean government’s ...
Locating North Korea in Communication Research
1st Edition
Edited
By Seungahn Nah, Soomin Seo, Yong-Chan Kim, Dal Yong Jin
February 04, 2025
This volume showcases continuity and change in communication with and within North Korea. By approaching the country from three distinct angles – news media, popular culture, and digital technology – this volume looks at media portrayals of North Korea, at cultural discourses in various media, and ...
Douyin, TikTok and China’s Online Screen Industry: The Rise of Short-Video Platforms
1st Edition
By Chunmeizi Su
December 18, 2024
TikTok has drawn attention from all over the world. Even if you have never used it before, you would still be familiar with its name. Many people have assumed that it is a US-generated platform, and normally awed at its real origin – a Chinese born and operated platform, a sister or parallel ...
Digital Activism and the Global Middle Class: Generation Hashtag
1st Edition
By Lukas Schlogl
August 26, 2024
This book examines the causes of a growing wave of digital activism across developing countries, arguing that it is driven by social change, rather than technological advancement alone. Beginning with an investigation into the modernization of ‘middle-income countries’ and its ramifications for ...
Transnational Convergence of East Asian Pop Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Seok-Kyeong Hong, Dal Yong Jin
May 31, 2023
This book observes and analyzes transnational interactions of East Asian pop culture and current cultural practices, comparing them to the production and consumption of Western popular culture and providing a theoretical discussion regarding the specific paradigm of East Asian pop culture. Drawing ...