Feb 27 (T) (6): Can K-Pop Conquer America?

     Can K-Pop Conquer America?

    Readings/Viewings:

    1. Film9 Muses Of Star Empire (2012) [Video File] (47:34) (Link)
    2. Seabrook, John. “Factory Girls: Cultural technology and the making of K-pop.” The New Yorker. October 8, 2012. (Link)
    3. “Can K-pop Conquer America?” New York Times. June 30, 2017. [Audio File] (55:42]. (Link)
    4. “The Success of the K-Pop Industry”. July 25 2016. (Link)

    Readings Response Journals Grading Criteria: Reading journ

    als should be at least 350 

    words in length (approximately one half page, single-spaced) and 

    should accomplish the 

    following: 

    Clear, concise, well-

    or

    ganized engagement with that lecture

    s readings/viewings; 

    Demonstrate analytical capabilities and creative thinking; 

    Include a brief overview of the material and a personal critical assessment

    or 

    opinion 

    Demonstrate completion of that Lecture

    readings/viewings, usually by citing 

    sp

    ecific examples taken from those materials in your response; 

    Provide critical reflection on that Lecture

    s readings/viewings based on your own 

    personal thoughts and ideas. 

    Mere summaries of the readings or lengthy anecdotal tangents will NOT be 

    accepted 

    How you organize your response is open, but be sure that you reference 

    all

    of the 

    readings/viewings somewhere in your response (references can be by title or

    author; no 

    formal citations are needed).  How you demonstrate critical reflection i

    s open.  Here are 

    some questions you might consider: How do the readings/ viewings connect to i

    ssues 

    discussed in that particular Lecture?  What did you find most inter

    esting about the 

    readings/viewings and why?  Do you agree with the ideas presented?  What

    issues did 

    the authors overlook?  How do these issues or ideas relate to your own life or t

    o things 

    you are leaning about in other classes?  Did this reading change your

    perspective on 

    something? 

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