Benjamin M. Han argues that while one might be inclined to identify specific elements of the film that appeal to the global audience, Kpop Demon Hunters prompts us to examine questions of national identity in terms of its Koreanness.
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In "K-pop Beyond the Trend" Dr. Crystal Anderson explores how K-pop music maintains relevance beyond the cultural moment, unlike the fast trending nature of other popular Korean music genres.
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In "Yet Another KPDH Thought Piece: Socially Conscious and Popular?" Dr. David Oh investigates how Kpop Demon Hunters has managed to maintain its popular status despite the film’s counterhegemonic tendencies.
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Kallia O. Wright analyzes Dr. Bailey’s heart attack in Grey’s Anatomy, revealing how racial and gender stereotypes shape Black women’s medical treatment and self-advocacy within biased healthcare systems.
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Jennifer M. Kang argues that Kpop Demon Hunters exhibits how “K-pop aesthetics” have become a shared cultural resource, complicating discourses surrounding ownership, global-local identity, and the future of the Korean Wave
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Christine J. Cynn & Maggie Bertsche examine VCU’s East Marshall Street Well Project, uncovering racist histories of anatomical dissection & exploring current community-led efforts toward ethical research and reburial of stolen remains
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In "The Noise Hits All at Once: A Trans History of the Votrax SC-01 Voice Synthesis Chip" Whit Pow asks what happens when an electronic sound becomes legible as a voice?
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A December gift 🎁- a brand new issue of FLOW! With columns by Whit Pow, Christine J. Cynn & Maggie Bertsche, Jennifer M. Kang, Kallia O. Wright, David C. Oh, Crystal S. Anderson, Diana Flores Ruiz, and Benjamin M. Han.
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Examining South Korea’s rapid economic ascent, Gil-Soo Han reveals how “nouveau-riche nationalism” collides with migrant realities. Centering on the Naju forklift abuse case, he exposes how economic pride and social hierarchy intersect
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Golden M. Owens reinterprets Rosey the Robot as a futuristic Mammy figure, linking domestic servitude, robot etymologies, and animation history to show how racialized labor logics persist beneath the surface of family entertainment.
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Anna Lovatt traces how artists from Mimi Smith to Letícia Parente used television and video to redraw the boundaries between art, media, and everyday life. The column reveals how the “screen age” has transformed drawing
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In his analysis of K-Pop Demon Hunters, Dal Yong Jin challenges theories of “odorless” hybridity, arguing for a politicized model of cultural mixing that keeps local specificity visible while negotiating unequal global media power.
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From Squid Game pop-ups to Netflix House installations, Hyun-Jung Stephany Noh traces how dystopian K-dramas become immersive, branded experiences. Her essay shows how Netflix turns speculative fiction into a global marketing spectacle
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Helen Piper examines the show The Assembly and compares the UK & Australian versions. In doing so, she reveals how format and post-production choices shape risk, reciprocity, and the politics of inclusion.
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Guillermina Zabala Suárez asks: Can digital media become a device to create awareness of health issues in out communities?
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New Flow?! 🚨 With Guillermina Zabala Suárez, Helen Piper, Hyun Jung Stephany Noh, Dal Yong Jin, Anna Lovatt, Golden M. Owens, and Gil-Soo Han! Topics vary from The Jetsons to The Asembly, K-Dramas, medical issues and more! Read all the columns at flowjournal.org! 🥳
In a new essay, @aca-laurel.bsky.social examines the role of the fanboy auteur in HBO's backstage comedy "The Franchise," which satirizes Hollywood's superhero industrial complex. Read: www.flowjournal.org/2025/07/fanb...
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In "Welcome to Wrexham and Representations of Management in Football (Soccer) as a Product of the “Media Sports Cultural Complex”" Andrew Stubbs-Lacy explores representation & construction of management in football with a focus on Welcome to Wrexham. Read: tinyurl.com/4z7wkuk8
Dr. Roderik Smits explores various factors affecting what constitutes “fair pay” in the film and television industries. Read it here: tinyurl.com/mrn5wv9v
Next up: @geraldsim.bsky.social critiques Big Tech’s lobbying strategies against antitrust legislation, arguing that companies use technoliberal narratives, racialized imagery & nationalist rhetoric, such as the “China Argument,” to manipulate public opinion and more. tinyurl.com/ycka7652
Instead of advertising’s integration of AI media technologies as driven by natural market tendencies, @matthewcrain.bsky.social argues its from systemic commodification & political-economic forces, as analyzed through the Political Economy of Media & Communications framework. tinyurl.com/3yajfcmb
Dr. Newman explores the use of camera looks in sitcoms like Abbott Elementary as a comedic device. Establishing direct connection with the audience, blending traditions of comedic performance that invite viewer participation & emotional response. Read it here: tinyurl.com/4vp8uakv
🥳New Flow?! With Michael Z. Newman, @geraldsim.bsky.social ,
@matthewcrain.bsky.social , Roderik Smits, & Andrew Stubbs-Lacy! Topics include: camera looks in sitcoms, advertising’s integration of AI, Big Tech’s lobbying efforts, "fair pay” in media industries, & Welcome to Wrexham! flowjournal.org
In "Streaming Power" @swapnilrai.bsky.social explores how streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon shape diplomacy, narratives, and policy, positioning themselves as cultural power brokers beyond national borders in an era of digital media dominance.
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In "Work Songs: Tiny Desk Concerts Reimagines Music Video and Public Radio" @ericdharvey.com examines the shifts in live music consumption with a focus on the evolution of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
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Time to celebrate! New flow with work by @ericdharvey.com
and @swapnilrai.bsky.social! Topics include: NPR's Tiny Desk Concert and live music consumption & how streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon are positioning themselves as global cultural power brokers.
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Kiah Bennett examines the production culture from the perspective of across-the-line workers at the entry level in "Across-the-Line: The Invisible Labor and Cultural Mechanics of Hollywood’s Entry-Level Workforce." Read it here: tinyurl.com/8v2w8cd8 !
In "Just Pretend: Elvis Girlies, Social Media and Embodied Play" Eleanor Patterson explores how Elvis Girlies “play around” with history.
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In this column, Ben Rogerson offers a textual and industrial analysis of the self-reflexive Disney+/Pixar series Dream Productions and the animation unit’s short-lived approach to streaming series. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2s4c4xke