 | Made in Korea: Studies in Popular Music Subjects: Arts; Area Studies; Humanities; Music; Asian Studies; Cultural Studies; Media & Film Studies; Popular Music; Asian Studies (General); Korean Studies; Popular Culture; Popular Music; Ethnomusicology; Made in Korea: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Korean popular music. Each essay covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Korea, first presenting a general description of the history and background of popular music in Korea, followed by essays, written by leading scholars of Korean music, that are organized into thematic sections: History, Institution, Ideology; Genres and Styles; Artists; and Issues. Hyunjoon Shin is a research professor in the Institute for East Asian Studies (IEAS) at Sungkonghoe University, Seoul. Seung-Ah Lee is a lecturer in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she teaches Korean Studies. |
