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Commodification Of Korean Culture In The West: Orientalism In The Era Of Modern Social Media, Samantha Giudice
Commodification Of Korean Culture In The West: Orientalism In The Era Of Modern Social Media, Samantha Giudice
International and Global Studies Undergraduate Honors Theses
South Korea, hereafter referred to as Korea, lies within the Korean Peninsula. It currently boasts a population of 53 million people residing within 38,724 square miles and a GDP of 1.811 trillion US dollars, making it the 13th largest economy in the world. Since the Korean War to today Korea has turned into a major economic and cultural epicenter remaining at the center of technological advancements and pop culture production. While the exportation of this pop culture has allowed the economy grow at unprecedented rates, it has also led to less favorable interactions with Korean culture by people all …