School of Korean Traditional Arts Hosts the 25^th Academic Symposium, “Principle and Prospect of the Hallyu Culture Formation”

On 9 November, the Department of Korean Traditional Arts Theory of the School of Korean Traditional Arts held an annual academic symposium, “Principle and Prospect of the Hallyu (Korean Wave) Culture Formation.” The six papers based on in-depth research on and practices in forming Hallyu were presented at the event.

In part 1, the occasion talked on the topic of “formation of cultural capital and Hallyu.” The presenters and their topics were as in the following, respectively: Professor Paik Wondam (Sungkongheo University) on “Examining Today’s Hallyu,” Research Professor Jeong Jongeun (Sangji University) on “Process of Formation and Expansion of Hallyu as a Global Capital,” and Professor Lee Dongyeon (Korea National University of Arts) on “Understanding the Structure of a Capital of K-Pop Production – Focusing on the SM Entertainment’s Management Dispute.”

In part 2, the topic of “Hallyu and Formation of Cultural Nationalism” was talked about among the presenters: Lecturer Kim Seongyun (Korea National University of Arts) on “Is K-Culture Sustainable? – Discourse Analysis, Obstacles in Growth, Request for Innovation,” Professor Lee Jeeheng (Dong-A University) on “The Fandom of Hallyu – Is it a Transnational Phenomenon or a New Cultural Nationalism?,” and Professor Kim Sooah (Seoul National University) on “Hallyu and Media Report – Media Discourse and Reinforcement of Cultural Nationalism.”