"Global media expert Dal Yong Jin examines the nexus of globalization, digital media, and contemporary popular culture in this empirically rich, student-friendly book. Offering an in-depth look at globalization processes, histories, texts, and state policies as they relate to the global media, Jin maps out the increasing role of digital platforms as they have shifted the contours of globalization. Case studies and examples focus on ubiqu ..."
Smartland Korea Mobile Communication, Culture, and Society (Perspectives On Contemporary Korea) by DalYongJin Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-05337-7, ISBN: 0-472-05337-X
"The dramatic advancement of cellphone technology has fundamentally changed our daily lives. Smartphones and their applications have created new capital for information and communication technology corporations and changed the way people communicate. Because of an interesting awareness of the significance for digital economy and people’s daily culture, many countries, from the U.S. to China, have massively invested in the smartphone indu ..."
"This new introductory textbook provides students with the tools they need to understand the way digital technologies have transformed the global media business of the 21st century. Focusing on three main approaches – media economics, critical political economy, and production studies – the authors provide an empirically rich analysis of ownership, organizational structures and culture, business strategies, markets, networks of strategic ..."
Transnational Korean Cinema Cultural Politics, Film Genres, and Digital Technologies by DalYongJin Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2019 by Rutgers University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-978807-88-4, ISBN: 1-978807-88-0
"In Transnational Korean Cinema author Dal Yong Jin explores the interactions of local and global politics, economics, and culture to contextualize the development of Korean cinema and its current place in an era of neoliberal globalization and convergent digital technologies. The book emphasizes the economic and industrial aspects of the story, looking at questions on the interaction of politics and economics, including censorship and p ..."
Transnational Korean Cinema Cultural Politics, Film Genres, and Digital Technologies by DalYongJin Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2019 by Rutgers Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-978807-89-1, ISBN: 1-978807-89-9
"This is the first book to offer a full overview of the nascent development of Korean cinema."
Korea's Online Gaming Empire(1st Edition) (The MIT Press) by DalYongJin Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2010 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-01476-2, ISBN: 0-262-01476-9
"In South Korea, online gaming is a cultural phenomenon. Games are broadcast on television, professional gamers are celebrities, and youth culture is often identified with online gaming. Uniquely in the online games market, Korea not only dominates the local market but has also made its mark globally. In Korea's Online Gaming Empire, Dal Yong Jin examines the rapid growth of ..."
K-Pop Idols Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Korean Music Industry (Asian Studies; Cultural Studies) by Hark Joon Lee, DalYongJin Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 2021 by Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-8827-0, ISBN: 1-4985-8827-1
"Converging theory and practice, this book provides a unique analysis of Korean youth's attempts to become global celebrities within the growing K-pop phenomenon, which is rapidly becoming part of global media systems and culture."
De-Convergence of Global Media Industries(Reprint) (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies) by DalYongJin Paperback, 186 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-92216-7, ISBN: 1-138-92216-1
"Convergence has become a buzzword, referring on the one hand to the integration between computers, television, and mobile devices or between print, broadcast, and online media and on the other hand, the ownership of multiple content or distribution channels in media and communications. Yet while convergence among communications companies has been the major trend in the neoliberal era, the splintering of compa ..."
"Global media expert Dal Yong Jin examines the nexus of globalization, digital media, and contemporary popular culture in this empirically rich, student-friendly book."
Smartland Korea Mobile Communication, Culture, and Society (Perspectives on Contemporary Korea) by DalYongJin Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-07337-5, ISBN: 0-472-07337-0
"The dramatic advancement of cellphone technology has fundamentally changed our daily lives. Smartphones and their applications have created new capital for information and communication technology corporations and changed the way people communicate. Because of an interesting awareness of the significance for digital economy and people’s daily culture, many countries, from the U.S. to China, have massively invested in the smartphone indu ..."
De-Convergence of Global Media Industries(1st Edition) (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies) by DalYongJin Hardcover, 186 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-62343-8, ISBN: 0-415-62343-X
"Convergence has become a buzzword, referring on the one hand to the integration between computers, television, and mobile devices or between print, broadcast, and online media and on the other hand, the ownership of multiple content or distribution channels in media and communications. Yet while convergence among communications companies has been the major trend in the neoliberal era, the splintering of compa ..."
"In recent decades, Korean communication and media have substantially grown to become some of the most significant segments of Korean society. Since the early 1990s, Korea has experienced several distinctive changes in its politics, economy, and technology, which are directly related to the development of local media and culture. Korea has greatly developed several cutting-edge technologies, such as smartphones, video games, and mobile i ..."
Asia-Pacific Film Co-productions(1st Edition) Theory, Industry and Aesthetics (Routledge Studies in Media and Cultural Industries) by DalYongJin, Wendy Su Hardcover, 338 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-367-44455-6, ISBN: 0-367-44455-0
"This book examines cross-regional film collaboration within the Asia-Pacific region. Through a mixed methods approach of political economy, industry and market, as well as textual analysis, the book contributes to the understanding of the global fusion of cultural products and the reconfiguration of geographic, political, economic, and cultural relations. Issues covered include cultural globalization and Asian regionalization; identity, ..."
Global ESports Transformation of Cultural Perceptions of Competitive Gaming by DalYongJin Hardcover, Published 2021 by Bloomsbury 3Pl ISBN-13: 978-1-5013-6877-6, ISBN: 1-5013-6877-X
Transnational Hallyu The Globalization of Korean Digital and Popular Culture (Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches) by DalYongJin, Kyong Yoon, Wonjung Min Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-4696-5, ISBN: 1-5381-4696-7
"Emerging new wave : transnational hallyu -- Evolution of the Korean cultural industries -- Digital convergence of hallyu -- Social media, digital platforms, and hallyu in North America -- Participatory translation of hallyu in Latin America ..."
"In the networked twenty-first century, digital platforms have significantly influenced capital accumulation and digital culture. Platforms, such as social network sites (e.g. Facebook), search engines (e.g. Google), and smartphones (e.g. iPhone), are increasingly crucial because they function as major digital media intermediaries. Emerging companies in non-Western countries have created unique platforms, controlling their own national m ..."
New Korean Wave Transnational Cultural Power in the Age of Social Media by DalYongJin Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-08147-7, ISBN: 0-252-08147-1
"The 2012 smash "Gangnam Style" by the Seoul-based rapper Psy capped the triumph of Hallyu , the Korean Wave of music, film, and other cultural forms that have become a worldwide sensation. Dal Yong Jin analyzes the social and technological trends that transformed South Korean entertainment from a mostly regional interest aimed at families into a global powerhouse geared toward tech-crazy youth. Blending analysis with insights from fa ..."
"In the networked twenty-first century, digital platforms have significantly influenced capital accumulation and digital culture. Platforms, such as social network sites (e.g. Facebook), search engines (e.g. Google), and smartphones (e.g. iPhone), are increasingly crucial because they function as major digital media intermediaries. Emerging companies in non-Western countries have created unique platforms, cont ..."
Hands On/Hands Off The Korean State and the Market Liberilization of the Communication Industry (The Hampton Press Communication Series) by DalYongJin Hardcover, 217 Pages, Published 2011 by Hampton Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-61289-030-2, ISBN: 1-61289-030-X
"This text is a contemporary political economic analysis of the various dimensions in the rapid growth of the Korean communication industry, including broadcasting, film, telecommunications, and information technology. As the first comprehensive attempt to analyze the rapid growth and change in the Korean communication systems, this book makes sense of those transitions by looking at global trends and how Korea has developed its communic ..."
Hands On / Hands Off The Korean State and the Market Liberalization of the Communication Industry (The Hampton Press Communication Series) by DalYongJin Paperback, 222 Pages, Published 2011 by Hampton Press Inc ISBN-13: 978-1-61289-031-9, ISBN: 1-61289-031-8
"This text is a contemporary political economic analysis of the various dimensions in the rapid growth of the Korean communication industry, including broadcasting, film, telecommunications, and information technology. As the first comprehensive attempt to analyze the rapid growth and change in the Korean communication systems, this book makes sense of those transitions by looking at global trends and how Korea has developed its communic ..."