FillsagapinKoreanWavestudiesbystudyingitthroughthelensofgender.WomenWeLoveisaneditedcollectionexploringfemininitiesinandaroundtheKoreanWavesince2000.WhilestudiesontheKoreanWaveareabundant,thereisadearthofanalysisaboutthefemale-identifyingstars,characters,andfanswhoshapeandleadthiscrucialculturalmovement.Using“women“asaninclusivetermextendingtoallthosewhoself-defineaswomen,thiscollectionofessaysexaminestheroleofwomeninK-popandK-dramaindustriesandfandomspaces,encompassingcrucialintersectionaltopicssuchasqueeringofgender,disseminationofmedia,andfanculture.TheaudienceforWomenWeLovewillreflectthecontributorstothistext;theyareK-popandK-dramafans,queer,international;theyarealsoacademicsofAsianhistories,sociology,genderandsexuality,arthistory,andvisualculture.Thechaptersareplayful,intersectional,andwillbeadaptedwellintosyllabiformediastudies,genderstudies,visualculturestudies,sociology,andcontemporaryglobalhistory.
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