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The Rest of the Remains: The East Marshall Street Well Oral History and Memorialization Project
Dr. Christine Cynn & Maggie Bertsche / Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRead more »Christine J. Cynn & Maggie Bertsche explore the complexities of setting up the Health Humanities Lab’s East Marshall Street Well (EMSW) Oral History and Memorialization Project that grapples with memorialization and education around historical racist violence and stolen remains. This project proposes a kind of humanities practice that wrestles with unresolved histories that inform the present.
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Livestreaming the K-pop Concert: Netflix, BTS and the Challenges of K-pop
Jennifer M. Kang / Queensland University of TechnologyRead more »This article examines how the global audience for the livestream of BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang was shaped by the varying goals of BTS’s label, HYBE, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and Netflix.
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Disney+ and the Franchising of Original Korean Series
Benjamin M. Han / University of GeorgiaRead more »Compared to Netflix, Disney+ has not experienced as much success with its original Korean series. Nonetheless, the global streaming platform has continuously invested in the production of Korean content, releasing a steady lineup of original series that spans different genres, especially crime thrillers.
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Journey to the East: Woman Fan Subject, Self-Identity, and Romance
David C. Oh / Syracuse UniversityRead more »In an analysis of recently released, internationally co-produced Netflix series, David C. Oh dissects a recurring theme of women traveling to South Korea to achieve a transformative experience. Oh argues that these shows are indicative of larger questions around self-discovery and desire in fandom.
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Lana, Alexa, & ChatGPT: AI Surveillance and Too Hot to Handle
Golden M. Owens / University of Washington
Golden Owens discusses Lana, the virtual assistant on the reality television show Too Hot To Handle, and how it relates to broader narratives about robotic technologies, artificial intelligence, and surveillance.
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The Noise Hits All at Once: A Trans History of the Votrax SC-01 Voice Synthesis Chip
Whit Pow / New York University
What happens when an electronic sound becomes legible as a voice?
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Over*Flow: Effort is Overrated: The Dissonance of AI Integrations with the 2024 Olympic Games
Kathryn Hartzell / University of Texas at Austin
Kathryn Hartzell examines the integration of Artificial Intelligence into the 2024 Summer Olympics and how this endeavor clashes with values surrounding sports, performance, and equality.




