K-Pop and Contemporary Culture in The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams
About this episode
Christine Ma-Kellams discusses her novel The Band and its commentary on K-Pop and contemporary culture.
Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Christine Ma-Kellams, author of The Band listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZopqRgR9xG4 Inspiration for The Band and its relationship to pop music, K-Pop, and popular culture.Motivation for writing The Band as a commentary on what may be happening behind the scenes of a successful K-Pop boy band.The novel as a scatching indictment of fandom and how the industry often turns a blind eye t...
People in this episode
Host: Carol M. Cram
Guest: Christine Ma-Kellams
Topics covered
- K-Pop
- contemporary culture
- fandom
- pop music
- literature
- commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Art In Fiction, YouTube
Books & works: The Band
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