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CFP: K-Drama and Korean Television Symposium The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Preston, UK, is delighted to host a the K-Drama and Korean TV Symposium, which is devoted to scholarship on South Korean TV dramas and other TV formats. Dates: Wednesday 5th June 2019, 9:30 am to 6 pm. (Check-in and drama-screening Tuesday 4th June from 5 pm). Key details: Accommodation (Tuesday 4th June), lunch and refreshments are provided for selected presenters. Limited transport expenses for postgrad researchers. Full CFP and Further information: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/language-global-studies/iksu/k-drama-korean-televison-symposium.php Related Event: The K-Drama symposium is a pre-conference event taking place the day before the Korean Screen Cultures Conference at UCLan 6th to 7th June 2019. For further information, see: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/language-global-studies/iksu/annual-korean-screen-cultures-conference.php K-Drama Symposium Call for Papers: The K-Drama symposium aims to critically engage with issues related to the production, forms, themes, and global circulation and reception of contemporary Korean television shows, including TV-dramas, reality TV, variety shows, chat shows and comedy. Presenters will be invited to submit chapters to an edited collection that we aim to publish by the end of 2020. In the decade since Chau and Iwabushi’s seminal collection, East Asian Pop Culture: Analysing the Korean Wave (2008), K-drama have diversified considerably in terms of genre and theme beyond the intricate romance narratives of early 2000s dramas. At the same time, the audiences and global circulation of K-drama continue to grow, especially through on-demand media platforms and websites, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Viki. Other Korean TV formats have started to attract avid viewers all over the world, especially variety shows such as Running Man, Infinity Challenge, and The Law of the Jungle. Despite K-drama’s global appeal, however, the domestic and regional context remains central to questions of production practice and cultural politics. For example, K-drama production practices have adapted to accommodate regional/Chinese audiences; China has restricted imports of South Korean cultural products; and K-dramas have responded in significant ways to the momentous shifts in South Korean politics in recent years. Such developments in the field of Korean TV Studies raise a multitude of questions. Given that much previous scholarship on K-drama has privileged questions of regional reception, this symposium particularly encourages panels/papers on K-drama production practices; the changing genres, forms, and thematic concerns of K-drama and other TV formats; and questions of reception and appropriation of K-TV on global content platforms. Thus, we invite papers by established, early career and postgrad researchers on any topic related to the global consumption of Korean TV research, and especially welcome work on the following: • K-drama production practices • New drama genres • Changing thematic concerns in K-drama • The popularity of Korean TV formats beyond drama, such as variety shows • The consumption of dubbed/subtitles Korean TV products • The ‘translatability’ of Korean variety show/comedy • Questions of reception and appropriation of K-TV on global content platforms • K-drama/K-TV Fan studies • K-Pop/TV drama Stars and crossovers • Remaking Korean TV in other cultural markets • Platform distribution markets and practices • ‘Netflix original’ K-Drama/films • Platforms (e.g Netflix): Cultural gatekeeper or intercultural mediator? Applications and Further Information Please go to the K-Drama Symposium Webpage for full details about how to apply at: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/language-global-studies/iksu/k-drama-korean-televison-symposium.php 1) Please send abstracts of 300 words for individual papers, with a 50-100 words bio, and paper title. 2) Panel proposals: Include all paper abstracts/bios with a 300-word panel abstract in ONE combined document. 3) Please email WORD documents (NO PDF!) to [log in to unmask] 4) Deadline for proposals is: 21st February 2019, acceptance notified by 15th March 2019. 5) Complete papers of 5,500 - 6,000 words by 15th May 2019. 6) Final drafts of book chapters by 1st September 2019. 7) Attending KSCC 2019 too? Please refer to full details of accommodation, etc. at: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/language-global-studies/iksu/annual-korean-screen-cultures-conference.php Enquiries to Mark Plaice at [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. 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