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The return of the prodigal B-boy: from marginalised subculture to protected Korean cultural institution.
- Source :
- Cultural Trends; May2023, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p140-154, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- When the forces of globalisation brought B-boying (or breakdancing) to Korea, the traditionally conservative mainstream society looked askance at the practice. The government, concerned with building a strong national culture, set restrictive policies to protect Korean society from what it saw as a disruptive foreign influence. Nevertheless, a marginalised Korean B-boy subculture developed; rejected locally, Korean crews began competing globally. When they swept major international competitions, B-boying exploded in Korea and the government began to support and deploy it as iconic of Korea's youthful and dynamic art world. Thus, B-boying in Korea has undergone two major cycles of globalisation and Korean government intervention since the 1980s. In this paper, we trace how a marginalised subculture came to be institutionalised as a point of national pride by the government and the role that glocalisation has played in this dramatic reversal of the fortunes of the B-boys in Korea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09548963
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Cultural Trends
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163192157
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2070724