scholarly journals K-pop fan labor and an alternative creative industry: A case study of GOT7 Chinese fans

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-406
Author(s):  
Meicheng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Fan Culture ◽  
Unskilled Labor ◽  
Commodification Of Culture ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Depth Interviews

Korean popular music or K-pop has achieved popularity among global audiences. The uniqueness of K-pop fan culture has helped to shape the success of the K-pop industry. Through a case study of Chinese fan labor vis-à-vis K-pop male idol group GOT7, the author notes three types of K-pop fan labor: specialized labor, managerial labor, and unskilled labor. This research argues that fan labor transforms the K-pop industry into an alternative creative industry because fan labor as creative labor is an indispensable part of the K-pop industry. Fan labor is utilized to distinguish fans from non-fans, and to draw boundaries between the grateful, more enthusiastic fans and the casual self-proclaimed fans who do not contribute to fandom or their idols’ success. These Chinese K-pop fans comply with the K-pop industry’s commodification of culture, are exploited by the K-pop industry, and seek empowerment in the K-pop production and distribution process. This paper’s exploration of fan labor, based on the author’s participant observations and in-depth interviews, will thus contribute to studies on the creative industries, creative labor, fandom, and the transnational flows of popular culture.

scholarly journals Creative industry as a key creative component of the Slovak economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 03009
Author(s):  
Daniela Rybarova
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Social Mechanisms ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Social Mechanism ◽  
Cognitive Mechanism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Definition Of

The global economy is understood as an economy of information, knowledge, creativity, networks and services. The creation of value in the economy is involved in the economic, social and cognitive mechanisms. The economic mechanism emphasizes the processes of cooperation and production, the social mechanism, in turn, communication and marketing techniques, the cognitive mechanism is based on human imagination and interpretation. Under the cognitive mechanism is meant creativity, the ability to bring new motive, ideas. Cognitive mechanisms are in value creation process complementary to economic and social mechanisms and they are capable of producing value separately. One of the approaches to measuring creativity is to define and analyse creative industries. The creative industries are industries in which “combine and overlap the fields of art, culture, business and technology. They create a cycle of creation, production and distribution, using their intellectual capital as primary capital [1]. The contribution of the creative industry lies in its cross-sectoral dimension with minimal territorial constraints. The article will focus on the definition of creative industries and the analysis of creative industries in the Slovakia. The method used was the analysis of trends in the form of percentage year-on-year change. The creative industry is the sensitive on the state and development of the economy in Slovakia.

Flexible as freedom? The dynamics of creative industry work and the case study of the editor in publishing

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1303-1319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E Bridges
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
High Satisfaction

The creative industries have gained the attention of neoliberal policymakers as providing future economic growth. However, these industries are often built on precarious working conditions as a compromise for flexible and more meaningful work. This article uses a mixed-methods approach to investigate the dynamics of flexible and precarious work in the creative industries through the lived experience of the editor. The data reveal a higher tolerance to precarity among freelance workers compared to full-time workers, paired with high satisfaction levels, particularly among women. Using the editor as a case study, this article seeks to criticise the global labour trend towards flexible employment, which relies more heavily on digital networked labour that is insecure and precarious by nature and to highlight the particular vulnerability of a female creative industry workers who appear to have a higher tolerance to job insecurity.

scholarly journals Transnational Television Distribution and Co-Production Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Paul Torre
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Joint Ventures ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Contractual Arrangements ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Television Formats

This article explores the production and distribution process for television co-productions and explains the potential benefits and risks compared to other media joint ventures, like television formatting. Using a detailed case study of one television series within a larger co-production agreement between a German rights trader and a Hollywood studio, the author analyzes production and distribution challenges and complex contractual arrangements within the context of global media trade. Co-productions are situated in between, and as a transition from, acquiring rights to canned television programs, and acquiring rights to television formats. The author contends that a range of difficulties in co-productions has contributed to a turn to television formatting, where the production process is more easily controlled and customized by the partner acquiring the property, leading to more predictable and successful distribution outcomes.

scholarly journals Cultural and creative industries in modern languages

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 216-230
Author(s):  
Haili Ma
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Academic Values ◽  
Content Relevance ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Programme Development ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
Cultural And Creative Industries

This paper explores Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI) teaching and curriculum development across disciplines, based on a case study of a newly established Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI) programme at the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University, UK. It illustrates how different academic values and goals influence styles of teaching and curriculum development, and it considers how this drives disciplinary evolution. As CCI increasingly attracts international students, in particular from China’s middle-class market, this paper questions the direct ‘import’ of western CCI for Chinese students, in terms of both content relevance and programme development sustainability. This paper suggests that curriculum evolution should be viewed as key for UK higher education to retain market competitiveness, especially a pending ‘Brexit’.

scholarly journals Utilizing City Festival as an Event Marketing for Creative Industry Product (Case Study of Jember Fashion Carnaval)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Lilik Farida ◽  
Nadia Azalia Putri ◽  
Sudarsih Sudarsih
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Marketing Capability ◽  
Event Marketing ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Innovation Type

Objective - This study discusses the role of tourism event marketing in promoting creative industry products in a city by taking a case study in Jember district. Jember has third largest fashion carnival in the world named Jember Fashion Carnaval (JFC) which is held annually. JFC is capable of being a magnet of Jember tourism in recent years. That big potential of JFC can be utilized as a tourism event marketing. Hopefully, JFC is able to be a market for creative industries in Jember, given that the main problem of creative industries in Jember is related to marketing capability. JFC utilization as an event marketing requires a quadruple helix model approach, where local government, universities, creative industries, and society work together and synergically. Methodology/Technique - This study is designed using analytical descriptive approach. Findings – This study concluded that creating JFC as an event marketing in promoting creative industry product in Jember applies active synergy between government, academics, industries, and society. Government can act as creative industry promotor and supporter of facility and infrastructure; academics can contribute as source of knowledge, technology, and creative human resources; industries can develop their own enterprise using knowledge and experience transfer; and community can act as program partner related to JFC and creative industries. Novelty - The research based on the analytical descriptive approach suggests marketing challenge of creative industries with new product development and innovation. Type of Paper - Review Keywords: Creative industry; Event marketing; JFC JEL Classification: M31, M37.

scholarly journals Overview of Distribution of Medicines and Consumable Medical Materials (Bmhp) from Pharmacy Warehouse Pharmacy Depot to Inpatient Installations of Diseases in General Hospital in South Tangerang City in 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-148
Author(s):  
Rika Rakasiwi ◽  
Noo Latifah Amin
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Medical Materials ◽  
Depth Interviews

The problem in distributing pharmaceutical preparations that often occur in hospitals is when medicines arrive late at the hospital pharmacy depot/satellite. Not only employees who feel loss but patients who need medicines are even more harmed because they have to wait for the medicine that comes too late. The type of research used in this study is descriptive qualitative research using case study design. Primary data is obtained from direct observations and in-depth interviews and document studies. This research was conducted in South Tangerang City Hospital from May to June 2021. Based on the results of research obtained for input obtained human resources results in pharmaceutical warehouses are not adequate, infrastructure to distribute medicines and medical materials consumables to the room has not been up to standard. In the process obtained results that have been done by the distribution flow of drugs and medical materials consumables. In the output obtained results there is still a void of drugs. Conclusion In the input of human resources in the Pharmacy Warehouse is not adequate, the infrastructure in distributing medicines and medical materials consumables to the room has not been up to standard. The distribution process has been carried out by the standards of operational procedures in force. At the output is still the discovery of empty drug stocks. Suggest the head of the warehouse to be able to supervise the SOP that the distribution of drugs and BMHP. The need to hold a special trolley addition in the Pharmacy Warehouse to facilitate the distribution of drugs and medical materials consumables.

Knowledge Exchange between Universities and the Creative Industries in the UK

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morag Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Modes Of Engagement ◽  
Depth Interviews

The importance to the economy of knowledge exchange between universities and industry has long been recognized, and in the UK a number of initiatives are in place to support such activities. These initiatives have helped to stimulate engagement between universities and the creative industries, a sector of increasing importance to the UK economy. However, in contrast to other sectors, such as science and engineering, little has been published about the ways universities and the creative economy interact. In this paper a study designed to determine the characteristics of the modes of engagement which best support knowledge exchange between GCU and partners in the creative industries is described. A qualitative case study approach is employed, in which data are gathered through in-depth interviews with key stakeholders. The literature suggests that the culture of an institution, based on mission and history, and the communication networks which are in place to support engagement are likely to be important factors. The issues identified in the literature are explored in this study and interview responses are used to determine the practices that support and encourage successful engagement.

The politics of pleasure in global drama: A case study of the TV series, The Magnificent Century (Muhteşem Yüzyıl)

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz Özalpman ◽  
Katharine Sarikakis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Reception Studies ◽  
Audience Reception ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Audience Reception Studies ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article is concerned with the ways in which local/national drama becomes a global success, which strategies are developed to appeal to viewers within different cultural settings and how far this shift is important when re/thinking audience reception studies. The study answers this question by exploring the television (TV) drama series, The Magnificent Century (2011–2014) by conducting in-depth interviews in the Greek capital Athens and the Moroccan capital Rabat with viewers and the production and distribution team of the series. The findings show that potentials for pleasure in the consumption of drama are designed from the very beginning when thinking globally, to reduce cultural differences to a minimum, to finally fuse audiences’ interpretative practices beyond cultural polarization to common understandings.

Whither the Two-Step

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn R. Neal
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Country Music ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Fan Culture ◽  
Social Dance ◽  
Fan Communities ◽  
Musical History ◽  
Significant Change

This chapter describes and interprets social dance within country music’s fan culture beginning with a historical summary and then focusing on 2005–2015. It explores how dances are learned within fan communities, using the Sweetheart Schottische as a case study. It then traces the adoption of hip hop, rock, and pop into country line dancing, a return to regional differentiation of dance styles, and the migration of more traditional forms of country dancing out of country nightclubs. These shifts correspond to a significant change in how country music defines and incorporates aspects of musical history, especially the adoption of a more rock lineage. In an era marked by “bro-country,” both country music and the accompanying dance styles show an assimilation into mainstream popular culture, confronting and adapting aspects of country identity including dance that historically created a stark differentiation between country and other genres.

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