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Resources
The library is regularly updated with the latest resources. Some entries have been sourced from the BTS Syllabus project.
Exploring Information Science through BTS and Kpop
Courses
What can BTS teach you about information science? Explore different aspects of information science such as classification, social media, misinformation and disinformation, transmedia storytelling, participatory media, fan wars and fandom gatekeeping through Kpop, in particular, the case of BTS. Design and conduct a research study investigating an information science problem in the domain of popular culture media.
Jin Ha Lee,Associate Professor at University of Washington Information School
Fans Participatory Culture in Social Media (Studies on Twitter utilization by Bangtan Boys fans in Indonesia)
Journal Articles
The focus on this study is the form of Bangtan Boys (BTS) fans participatory culture in Indonesia through social media twitter in order to build the Bangtan Boys (BTS) brand.
Lusia Savitri Setyo Utami
2016
Fans as Transcultural Gatekeepers: The Hierarchy of BTS’ Anglophone Reddit Fandom and the Digital East-West Media Flow
Journal Articles
This article describes how fandom organization on visibly hierarchical social media platforms differs from rhizomatic social media platforms. It discusses how Reddit’s hierarchical structure controls the flow of information into digital Anglophone K-pop fandoms.
Kimery Lynch
2020
Fans, Their Voyage in the Room
Official Content
With interviews from fans, this article takes a look at how ARMY and other fans are living through the pandemic.
Hyunkyung Lim
2021
From International Sign in “Permission to Dance” to a barrier-free world
Official Content
A closer look at barriers in pop culture.
Yoon, H.
2021