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Affective and Intimate Ties Between BTS and ARMY: K-pop, Fandom, and the Feminine Gaze

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dc.contributor.advisorMecija, Casey
dc.contributor.authorSchestak, Erika Shauna
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:24:54Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:24:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:24:54Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunication & Culture, Joint Program with Toronto Metropolitan University
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractK-pop as a part of global popular culture, has had its texts viewed through the lens of local norms and imaginaries in many national contexts, sometimes to the detriment of idol groups and their fans. This thesis examines how race and gender have shaped the reception of K-pop in North America using BTS and their fans, ARMY, as a case study. Through a content analysis of BTS’ music videos and interviews with Canadian ARMYs, this study found that the aesthetics and gendered embodiment in BTS’ music videos align with a feminine gaze and that there is an affective and intimate bond between BTS and ARMY founded on shared (digital) space. Additionally, this thesis concluded that in North American contexts, male K-pop idols are entangled in racial and sexual imaginaries and stereotypes and that young and feminine K-pop fans are infantilized and pathologized by ‘fangirl’ discourses.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41615
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCommunication
dc.subject.keywordsFan studies
dc.subject.keywordsGender studies
dc.subject.keywordsPopular culture
dc.subject.keywordsDigital media
dc.subject.keywordsAffect theory
dc.subject.keywordsFeminist theory
dc.subject.keywordsCritical race theory
dc.titleAffective and Intimate Ties Between BTS and ARMY: K-pop, Fandom, and the Feminine Gaze
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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