Dynamics of Korea-Africa Cultural Engagements

Kim, Suweon

doi:10.1007/978-981-32-9013-6_6

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“…Nonetheless, Africa's current market for Korean AVPs is insignificant in terms of purchasing power as the continent makes up 0.05% of Korea's world exports in broadcasting content (Shin et al 2018). However, the Korean government is aware of the potential of this untapped market not only for AVPs but for Korea's goods in general (Kim 2020). Of Korea's GDP, 97% is generated from international trade in which the majority of export goods are positioned in competition with similar but cheaper goods made in China.…”

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Aggressive yet benign: Korea’s engagement in creative industries in Africa

Kim

2020

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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Korea's global strategy of disseminating its audiovisual products (AVPs) reflects developmentalism driven by short-term commercial motivation. In Africa, however, the Korean government distributes AVPs free of charge, sometimes in the form of foreign aid with the aim of creating a market in the long run. This paper suggests 'granted developmentalism' as an explanation for Korea's expansion strategy into Africa. Whereas growing cultural transactions within the global South provoke protectionist narratives, Korean AVPs are viewed as rather benign or even inspiring despite their aggressive developmentalism. Drawn on policy analysis and field research, this paper seeks to understand the dissemination and reception of Korean AVPs in South Africa and Ghana. The current pattern of Korean engagement, characterised by provision of entertainment content on the digital platform, is boosting its image as a bearer of soft power. Nonetheless, this strategy may result in reproducing existing inequality in societies that are marked by acute digital divide.

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Section: Expansion Of Korean Avps Into Africamentioning

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Aggressive yet benign: Korea’s engagement in creative industries in Africa

Kim

2020

International Journal of Cultural Policy

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“…In other words, knowledge sharing is the movement of knowledge among employees and colleagues in an organization that increases the sense of collaboration with others for solving problems, developing novel ideas, or running policies or procedures [ 6 ]. In organizational contexts, knowledge sharing is the use of activities that intend to convey or spread knowledge from an individual or group to another [ 32 , 33 ]. It can happen through written correspondence or face-to-face communications with others that facilitate capturing knowledge [ 34 ].…”

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