International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. The release ofBarbiein China sparked a significant wave of feminist discourse, giving rise to a new community of feminist Barbie fans. To understand how these Chinese fans use Barbie—a symbol o…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This conversational essay brings together Lori Morimoto, Haerin Shin, and Sangita Shresthova in an exploration of inauthenticity, cultural liminality, and the generative tensions of transcultur…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. Neoliberal narratives of resilience and transformation frame the success of the relatively few women and even fewer immigrant women who succeed in American industry. This article extends the cr…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article introduces the special issue dedicated to transcultural fandom, with a focus on China, Korea, and broader contexts beyond East Asia. Framed through the metaphor of a shared bus rid…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article considers how the landscape of transcultural fandom studies has developed, focusing on its evolution through the lens of queer (Asian) studies over the past two decades. It particu…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This dialogical article emphasizes the meaningfully playful character of popular culture fan and audience practices and argues for contextual and transcultural approaches to their meaning-makin…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This paper examines how creative workers in Accra’s popular music and music video sector manage familial relations to pursue creative work. Generally, due to the precariousness of creative work…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This research explores the cultural significance behind the popularity of hanbok, examining how fans express cultural identity, gender, and nationality through sartorial fandom. By analyzing Ko…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. Digital fashion communities are often portrayed as radical challengers to mainstream fashion, embodying digital utopianism that views technology as a liberating force. These communities are bel…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. K-pop Random Play Dance (RPD) has emerged as a global fan practice that transforms public spaces into sites of participatory performance and community-building. This research examines K-pop RPD…