...This chapter introduces South Korean Internet-generated protests in the context of ongoing theoretical and critical debates about the significance of the Internet for politics. It specifically proposes paying attention to items that captivate young Internet users, which they then circulate without...

... Ulrich Timme Bowen John ecumenical parks and sites ensembliers Gell Alfred local optima Petersen Roger Shi Fa Zhao Tange Kenzo Wiriyaphan Braphai Wiriyaphan Lek amusement parks Internet web presence Daikannon of Sendai Guanyin statues and images Hasegawa Kiyoshi Japan Kannon statues...

... of choices that meet their aesthetic, social, and entertainment interests while allowing them to “play with the occult” with peers. It also examines the feminized patterns and strategies of consumption, along with the use of the Internet, often accessed through mobile phones, to maintain social ties. Finally...

...The sixth chapter includes a number of newer Caodai followers, many of them women. In “The Divine Eye on the Internet,” I examine the influence of new technology on the creation of deterritorialized sacred communities, whose “holy land” may no longer be anchored to a specific landscape. Rival...

... Grassmud Horse Cao ni ma 2009 Internet amateur cinema Zimmermann Patricia DV culture home videos Japanese otaku Szczelkun Stefan Convergence Culture Where Old and New Media Collide Jenkins dGenerate Films egao culture fan culture Fanhall Studio Xianxiang Gongzuoshi Jenkins Henry kuso culture...

... the fundamental South Korean–U.S. relationship in new political terms. U S military vehicular incident 2002 Internet online communities World Cup soccer tournament 2002 Kim Hyŏn mi Red Devils South Korean youth women Nino Fernando Walker Mark Chosun Ilbo newspaper Hankyoreh newspaper mainstream media...

... Cho Gabje conservative dilemma Internet Shirky Clay social media Pan Korean Community for Two Girls Killed by a U S Armored Vehicle PKC PKC Pan Korean Community for Two Girls Killed by a U S Armored Vehicle Castells Manuel candlelight protests Grand National Party GNP Sŏ Ch’ŏng wŏn...

... the “candle girl” as an iconic figure. Candle girls – literally teenagers carrying candles – became symbols marking the rise of a new generation of activists whose candlelight festivals incorporated irreverent parodies and performances, transferring the sensibility of the Internet to the streets...

... different cultures and societies, and the role of chance in the dynamics of mass movements and the “cultural ignition process” – speculating about the future of Internet-driven youth activism in South Korea and beyond. candlelight protests Internet born youth activism South Korean youth Williams Raymond...

...Igniting the Internet: Youth and Activism in Post-authoritarian South Korea takes up the new wave of South Korean youth activism that originated online in 2002 and continues today, focusing particularly on the cultural dynamics that have allowed the Internet to so...