65. Race and Identity [Representation in Dramaland] from Dramas Over Flowers

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65. Race and Identity [Representation in Dramaland]

2 hour 5 minutes Posted Aug 2, 2020 at 10:09 pm.

Introduction

Why does representation matter?

Contemporary cultural context and the migrant demographic shift

History of blackface

History of blackface in Korea, and the history of American imperialism

Marcia's voice note: Man to Man, Father I'll Take Care of You, Backstreet Rookie, and how we deal with bad rep as members of marginalised groups

Indian representation: Strong Woman Do Bong-soon's fake yogi; Park Hae-jin in Kkondae Intern; Axone as good rep of Indians from NE states

How white people are represented in K-drama and English as a marker of social status (Dramas: Search WWW; CLOY; A moment At Eighteen)

Itaewon Class and Chris Lyon

Itaewon Class and trans rep with Lee Joo-young

Graceful Family, Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, and trans villainy

Personal Taste and "gayface"

Accessing private spaces and gender-bending dramas

Coffee Prince and the "gay for you" trope

Secret Boutique

My Unfamiliar Family

Reply 1997

Her Private Life and obligatory tragedy

Where Your Eyes Linger

Her Private Life, again. HELLO RYAN GOLD

Conclusion

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Show notes

This is Part 1 of a special edition of What's Up in Dramaland where we discuss why representation matters, and cover depictions of race and identity specifically.

We called for your input, and you responded spectacularly! We're really excited to bring you this two-part series on why representation matters, how it often presents itself in K-drama, and what it means for our fandom experience.

TIMESTAMPS:

Part 1: RACE REPRESENTATION

Part 2: LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION

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In our extended show notes, you can find links to the articles we reference in the episode, quotes we didn't have time to read out, and additional points from us that we forgot to mention during the recording. Read them here: https://dramasoverflowers.net/2020/08/02/representation-in-dramaland-race-and-lgbtq-identity/

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