BTS and the Globalization of Talent a place collection by Matthew Williams

Where do the most famous people from your hometown live? Most likely, they’ve moved away. Using Korean K-pop group BTS as an example of the movement of talent commodified on a global scale, this Place Collection tracks the professional careers of BTS members, from their birthplace to the current (2023).

KeywordsSouth Korea, BTS, World Systems Theory, Commodification, Globalization
Essay BTS_and_the_Globalization_of_Talent_Essay
Created08 Oct 2022
Links: BTS Gazetteer Lesson Plan ( a Lesson); New Yorker on BTS ( a Article);
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