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Mixed-Race Politics and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in South Korean Media

Part of the book series: East Asian Popular Culture ((EAPC))

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The introduction is a concise overview of the goals of the project, the analytical framework, and the context of the study. The research questions and objectives are contextualized and the significance of the project is explained. The chapter also explains the analytical frameworks of neoliberal multiculturalism introducing the concept of “mixed-race as method” and previews the structure of the book.

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Ahn, JH. (2018). Introduction. In: Mixed-Race Politics and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in South Korean Media. East Asian Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65774-5_1

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