[Air-L] PhD Scholarship: Mapping the ‘K-’ flow via K-Influencers in global social media pop cultures

[Jin Lee]

Dear colleagues,

Influencer Ethnography Research Lab [IERLab] at Curtin University is
excited to announce a fully funded PhD scholarship opportunity for a
project titled ‘*Mapping the ‘K-’ flow via K-Influencers in global social
media pop cultures*’.

Please share + apply.
Jin

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*Mapping the ‘K-’ flow via K-Influencers in global social media pop
cultures*

This PhD project will examine the K-influencer ecology in the Asia Pacific
region, by investigating the flow of ‘K-‘ capital (acronym of Korean
culture) in social media pop cultures. It aims to develop a comprehensive
understanding of the interactions, tensions, and symbiotic relationships
between Influencers, industries, governments, and technological bodies
within the broader social media landscape.

This PhD project will be conducted at the Influencer Ethnography Research
Lab (IERLab) (https://ierlab.com/), led by Professor Crystal Abidin as
Director and Dr Jin Lee as a Research Fellow and core team member. The
IERLab consists of an interdisciplinary and international team of social
scientists dedicated to examining the socio-cultural influence of
Influencers. The project will align with the ethos of the IERLab by
employing a localized, contextualized, and multilingual approach, with a
specific focus on prioritizing Internet research from the Asia Pacific
region and Global South.

EOIs are open from *07 July 2023 – 25 August 2023*.

For further information, and for any queries, please contact IERLab
Director and Project Primary Supervisor Professor Crystal Abidin at
crystal.abidin[at]curtin.edu.au well ahead of the August 25 2023 EOI due
date.

Please find more info:
https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/?id=6766

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Jin Lee, PhD
Research Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University & ARC Centre of
Digital Child
Affiliate researcher, Korean Research Centre of Western Australia
Visit my website <https://ljin8788.wixsite.com/website> for more