Editor: Sol Archer

A Muitas Mãos / Held by Hands


Published in 2022, Brazil, English or Portuguese (BR), ISBN 978-65-990888-4-1, 160 Pages. 

This book brings together personal and theoretical reflections written by members of the Brazilian K-pop community on the constructive potential of fandom in contemporary society. The publication spans experiences of occupying public space through collective dance practice, identity formation and community support, cultural appropriation in K-pop, the effects of soft power, and considerations of the phenomenon of fandom.


Contributors
Aline Barbosa Julia Guerreiro Kananda Simonetti Kelly Nobre Lohaynne Beringui Lucas Victor Aureliano Marcelle Belfort Millah C. S. Gomes EVE Natália Amorim Paula Castro Paulina Yeal Cho Sabrina Diniz


Contents
Intro — Sol Archer

Inside and outside: reflections on MAM Rio and K-pop dancers
Millah Christina de Souza Gomes

Fanwars versus community Marcelle Belfort

Outside of Insta, are you okay? collective expressions on social media during the pandemic
Kelly Nobre

All bodies can: dancing to acceptance in K-cover
Lucas Victor Aureliano

Appropriation X Representation: The Uses of Afro-American Culture
Kananda Simonetti

Chiclete com banana, b-pop will emerge like that
grupo EVE

The Rise of South Korean Culture: A More Cosmopolitan Vision
Paula Castro

My hope is that mugunghwa does not become a weed
Paulina Yeal Cho

#Diary: coming out in the K-pop community
Sabrina Diniz

Who can be a fan?
Julia Guerreiro

The construction of identity in fandom: a linguistic perspective
Aline Barbosa

Photographic essay: k-poppers at MAM Rio
Lohaynne Beringui

I want to dance:
the importance of public and accessible spaces for self-expression Natália Amorim


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