Readings/Viewings: Film : 9 Muses Of Star Empire (2012) [Video File] (47:34) ( Link ) Seabrook, John. “Factory Girls: Cultural technology and the making of K-pop.” The New Yorker. October 8, 2012. ( Link ) “Can K-pop Conquer America?” New York Times . June 30, 2017. [Audio File] (55:42]. ( Link ) “The Success of the K-Pop Industry”. July 25 2016. ( Link ) Readings Response Journals Grading Criteria: Reading journ als should be at least 350  words in length (approximately one half page, single-spaced) and  should accomplish the  following:  - Clear, concise, well- or ganized engagement with that lecture ’ s readings/viewings;  - Demonstrate analytical capabilities and creative thinking;  - Include a brief overview of the material and a personal critical assessment or  opinion  - Demonstrate completion of that Lecture ’ s  readings/viewings, usually by citing  sp ecific examples taken from those materials in your response;  - Provide critical reflection on that Lecture ’ s readings/viewings based on your own  personal thoughts and ideas.  - Mere summaries of the readings or lengthy anecdotal tangents will NOT be  accepted  How you organize your response is open, but be sure that you reference  all of the  readings/viewings somewhere in your response (references can be by title or author; no  formal citations are needed).  How you demonstrate critical reflection i s open.  Here are  some questions you might consider: How do the readings/ viewings connect to i ssues  discussed in that particular Lecture?  What did you find most inter esting about the  readings/viewings and why?  Do you agree with the ideas presented?  What issues did  the authors overlook?  How do these issues or ideas relate to your own life or t o things  you are leaning about in other classes?  Did this reading change your perspective on  something? ...

1. Readings/Viewings:
Film
:
9 Muses Of Star Empire
(2012) [Video File] (47:34) (
Link
)
Seabrook, John. “Factory Girls: Cultural technology and the
making of K-pop.” The New Yorker. October 8, 2012. (
Link
)
“Can K-pop Conquer America?”
New York Times
. June 30, 2017. [Audio File] (55:42]. (
Link
)
“The Success of the K-Pop Industry”. July 25 2016. (
Link
)
Readings Response Journals Grading Criteria: Reading journ
als should be at least 350
words in length (approximately one half page, single-spaced)
and
should accomplish the

2. following:
-
Clear, concise, well-
or
ganized engagement with that lecture
’
s readings/viewings;
-
Demonstrate analytical capabilities and creative thinking;
-
Include a brief overview of the material and a personal critical
assessment
or
opinion
-
Demonstrate completion of that Lecture
’
s
readings/viewings, usually by citing

3. sp
ecific examples taken from those materials in your response;
-
Provide critical reflection on that Lecture
’
s readings/viewings based on your own
personal thoughts and ideas.
-
Mere summaries of the readings or lengthy anecdotal tangents
will NOT be
accepted
How you organize your response is open, but be sure that you
reference
all
of the
readings/viewings somewhere in your response (references can
be by title or
author; no
formal citations are needed). How you demonstrate critical
reflection i

4. s open. Here are
some questions you might consider: How do the readings/
viewings connect to i
ssues
discussed in that particular Lecture? What did you find most
inter
esting about the
readings/viewings and why? Do you agree with the ideas
presented? What
issues did
the authors overlook? How do these issues or ideas relate to
your own life or t
o things
you are leaning about in other classes? Did this reading change
your
perspective on
something?