21/05/2026
Tudi z udeležbo z Oddelka za medijske študije
GOSTUJOČE PREDAVANJE Popularna kultura na Japonskem in v Južni Koreji
V sredo, 20. maja 2026, smo na Oddelku za antropologijo in kulturne študije UP FHŠ v okviru predmeta Popularna kultura in kritika popularne kulture gostili izr. prof. dr. Linasa Didvalisa z Univerze Vytautas Magnus v Kaunasu.
V predavanju z naslovom “Popular Culture in Japan and South Korea: Learn, Adapt, Overcome” je predstavil razvoj popularne kulture na Japonskem in v Južni Koreji ter pokazal, kako se v teh izjemno vplivnih kulturnih industrijah prepletajo potrošništvo, gospodarstvo, ustvarjalnost in globalna privlačnost.
Posebna vrednost predavanja je bila v tem, da popularne kulture ni obravnavalo zgolj skozi njeno privlačno, bleščečo in mednarodno uspešno podobo, temveč tudi skozi njene manj vidne in problematične plati. Po predavanju je sledila kratka, a zelo zanimiva diskusija, ki je odprla nekatere pereče probleme japonske in južnokorejske popularne kulture, med njimi vprašanja delovnega izkoriščanja, spolnega nadlegovanja in širših razmerij moči v kulturnih industrijah.
Gostujoče predavanje je študentkam in študentom ponudilo dragocen vpogled v sodobne vzhodnoazijske popularnokulturne pojave ter hkrati spodbudilo kritični razmislek o razmerju med globalno kulturno privlačnostjo, tržnim uspehom in družbenimi protislovji popularne kulture.
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GUEST LECTURE: Popular Culture in Japan and South Korea
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Department of Anthropology and Cultural Studies at UP FHŠ hosted Assoc. Prof. Dr Linas Didvalis from Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania, as part of the course Popular Culture and Critique of Popular Culture.
In his guest lecture Popular Culture in Japan and South Korea: Learn, Adapt, Overcome Professor Didvalis presented the development of popular culture in Japan and South Korea, showing how consumerism, economy, creativity and global appeal intersect in these highly influential cultural industries.
A particularly valuable aspect of the lecture was its critical perspective: popular culture was not addressed only through its attractive, shiny and internationally successful image, but also through some of its less visible and more problematic dimensions. The lecture was followed by a brief but stimulating discussion, which opened up several pressing issues related to Japanese and South Korean popular culture, including labour exploitation, sexual harassment and broader relations of power within cultural industries.
The guest lecture offered students valuable insight into contemporary East Asian popular-cultural phenomena, while also encouraging a critical reflection on the relationship between global cultural appeal, market success and the social contradictions of popular culture.
