Book chapter
Enter the magic shop: Introducing I Am ARMY
I Am ARMY: It's time to begin, pp.1-21
Bulletproof
2020
Abstract
The identity of ARMY, the dynamic global fanbase of Korean music group BTS, is complex and nuanced. I Am ARMY locates, documents, and celebrates just some of the unique identities within the diverse fandom. A collection of autoethnographic essays, each chapter in this book contains an ARMY experience which transcends the personal entirely. As such they sit as part of a broader socio-political examination and critique of the world we live in today. I Am ARMY gives the reader a chance to immerse themselves in the world of an ARMY living an entirely different life, and the opportunity to understand just how socially constructed and influenced our lived-experiences truly are.
Co-editor Eaglehawk frames the socio-political stories in I Am ARMY as accounts of ‘practicing revolutionaries’ and introduces BTS as ‘participatory revolutionaries’. Drawing upon universal truths detailed throughout the book, Eaglehawk develops a set of components for what she calls the ‘Love Yourself, Speak Yourself Revolution’ which is currently underway.
Within this book, you will find the answers to questions such as: “why are fandoms devalued?”, “how can I learn to love myself?” and “how can I be a feminist and an ARMY?” Above all else, you will find a little piece of yourself written on the page; for each of us are ARMY, each of us are human. I Am ARMY serves as a reminder that despite how disconnected we may feel from the world, how disheartened or downtrodden, we are not alone; ARMY or not. [Book Synopsis]
Details
- Title
- Enter the magic shop: Introducing I Am ARMY
- Authors
- Wallea Eaglehawk (Corresponding Author)
- Contributors
- Wallea Eaglehawk (Editor)Courtney Lazore (Editor)
- Publication details
- I Am ARMY: It's time to begin, pp.1-21
- Publisher
- Bulletproof
- Date published
- 2020
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991063896602621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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