"Reading Asian Television Drama offers an informative overview of East Asian television drama and its cultural impact. It examines both the text and context of

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Korean dramas gained popularity across Asia in the late 1990s, and their global fandom continues to grow. Despite cultural differences, non-Asian audiences find

Focuses upon contemporary expressions and representations of televisual sex, discussing British, US and Asian television, to engage with ideas of gender, genre

This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution and consumption of