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Layne Vandenberg
Layne Vandenberg is a PhD candidate in the King’s College London and University of Hong Kong Joint PhD Programme.
Layne Vandenberg is a PhD student in the King’s College London and University of Hong Kong Joint PhD Programme. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, completed a Fulbright Research Grant in Brazil and graduated from the Yenching Academy at Peking University with a Master of Laws in International Relations. Her research has focused on football (soccer) and sports policy, including the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games, and football reform in China.
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July 16, 2020
K-pop Leads With ‘Contactless’ Concerts
By Layne Vandenberg
K-pop groups are proving that the art of the performance can have a virtual future, even beyond COVID-19 restrictions.
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May 19, 2020
Sports Behind Closed Doors: Lessons from the Koreas
By Layne Vandenberg
Post-COVID sports may resemble the October 2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifier between the men’s national teams from North and South Korea.
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May 01, 2020
Taiwan’s Language Politics and Tigertail’s Trilingualism
By Layne Vandenberg
Tigertail combines Taiwanese, Mandarin, and English languages to portray the reality of Asian American immigrants and modern-day Taiwan.
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April 13, 2020
Animal Crossing Pulled From Chinese E-commerce Platforms
By Layne Vandenberg
China has unofficially banned the popular video game to continue to suppress online forms of protest amid COVID-19 isolation.
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April 13, 2020
Chinese Catholics: Lent in the Time of COVID-19
By Layne Vandenberg
How do Catholics in Hebei, China, maintain a strong community amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
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April 06, 2020
How Can China Fulfill Its Rising Meat Demand?
By Layne Vandenberg
Cultivated meat could be a possible solution to satisfy China’s heightened demand.
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March 28, 2020
Globalizing the Korean Concert Industry
By Layne Vandenberg
The Korean music industry has evolved from an afterthought to a staple destination for Western artists.
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March 19, 2020
Tokyo 2020: Avoiding Panic or Saving Face?
By Layne Vandenberg
Are the IOC and the Japanese government hesitant to cancel the Summer Olympic Games because they want to quell public fear -- or avoid embarrassment?
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February 06, 2020
Yanxi Palace Spin-off Turns to Netflix
By Layne Vandenberg
The spin-off has moved to Netflix, showing that Chinese censors are not worried about international audiences.
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January 31, 2020
The Face of the Coronavirus: Face Masks
By Layne Vandenberg
Exclusively associating face masks with the coronavirus vilifies Chinese culture and fashion.
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January 23, 2020
Who Is Behind K-pop’s Viral Choreography?
By Layne Vandenberg
The minds behind K-pop dance choreography, one of K-pop’s most iconic features, deserve formal recognition.
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December 11, 2019
On Capturing Everyday Life: A Conversation with Kazuhiro Soda
By Layne Vandenberg
Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda broke from mainstream documentary production to give his viewers the power of observation.