Courtney Lazore CV

Writer, Editor, Independent Researcher

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research interests: BTS Studies, fan studies, media studies, game studies, ethics


EDUCATION

M.A. in English, honors. Northwestern State University.

B.A. in History, magna cum laude, Honors in History. Roanoke College.

Certificates

  • Research Ethics. University of Maryland-Baltimore.

  • Professional Editing. University of California at Berkeley.

  • Teaching English as a Second Language. Northwestern State University.

Additional Training

  • Four-year Korean language program.


PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

“Bangtan Scholars and the Ethics of Care.” In Bangtan Remixed: A Critical BTS Reader, Duke University Press, coming 2024.

“BTS Gave Me Back Myself.” In I Am ARMY, Revolutionaries Press, Australia, 2020.


Edited Volumes

Co-editor. I Am ARMY. Revolutionaries Press, Australia, 2020.


Journal Articles

“Success Story: How Storytelling Contributes to BTS’s Brand.” Asia Marketing Journal, 22(4), (2021).

“The Hwarang Warriors: Silla’s Flower Boys.” The Quarterly of East Asian Studies 1, (2014).


Selected Web Articles

“Ethics of Care through BTS’s Lyricism.” And Philosophy. February 2023.

“The Legacy of Wandering Youth: BTS’ HYYH Pt. 2, 5 Years Later.” KultScene. November 2020.

“Remembering the Gwangju Uprising.” Revolutionaries. May 2020.

“How BTS Keeps Fans Coming Back For More.” PopCrush. March 2020.

“How the BTS Universe Successfully Engages Thousands of Fans.” The BTS Effect. July 2019.



Contributing Writer

“The Impact of a T-shirt: BTS Meets Politics in a Digital World.” The White Paper Project. December 2018.



Creative Works

"花びら (Flower Petals)." Dream Glow Magazine. Winter 2021.


CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Presenter

“Fan Reception of Final Fantasy VII: Remake’s Ending.” Like a Version: Adaptations, Reboots, and Remakes in Popular Culture. POPCRN. Online, November 2023.

“In ARMY’s Words: A Thematic Analysis of How BTS Affects ARMY.” BTS Studies Symposium: Bangtan and Beyond. Bangtan Scholars. Online, November 2023.

“Themes and Evolution of BTS Lyrics: A Corpus-based Approach.” Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. Online, October 2023.

“Care-full Fandom: BTS, ARMY, and the Ethics of Care.” Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. Online, October 2022.

“Culture of Care: Ethics of Care through BTS and ARMY.” Fan Studies Network North America Conference. Online, October 2022. (Poster)

“‘He Too Was a Tempter’: Desire and Homoerotic Subtext in BTS's ‘Blood, Sweat, & Tears’.” BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference. Online and Seoul, South Korea, July 2022.

“Success Story: How Storytelling Contributes to BTS’s Brand.” International Conference of Asian Marketing Associations-Korea Advertising Society. Republic of Korea and Online, October 2020.

“Artists for Healing: How BTS Helps Fans Heal.” BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference. Kingston University, London, January 2020.

“Hwarang Warriors: The Flower Boys of Silla.” Alpha Chi Super-Regional Convention. Baltimore, Maryland, March 2012.

Panelist

“Undisciplined: Challenges in Studying and Researching BTS and ARMY.” CON-NEXT. Online, November 2021.

“We, Like BTS, Are Revolutionaries: Exploring the Concept of BTS as Participatory Revolutionaries.” Rhizome Connect. August 2020.

“I Am ARMY: Exploring the ARMY Identity Through Autoethnographies.” Rhizome Connect. August 2020.

“Bangtan Universe, The Beginning – What is the BU All About?” Rhizome Connect. August 2020.


Committees and Service

Peer Reviewer and Organizing Committee, BTS Studies Symposium: Bangtan and Beyond. Bangtan Scholars, Online, 2023.

Peer Reviewer, “BTS & ARMY: A Road to SDGs and ESG” special issue, Korea Business Review, 2022.

Academic Reviewer and Organizing Committee, “BTS & ARMY: A Road to SDGs and ESG” for the 24th Interdisciplinary KASBA Conference (한국경영학회), Online and Yeosu, South Korea, 2022.

Academic Review Committee, BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference, 2022.

Publishing Committee, BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference, 2022.


OTHER ACTIVITIES

Bangtan Scholars. Co-founder and team member. 2020 - present.

The R3 Journal. Copyeditor and managing editor. 2020 - present.

BTS Essay. Created and judged student essay contest. 2021.

Revolutionaries Press. Editor. 2020 - 2021.

The Kraze Magazine. Editor-in-Chief. 2016 - 2021.

BTS Translations/Bangtan Subs. Video subtitler. 2015 - 2019.


ACADEMIC HONORS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Research Scholar, Ronin Institute (February 2024 - present)
National Coalition of Independent Scholars (March 2020 - present)
Northeast Popular & American Culture Association (August 2022 - present)

Phi Beta Kappa (interdisciplinary honorary)
Phi Kappa Phi (interdisciplinary honorary)
Alpha Chi (interdisciplinary honorary)

Phi Alpha Theta (History honorary)
Sigma Tau Delta (English honorary)
National Society for Leadership and Success
Xi Theta Chi (Modern Languages honorary)

Award in East Asian Studies
Susan B. Millinger Award in Ancient History
Kim Kyu Shik Award in Asian History
Outstanding Student in Japanese
Junior Scholar, History