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Digital Bodies, Demonic Others: A Post-Human Semiotic Analysis of Gender in K-Pop Animation Hybrids
Sarvenaz safavi
8 June 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 745-750
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E6/2026-12
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The purpose of this article is to examines the semiotic construction of gender in K-pop animation hybrids through a post-human theoretical framework by focusing on the interplay between digital embodiment and supernatural alterity. Using a qualitative content analysis of selected visual and narrative materials from aespa and K/DA.
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- Published
- 8 June 2026
- Volume / issue / pages
- Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 745-750
- ISSN
- 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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- Double-blind, at least two independent reviewers
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- EP Journals Group
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examines the semiotic construction of gender in K-pop animation hybrids through a post-human theoretical framework by focusing on the interplay between digital embodiment and supernatural alterity. Using a qualitative content analysis of selected visual and narrative materials from aespa and K/DA. This study investigates how virtual avatars, AI doubles, and demonized ‘others’ function as gendered sign systems. Drawing on post-human semiotics and multimodal discourse analysis, the research explores how identity is fragmented, duplicated, and reassembled across human and non-human bodies. The findings suggest that gender in these media texts is no longer anchored in stable, biological representation but is instead distributed across networks of signs that include digital bodies, performative aesthetics, and affective cues.
Keywords: Post-human semiotics, Gender representation, K-pop, Digital embodiment, Demonization, Animation hybrids
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Sarvenaz safavi (2026). Digital Bodies, Demonic Others: A Post-Human Semiotic Analysis of Gender in K-Pop Animation Hybrids. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(6), 745-750. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E6/2026-12
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}Questions about this article
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Sarvenaz safavi.
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In Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, Volume 2, Issue 6, pages 745-750, published by EP Journals Group on 8 June 2026.
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Yes. It is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, so anyone can read, share and reuse it with attribution.
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10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E6/2026-12 (https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E6/2026-12).
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APA: Sarvenaz safavi (2026). Digital Bodies, Demonic Others: A Post-Human Semiotic Analysis of Gender in K-Pop Animation Hybrids. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(6), 745-750. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E6/2026-12
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