DOCSLIB.ORG

Gendered Rhetoric in North Korea's International

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Gendered Rhetoric in North Korea's International University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016 University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2015 Gendered rhetoric in North Korea’s international relations (1946–2011) Amanda Kelly Anderson University of Wollongong Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses University of Wollongong Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. The University does not authorise you to copy, communicate or otherwise make available electronically to any other person any copyright material contained on this site. You are reminded of the following: This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this work may be reproduced by any process, nor may any other exclusive right be exercised, without the permission of the author. Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright. A reproduction of material that is protected by copyright may be a copyright infringement. A court may impose penalties and award damages in relation to offences and infringements relating to copyright material. Higher penalties may apply, and higher damages may be awarded, for offences and infringements involving the conversion of material into digital or electronic form. Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong. Recommended Citation Anderson, Amanda Kelly, Gendered rhetoric in North Korea’s international relations (1946–2011), Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong, 2015. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4581 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Gendered Rhetoric in North Korea’s International Relations (1946–2011) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wollongong by Amanda Kelly Anderson School of Humanities and Social Inquiry Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts July 2015 Certification I, Amanda K. Anderson, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy, in the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, is my own work unless otherwise referenced or acknowledged. The document has not been submitted for qualifications at any other academic institution. Amanda K. Anderson July 2015 i Abstract In this thesis, I focus on North Korea’s communications with the outside world through the medium of the English-language, with a particular focus on the workings of gender in North Korea’s international relations. First, I focus on the North Korean government’s communications in the official English-language magazine, Women of Korea between 1964 and 1992. The magazine was modelled after the Korean-language equivalent Chosǒn Yǒsǒng (Korean Women). The visual images and text in the English version of the magazine portray a positive image of gender equality in North Korea to the world. However, close reading of Women of Korea reveals that the North Korea government operates according to gendered assumptions about the roles of men and women in society. North Korean women are seen to be the primary carers of children and responsible for the majority of domestic chores while men’s role is to work outside the home to earn money. Additionally, visual images and text in the magazine reveal that women are mobilised to work outside the home in occupations seen to be “suitable” to their characteristics. While publications like Women of Korea cannot be taken at face value as a literal and empirical portrait of the situation of women in North Korea, they can be analysed for insight into the government’s official views of the roles performed by men and women. I then focus on communications between the North Korea and the United Nations between 2000 and 2011. Since the admission of the country into the United Nations in 1991, the North Korean government has communicated formally with the international community about the human rights of women and other vulnerable groups. The United Nations has advocated for the North Korean government to accede to and ratify various conventions and to make changes to its legal system to improve the human rights of all North Korean people. In this thesis, I analyse reports exchanged between the North Korea and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (“CEDAW Committee”) between 2001 and 2005. Although the relationship between North Korea and the CEDAW Committee is limited, the exchange of reports gives those outside North Korea an insight into the government’s thinking about the roles men and women perform in society and the home. While North Korea has taken the initial step in signing and ratifying United Nations conventions it does not mean that the government has always followed, implemented, or made legal changes to existing state laws to ensure requirements within the conventions are met. Consequently, non-governmental organisations charge that the North Korean government has not adequately addressed issues such as gender equality and discrimination against women in all forms. Instead, presenting a positive picture ii of gender relations and gender equality is one of the North Korean government’s strategies in international relations. I argue in this thesis that the communication between North Korea and the United Nations and in its official English-language magazine, Women of Korea, reveals the North Korean government’s gendered ideologies to the international community. iii Acknowledgments In submitting this thesis, I would like to acknowledge the help that I have received over a number of years from various people since I first began this study. First, I would like to acknowledge the support of my supervisor Professor Vera Mackie, who has offered me great encouragement and guidance throughout my research project. She has expertly guided me through my PhD and has been extremely generous in sharing her knowledge and experiences with me when practical advice was needed. I was fortunate to have received a scholarship from the University of Wollongong in support of Professor Mackie’s Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project, “From Human Rights to Human Security: Changing Paradigms for Dealing with Inequality in Asia-Pacific Region”. Therefore, thank you to Professor Mackie for believing in me and the worth of my research project. Since 2010, I have attended the Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA) conference or research student workshops each year. Each time I have attended the conferences or workshops I have been encouraged to question what I already know and build upon my established knowledge. These experiences have prepared me to be able to defend my research project in front of Korean specialists and to believe in the true worth of my research. I would like to thank the KSAA members who have offered their time, kind words and encouragement over the years during the KSAA meetings. Finally, I would like to thank KSAA and the Korea Foundation who have generously supported my attendance at the conferences or workshops each year. Without the support of the Korea Foundation for Korean studies in Australia, North Korean studies would not have grown as it has over the last few years. Next, I would like to acknowledge the funding received from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts at the University of Wollongong. This allowed me to visit South Korea in 2011 and 2012 to conduct archival research and attend an international law conference to present my research. Both experiences were invaluable. Many other people have been of great assistance and support during the course of this research project. First, I would like to acknowledge the support of my good friend Josip Matesic and his parents, who have been very generous to me over the last few years and allowed me to stay in their family home. Without their support it would not have been possible to commute between Brisbane and Wollongong to complete this research project. Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, thank you to my parents who are wonderful, kind and caring people and my inspiration for all I do in life. They have supported me iv absolutely throughout this thesis including the arduous task of proof-reading carried out with complete dedication and love by my Dad. Also, a special thanks to my grandmother, brothers and sisters, who have offered their encouragement and support over the course of this thesis. I dedicate this thesis to three special little ladies in my life, my nieces: Mila, Isabella and Amayah, and say to them dream big and work hard and you will be rewarded for your efforts. You will always have my support in your future studies and adventures in life. Finally, I hope that by making a contribution to the fields of gender studies and North Korean history, I will be able to repay all these influential and helpful people over the years in some small way. v List of Publications The following publication contains aspects of this research project that were published when the thesis was undertaken. “North Korea’s representation of gender relations in the magazine Women of Korea”, Korean Studies Association of Australia 7th Biennial Conference, Korean Studies Association of Australia (KSAA), Sydney, 2011, pp. 14-35. vi Preface In this thesis, the Revised Romanisation system adopted by the Republic of Korea’s (South Korea’s) Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2000, has been employed. Some exceptions have been made and warrant a mention.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Tournament Breakdown by Surface Champion Ranking Points By
    TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN BY SURFACE HAR 37 CLAY 13 GRASS 5 0 10 20 30 40 CHAMPION RANKING POINTS BY TOURNAMENT 2000 1500 1000 500 2000 1500 1000 900 750 470 280 0 PREMIER PREMIER TA FINALS TA GRAN SLAM INTERNATIONAL PREMIER MANATORY TA ELITE TROPHY HUHAI TROPHY ELITE TA 55 WTA TOURNAMENTS BY REGION BY COUNTRY 8 CHINA 2 SPAIN 1 MOROCCO UNITED STATES 2 SWITZERLAND 7 OF AMERICA 1 NETHERLANDS 3 AUSTRALIA 1 AUSTRIA 1 NEW ZEALAND 3 GREAT BRITAIN 1 COLOMBIA 1 QATAR 3 RUSSIA 1 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 ROMANIA 2 CANADA 1 FRANCE 1 THAILAND 2 GERMANY 1 HONG KONG 1 TURKEY UNITED ARAB 2 ITALY 1 HUNGARY 1 EMIRATES 2 JAPAN 1 SOUTH KOREA 1 UZBEKISTAN 2 MEXICO 1 LUXEMBOURG TOURNAMENTS TOURNAMENTS International Tennis Federation As the world governing body of tennis, the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and women’s Fed Cup by International Tennis Federation (ITF) is responsible for BNP Paribas are the largest annual international team every level of the sport including the regulation of competitions in sport and most prized in the ITF’s rules and the future development of the game. Based event portfolio. Both have a rich history and have in London, the ITF currently has 210 member nations consistently attracted the best players from each and six regional associations, which administer the passing generation. Further information is available at game in their respective areas, in close consultation www.daviscup.com and www.fedcup.com. with the ITF. The Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events are also an The ITF is committed to promoting tennis around the important part of the ITF’s responsibilities, with the world and encouraging as many people as possible to 2020 events being held in Tokyo.
    [Show full text]
  • The Three Revolutions of Syngman Rhee
    IKS and the History Department’s Center for Historical Research are pleased to co-sponsor: The Three Revolutions of Syngman Rhee Friday, January 18, 2019 3:00-4:30pm Dulles Hall 168 230 Annie and John Glenn Ave David Fields University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract: In the pantheon of authoritarian strongmen of the Cold War, it is tempting to think of Syngman Rhee as the one we know the best. Prior to his return to Korea in 1945— courtesy of a War Department transport plane—Rhee spent nearly forty years in the United States. He earned degrees from Harvard and Princeton, spoke English fluently, and was a dedicated Christian to boot. He seemed tailor-made for the task of assisting the U.S. Army to occupy a country that did not want to be occupied. But Rhee was not returning to Korea as an American miracle man, but as a Korean revolutionary hero who had struggled against the power structures of the traditional Korean state and the Japanese occupation. Back on Kore- an soil he would lead a third revolution against both the last vestiges of the Chosun state– which the Japanese had largely left in place–and what he believed was a Soviet effort to subjugate the entire peninsula. This lecture will examine Syngman Rhee’s role as a revolu- tionary and what it can teach us about the Korean Independence Movement, the Division of Korea, and the Korean War. Bio: David P. Fields is the author of Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Excep- tionalism, and the Division of Korea (University Press of Kentucky, 2019).
    [Show full text]
  • Lithuanian Jews and the Holocaust
    Ezra’s Archives | 77 Strategies of Survival: Lithuanian Jews and the Holocaust Taly Matiteyahu On the eve of World War II, Lithuanian Jewry numbered approximately 220,000. In June 1941, the war between Germany and the Soviet Union began. Within days, Germany had occupied the entirety of Lithuania. By the end of 1941, only about 43,500 Lithuanian Jews (19.7 percent of the prewar population) remained alive, the majority of whom were kept in four ghettos (Vilnius, Kaunas, Siauliai, Svencionys). Of these 43,500 Jews, approximately 13,000 survived the war. Ultimately, it is estimated that 94 percent of Lithuanian Jewry died during the Holocaust, a percentage higher than in any other occupied Eastern European country.1 Stories of Lithuanian towns and the manner in which Lithuanian Jews responded to the genocide have been overlooked as the perpetrator- focused version of history examines only the consequences of the Holocaust. Through a study utilizing both historical analysis and testimonial information, I seek to reconstruct the histories of Lithuanian Jewish communities of smaller towns to further understand the survival strategies of their inhabitants. I examined a variety of sources, ranging from scholarly studies to government-issued pamphlets, written testimonies and video testimonials. My project centers on a collection of 1 Population estimates for Lithuanian Jews range from 200,000 to 250,000, percentages of those killed during Nazi occupation range from 90 percent to 95 percent, and approximations of the number of survivors range from 8,000 to 20,000. Here I use estimates provided by Dov Levin, a prominent international scholar of Eastern European Jewish history, in the Introduction to Preserving Our Litvak Heritage: A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania.
    [Show full text]
  • Exhibition Inscriptions
    Photographs Prison/Concentration Camps Foreigners are closely followed at all times and are prohibited from leaving their hotels North Korea currently operates sixteen confirmed concentrations camps where up to at night. Photographs are only allowed in a small number of state-approved locations and 200,000 men, women and children are incarcerated. Some are the size of cities and mortality under no circumstances may they be taken of military personnel. In order to document real rates are high since prisoners are forced to perform dangerous slave work and are regularly life in North Korea, Daoust made use of a hidden shutter-release cable to take photographs tortured. Note: Many of those imprisoned are not guilty of any real crime: one man was sent secretly in the non-approved locations. to prison for ten years for absent-mindedly using a newspaper printed with a photograph of Kim Jong-Il to mop up a spilled drink. Pleasure Brigade Bicycles The Kippumjo or Gippeumjo (translated variously as Pleasure Squad, Pleasure Brigade or The late Kim Jong Il reportedly felt that the sight of a woman on a bike was potentially Joy Division) is an alleged collection of groups of approximately 2,000 women and girls dam-aging to public morality. It was the last straw when, in the mid nineties, the daughter of that is maintained by the head of state of North Korea for the purpose of providing pleasure, a top general was killed on a bike. From this point forward, the law has periodically banned mostly of a sexual nature, and entertainment for high-ranking Workers’ Party of Korea women from riding bicycles and they are generally restricted from holding driving licenses.
    [Show full text]
  • ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS Skrifter Utgivna Av Statsvetenskapliga Föreningen I Uppsala 194
    ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS Skrifter utgivna av Statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala 194 Jessica Giandomenico Transformative Power Challenged EU Membership Conditionality in the Western Balkans Revisited Dissertation presented at Uppsala University to be publicly examined in Brusewitzsalen, Gamla Torget 6, Uppsala, Saturday, 19 December 2015 at 10:15 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The examination will be conducted in English. Faculty examiner: Professor David Phinnemore. Abstract Giandomenico, J. 2015. Transformative Power Challenged. EU Membership Conditionality in the Western Balkans Revisited. Skrifter utgivna av Statsvetenskapliga föreningen i Uppsala 194. 237 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9403-2. The EU is assumed to have a strong top-down transformative power over the states applying for membership. But despite intensive research on the EU membership conditionality, the transformative power of the EU in itself has been left curiously understudied. This thesis seeks to change that, and suggests a model based on relational power to analyse and understand how the transformative power is seemingly weaker in the Western Balkans than in Central and Eastern Europe. This thesis shows that the transformative power of the EU is not static but changes over time, based on the relationship between the EU and the applicant states, rather than on power resources. This relationship is affected by a number of factors derived from both the EU itself and on factors in the applicant states. As the relationship changes over time, countries and even issues, the transformative power changes with it. The EU is caught in a path dependent like pattern, defined by both previous commitments and the built up foreign policy role as a normative power, and on the nature of the decision making procedures.
    [Show full text]
  • Survey of AFSC Archives on Korea (1938-2000) Created by Elizabeth Douglas ’13 in Spring 2012
    Survey of AFSC Archives on Korea (1938-2000) Created by Elizabeth Douglas ’13 in Spring 2012 The AFSC in Korea: A Brief Summary The American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) archival on Korea first begin in 1938 when Gilbert Bowles travelled to Japanese occupied Korea. The AFSC did not begin work in the country until 1946, when it began to provide aid to the devastated country. Through the rest of the 1940s and 1950s, the AFSC provided relief to victims of both World War II and the Korean War. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the AFSC worked to expose the human rights violations perpetrated by the South Korean government. From since the 1960s, the AFSC organized various conferences and seminars on the possibility of reunifying North and South Korea. Throughout this time, AFSC delegates visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; each time they toured the country, they wrote detailed reports describing their experiences and observations. The AFSC’s work continues into the 21st Century, and the archives are updated to reflect the AFSC’s current projects. How to Use this Survey: The following survey was designed to give a brief overview of the AFSC’s collection of materials on Korea. I have first listed the contents of the AFSC reference files on Korea and then the individual boxes chronologically. Within in each year is a list of relevant boxes and their pertinent contents. As the AFSC’s archives on Korea span a considerable period, there is much variance in organization systems. Although I did not list the names of every folder in every box, I gave a brief summary of relevant materials in each box; these summaries are not comprehensive but merely give an overview of the material.
    [Show full text]
  • Tennis-NZ-Roll-Of-Honour V3.Pdf
    Tennis New Zealand 2012 HonourRoll of Contents New Zealand Tennis Representatives at the Olympic Games 2 ROLL OF HONOUR New Zealand Players in the final 8 at Grand Slams 2 New Zealand Players in finals at Junior Grand Slams 3 New Zealand in Davis Cup 4 Tennis New Zealand New Zealand Davis Cup Statistics 8 honours the achievements of all New Zealand in Fed Cup 10 the players and administrators National Championships 13 listed here... New Zealand Indoor Championships 16 New Zealand Residential Championships 16 BP National Championships 17 Fernleaf Butter Classic 17 Heineken Open 17 ASB Classic 18 National Teams Event for the Wilding Shield and Nunneley Casket 19 New Zealand Junior Championships 18u 20 National Junior Championships 16u 23 National Junior Championships 14u 24 National Junior Championships 12u 26 National Junior Championships 15u 27 National Junior Championships 13u 27 New Zealand Masters Championships 27 National Senior Championships 28 National Primary/Intermediate Schools Championships 38 Secondary Schools Tennis Championships 39 National Teams Event 16u 40 National Teams Event 14u 40 National Teams Event 12u 41 National teams Event 18u 41 Past Presidents and Board Chairs 42 Life Members 42 Roll of Honour 1 New Zealand Tennis Representatives at the Olympic Games YEAR GAMES NAME EVENT MEDAL 1912 Games of the V A F Wilding Men’s Singles Bronze Olympiad, Stockholm (Australasian Team) (Covered Courts) 1988 Games of the XXIV B J Cordwell Women’s Singles Olympiad, Seoul B P Derlin Men’s Doubles (K Evernden & B Derlin) K G Evernden
    [Show full text]
  • Federal Register/Vol. 83, No. 42/Friday, March 2, 2018/Notices
    Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2018 / Notices 9085 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meeting. Members of the public may applicable legal criteria were satisfied. Michael R. Brickman, Deputy contact the OCC via email at MSAAC@ All property and interests in property Comptroller for Thrift Supervision, OCC.treas.gov or by telephone at (202) subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these (202) 649–5420, Office of the 649–5420. Members of the public who persons, and these vessels, are blocked, Comptroller of the Currency, are deaf or hearing impaired should call and U.S. persons are generally Washington, DC 20219. (202) 649–5597 (TTY) by 5:00 p.m. EDT prohibited from engaging in transactions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, to with them. notice, the OCC is announcing that the arrange auxiliary aids such as sign DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION MSAAC will convene a meeting on language interpretation for this meeting. section. Attendees should provide their full Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OCC’s offices at 400 7th Street SW, name, email address, and organization, if any. For security reasons, attendees OFAC: Associate Director for Global Washington, DC 20219. The meeting is Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant open to the public and will begin at 8:30 will be subject to security screening procedures and must present a valid Director for Sanctions Compliance & a.m. EDT. The purpose of the meeting Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; is for the MSAAC to advise the OCC on government-issued identification to enter the building.
    [Show full text]
  • Surviving Through the Post-Cold War Era: the Evolution of Foreign Policy in North Korea
    UC Berkeley Berkeley Undergraduate Journal Title Surviving Through The Post-Cold War Era: The Evolution of Foreign Policy In North Korea Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4nj1x91n Journal Berkeley Undergraduate Journal, 21(2) ISSN 1099-5331 Author Yee, Samuel Publication Date 2008 DOI 10.5070/B3212007665 Peer reviewed|Undergraduate eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California Introduction “When the establishment of ‘diplomatic relations’ with south Korea by the Soviet Union is viewed from another angle, no matter what their subjective intentions may be, it, in the final analysis, cannot be construed otherwise than openly joining the United States in its basic strategy aimed at freezing the division of Korea into ‘two Koreas,’ isolating us internationally and guiding us to ‘opening’ and thus overthrowing the socialist system in our country [….] However, our people will march forward, full of confidence in victory, without vacillation in any wind, under the unfurled banner of the Juche1 idea and defend their socialist position as an impregnable fortress.” 2 The Rodong Sinmun article quoted above was published in October 5, 1990, and was written as a response to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union, a critical ally for the North Korean regime, and South Korea, its archrival. The North Korean government’s main reactions to the changes taking place in the international environment during this time are illustrated clearly in this passage: fear of increased isolation, apprehension of external threats, and resistance to reform. The transformation of the international situation between the years of 1989 and 1992 presented a daunting challenge for the already struggling North Korean government.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction to Korean History by Charles
    HIST 108: Introduction to East Asian History – Korea Spring 2017 Charles Kim (University of Wisconsin-Madison) The Cheonggye Stream in Seoul: From the turn of the 20th century to the early 21st century Course Description: Korea has a long and rich history that provides a unique vantage point for understanding major processes in East Asia and the world. This course explores Korean history from the fourteenth century to the present. The first part of the course delves into Confucian social changes during the Joseon (Chosŏn) Dynasty (1392- 1910). The second part focuses on social realities for Koreans under Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). The final part turns to the contemporary era (1945 to present) to shed light on national division, social movements, and everyday life in South Korea and North Korea. Course Objectives: 1) Acquire a solid understanding of the major eras, political events, social realities, and intellectual trends in Korean history, 1392 to present. 2) Hone your ability to identify historically significant information in primary sources, short stories, and films. 3) Engage in historical thinking. 4) Make connections between texts, course topics, and broader issues of the past and present—within and beyond Korea. 5) Learn interactively. Required Texts: Kyung Moon Hwang, A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative, 2nd ed. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017). Referred to in Course Schedule as “Hwang.” Other readings and films will be made available for students to view electronically on or through Canvas on Learn@UW: https://learnuw.wisc.edu/ Course Requirements: 1) Participation: 13% 2) Facilitate Discussion: 2% (A number of you may end up doing this with a partner).
    [Show full text]
  • Party Foundation
    Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Article Talk Read Search Wikipedia Photograph a historic site, help Wikipedia, and win a prize. Participate in the world's Main page largest photography competition this month! Contents Current events Learn more Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Party Foundation Day Donate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Contribute The Party Foundation Day is an Help Party Foundation Day Learn to edit annual public holiday in North Korea Community portal marking the 10 October 1945 Recent changes foundation of the "Central Organizing Upload file Committee of the Communist Party of Tools North Korea", known as the "North What links here Korea Bureau of the Communist Party Related changes of Korea [ko]" in the West and Special pages considered a predecessor to the Permanent link ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Page information Cite this page The Party Founding Day is one of the Wikidata item most important holidays of the country, along with the Day of the Sun Print/export (birthday of Kim Il­sung), Day of the Download as PDF Shining Star (birthday of Kim Jong­il) Printable version and Day of the Foundation of the [1] Languages Republic. 2015 marked the 70th Deutsch anniversary. Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang 한국어 Contents [hide] Observed by North Korea Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 1 Background Significance Founding of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party Edit links 2 Celebrations of Korea [ko] (1945), a 3 See also predecessor to the Workers' 4 References Party of Korea 5
    [Show full text]
  • North Korea Summer School: Inside North Korean Literature, Art and Film May 16 – May 27, 2022 | York University, Toronto
    North Korea Summer School: Inside North Korean literature, art and film May 16 – May 27, 2022 | York University, Toronto The North Korea Summer School: Inside North Korean Literature, Art and Film is a unique opportunity for graduate and undergraduate-level students to explore aspects of contemporary North Korean culture with a focus on literature, film, fine-art and propaganda. This intense and highly interactive two- week summer school is taught by Professor Immanuel Kim and Mr. Nicholas Bonner. Immanuel Kim is Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington University. He is author of Laughing North Koreans: Culture of the Film Industry, Lexington Books, 2020; and Rewriting Revolution: Women, Sexuality, and Memory in North Korean Fiction, University of Hawaii Press, 2018. He is also translator of Friend: A Novel from North Korea, by Paek Nam-nyong, Columbia University Press, 2020. Nicholas Bonner, is author of Made in North Korea: Graphics from Everyday Life in the DPRK, Phaidon 2017 and co-author of Printed in North Korea: The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK, Phaidon 2019. He has been involved in the production of various documentary films on North Korea including Crossing the Line and the feature film Comrade Kim Goes Flying. He is the head of Koryo Studio and has been travelling to North Korea most months since 1993. He has commissioned North Koreans artists and architects on various projects including the Asia Pacific Triennial and Venice Architectural Biennial. The first week of the summer school, directed by Professor Kim, will be an introduction to key elements of North Korean culture.
    [Show full text]