Interest in the Korean peninsula is generally very narrow in the United States - it tends to be focused on North Korea and security issues, particularly the country's ballistic and nuclear weapons developments. Given the security challenges, this is not necessarily a bad thing, but how do we begin to engage with a society that we don’t quite understand? What are the aspirations of the North Korean people? What is their world view?
Making the task particularly difficult, North Korea is a notoriously isolated country - doing field studies in the country is not an option. But there is one discipline that presents a window into the collective imagination and perceptions of the North Korean society: literature.
Dr. Dafna Zur joins Korean Kontext to address how literature can be used to better understand North Korea - and also tells us about the complex history of children’s literature on the Korean Peninsula.
Also check out her lecture at the Library of Congress on science fiction in North Korea: https://youtu.be/mH8RPQWd-ho
[Rebroadcast] The Revolution will be Thumb Drived: North Korean Access to Outside Media: Nat Kretchen
When Cold Warriors Met to Talk About Peace: Mark Tokola
[Rebroadcast] Achieving Peace through Sanctions: Stephan Haggard
We Go Together: Ambassador Kathleen Stephens and General Skip Sharp
When the Party Writes About Itself, It Writes With Purpose: Dr. Meredith Shaw
China’s Dream and The Korean Peninsula: Dr. Lee Seong-hyon
Neighbors not by Geography, but by a Shared Vision: Park Jae-kyung
Trade Wars Strike Back: Dr. June Park
What the Korean Wave Brought to the American Table: Michael Hong
Danish Furniture, Korean Skincare: Charlotte and Dave Cho
We Built This K-pop Community: Susan Kang
2018 in Review from the Korea Economic Institute
Remembering President George H.W. Bush's Legacy in Korea: Ambassador Donald Gregg
How Koreans Define Koreaness: Christopher Green and Steven Denney
Across the Tumen River: A Journey through North Korea
[Rebroadcast] Home is Where Our Story Begins: Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko
North Korea, The Global Arms Dealer: Dr. Bruce Bechtol
How Things Look from the Peninsula: WSJ's Jonathan Cheng
War's Impact on the American Homefront: Robert Powell and Sam Yoon
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