The Real North Korea: in its Multiplicity of Origins, Dynamics, and Futures
Key information
- Date
- Time
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9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Venue
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Room
- Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT)
- Event type
- Conference
About this event
Speakers: Andrei Lankov, Park Hyung-jung, Tatiana Gabroussenko, Balazs Szalontai, Kevin Gray, Charlotte Webb, Camilo Aguirre, Peter Ward
Summary
This special one-day symposium on North Korea's history, society and economy will be co-hosted by the SOAS Centre of Korean Studies and the AKS Korean Studies Laboratory: 'The Real North Korea'. It will be an opportunity to hear and discuss cutting edge research in a number of areas, including media and labour history, North Korea's international relations with the global south, and recent economic changes within the DPRK.
The event is open to all, but registration is required.
Event recordings
Tatiana Gabroussenko (Korea University) - North Korean culture of the 1980s: the delayed 'thaw'
Discussant: Xiaoning Lu (SOAS)
Andrei Lankov / Peter Ward (Kookmin University) - The Political (dis-)Embeddedness and Autonomy of North Korean Markets and Firms
Discussant: Yoram Gorlizki (University of Manchester)
Park Hyeong-jung (Korea Institute for National Unification) - The Political Economy of the “Military First Politics” under Kim Jong-il’s Reign, 1995-2011
Discussant: Kevin Gray (University of Sussex)
Balazs Szalontai (Korea University) - North Korea Discovers the Maghreb: Propaganda Narratives in the Formative Phase of Pyongyang’s Northwest African Diplomacy
Discussant: John Everard
Programme
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:00am-9:30am | Arrival, registration, tea and coffee |
| 9:30am-9:40am | Welcoming remarks |
| 9:40am-12:40am |
First panel session Tatiana Gabroussenko (Korea University) - North Korean culture of the 1980s: the delayed 'thaw'
Andrei Lankov / Peter Ward (Kookmin University) - The Political (dis-)Embeddedness and Autonomy of North Korean Markets and Firms
Charlotte Webb (SOAS) - Protecting the health of production: healthcare and the stratification of the North Korean industrial working class |
| 12:40pm-1:30pm | Lunch break |
| 1:30pm-3:30pm |
Second panel session
Park Hyeong-jung (Korea Institute for National Unification) - The Political Economy of the “Military First Politics” under Kim Jong-il’s Reign, 1995-2011 |
| 3:30pm-3:50pm | Tea and coffee |
| 3:50pm-4:50pm | Second panel session continued Balazs Szalontai (Korea University) - North Korea Discovers the Maghreb: Propaganda Narratives in the Formative Phase of Pyongyang’s Northwest African Diplomacy Discussant: John Everard |
| 4:50pm-5:00pm | Closing remarks and wrap up |
Contact
- Contact: centres@soas.ac.uk
