Music… Notes on Kim Ki-nam, and on North Korean Cultural Production 18 Apr 201518 Apr 2015 The Chosun Ilbo carries the news that Kim Ki-nam, head of North Korea's Ministry of Propaganda and one of the few remaining members of the famous funeral cortege of December 2011, has finally…
North Korea Browbeatings: A Readout on the Recent Politburo Meeting in Pyongyang 20 Feb 201521 Feb 2015 A recent meeting in Pyongyang got a great deal of attention, for mostly the wrong reasons. New media upstart Vox led its North Korea coverage for the week with what could be…
history and memory… Does North Korea Have Two Rulers? Visions of the Female General 8 Jan 20158 Jan 2015 In a Reuters dispatch published today, James Pearson uses multiple perspectives to reflect on Kim Jong-un's 8 January birthday in North Korea. In the end, it appears that the ostensible 32nd…
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