Archive for August, 2012:
Reviewing “The Flower Girl”: DPRK Sea of Blood Opera Troupe on Tour in China (2)
Landlords, class identity, and the wounding capabilities of wealth: Analzying a North Korean opera performance in China.
North Korean Claims of ‘Terrorism’ from Inside Chinese Territory: An Annotated Analysis
Reveals how recent North Korean accusations of “terrorism” are actually a detailed means of expressing anger at China’s new ties with South Korean intelligence agencies.
Beautiful Defectors, Part II. Everyday Fashion as Political: Blending into the South Korean Middle Class
Darcie Draudt and Brian Gleason dig deeper into the issue of identity as revealed in a new South Korean variety show that stars female North Korean defectors.
Style or Substance? Kim Jong-un’s Personality Cult and Reform in North Korea
Sabine van Ameijden (Department of War Studies, King’s College, London) revisits the DPRK’s reforms of 2002, looks at Rason, and asks what standards need to be used to assess the depth of North Korean assertions of reform.
Songun Mini-Skirt: Ri Sol-ju, the Moranbong Band, and North Korean Fashion Norms
Considering the Moranbong Band performance as a kind of promise to the women of Pyongyang: material prosperity is around the corner in the form of jewelry, short skirts, and high-heels.
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