From satellites to novels: New names in North Korean studies, part 3



Evergreen From satellites to novels: New names in North Korean studies, part 3 Insights into N. Korea through satellite imagery, fiction, famine analysis and nationalism studies Gianluca Spezza June 10, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue This is the third installment of the NK News feature dedicated to innovative, new and lesser-known authors. This week we present scholars who have described North Korea by approaching alternative topics: David Shim has recently authored a ground-breaking compendium of imagery of North Korea. Hyejin Kim has given voice to a number of defectors, crafting their testimony into a novel; Emma Campbell has recently posed questions related to the notion of accountability and collective responsibilityfor all North Koreans regarding human rights abuses, while also exploring the issue of Korean nationalism; and Sandra Fahy analyzes the history and meaning of North © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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From satellites to novels: New names in North Korean studies, part 3

Insights into N. Korea through satellite imagery, fiction, famine analysis and nationalism studies

Gianluca Spezza June 10, 2014

From satellites to novels: New names in North Korean studies, part 3

Eric Lafforgue

This is the third installment of the NK News feature dedicated to innovative, new and lesser-known authors.

This week we present scholars who have described North Korea by approaching alternative topics: David Shim has recently authored a ground-breaking compendium of imagery of North Korea. Hyejin Kim has given voice to a number of defectors, crafting their testimony into a novel; Emma Campbell has recently posed questions related to the notion of accountability and collective responsibilityfor all North Koreans regarding human rights abuses, while also exploring the issue of Korean nationalism; and Sandra Fahy analyzes the history and meaning of North

About the Author

Gianluca Spezza

Gianluca Spezza earned his PhD in 2017 from the University of Central Lancashire under the supervision of Professor Hazel Smith, on the strength of research on the cooperation between UNICEF and the DPRK in education and childcare. Dr Spezza is an assistant professor of international relations and a senior researcher at the DPRK Strategy Center at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan; he is writing a monograph on education, international cooperation, and human capital in North Korea (Palgrave 2021). His work on the DPRK, articles or interviews, can be found, among others, on the websites of the BBC, The Guardian, The Diplomat, IRIN News, NK News, DR.dk, Newsweek Korea, and El Confidential.

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