Book Review: Exploring North Korean Arts



Opinion Book Review: Exploring North Korean Arts In conclusion, this is a highly recommended read Gianluca Spezza June 18, 2013 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News Does North Korea produce art outside of and yet on the side of the official propaganda? Indeed it does, and why wouldn’t it? Like any other country, North Korea needs to build and preserve a lasting image of itself, creating values that its citizens can look up to and be inspired by. Had it not done so over the last six decades it simply could not have survived as a sovereign country. If the DPRK’s artistic production in itself is not surprising, we should perhaps ask ourselves what sort of art can be produced in a country as peculiar as © 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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Book Review: Exploring North Korean Arts

In conclusion, this is a highly recommended read

Gianluca Spezza June 18, 2013

Book Review: Exploring North Korean Arts

NK News

Does North Korea produce art outside of and yet on the side of the official propaganda? Indeed it does, and why wouldn’t it? Like any other country, North Korea needs to build and preserve a lasting image of itself, creating values that its citizens can look up to and be inspired by. Had it not done so over the last six decades it simply could not have survived as a sovereign country. If the DPRK’s artistic production in itself is not surprising, we should perhaps ask ourselves what sort of art can be produced in a country as peculiar as

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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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