Tatiana Gabroussenko obtained her PhD in East Asian Studies at the Australian National University. She is currently a professor of North Korean studies at Korea University, Seoul. Her latest book, "Soldiers on the Cultural Front: Developments in the Early History of North Korean Literature and Literary Policy," was included in the Choice magazine list of Outstanding Academic Titles of 2012.
In the Kim Jong Il era, scientists were portrayed as devoted to their work and leader - even at the expense of family
Hailing from humble roots, Choe became a fixture of the DPRK silver screen under Kim Jong Il
Stories based (very) loosely on the real-life repatriations of prisoners from South to North became popular in the 2000s
Following the famine of the 1990s, North Korean films increasingly promoted individuals adopting orphaned children
Reflecting the changing times, one DPRK writer sought to portray more believable juche apostates
Children in the DPRK enjoy more freedom and less mollycoddling from parents than kids in the West
A jointly-produced movie, the first of its kind, showed just how strict the DPRK really was
DPRK-made cartoons often distort historical reality and perpetuate nationalist falsehoods
DPRK official culture long treated women's work at home as second class
Unrequited love and female-on-male harassment define this unique DPRK-made serial
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