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.
DPRK official culture in the 1980s sought to encourage citizens to be more empathetic
How a drama centered on a mineral water factory set the stage for a new type of advertising
Aimed at instilling patriotism, "Silver Hairpin" suggested Koreans were better off in Japan
Far from challenging juche orthodoxy, DPRK-style capitalism has pushed traditional state values
Portrayal of non-party enterprise officials has become decidedly more sympathetic over the years
In DPRK culture, modern technology always means happiness
Propaganda has traditionally portrayed those interested in life overseas with suspicion
The regime's propagandists turned a famine relief food into a national symbol
The "military-first" era saw DPRK culture embrace some troubling ideas about romantic relations
As attitudes began to change in the 1980s, DPRK filmmakers reached into the colonial past
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