Springtime for Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang: City On Stage, City As Stage

2007/05/10 by Suk-Young Kim
Social Sciences · #Asian Culture and Media Studies #Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies

paper · doi:10.1162/dram.2007.51.2.24

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Abstract

On the stages of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, propaganda performances celebrate the regime of Kim Il-sung. On the streets of Pyongyang there are frequent patriotic parades and other displays glorifying the state leader. Author Kim explores the dynamics between Pyongyang on stage and Pyongyang as stage.

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