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S1 Ep 1: Exploring North Korean Literature
In this episode, NRC Curriculum Developer Shruthi Shree Nagarajan interviews Dr. Immanuel Kim about North Korean literature. Dr. Immanuel Kim provides a brief overview of the historical context of North Korean art and culture, along with topics such as censorship and propaganda in North Korean Literature.
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Dr. Immanuel Kim is Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies. Prior to working at the George Washington University, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University (SUNY). Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. He is an authority on North Korean literature and film and is the author of a recent book on North Korean literature, Rewriting Revolution: Women, Sexuality, and Memory in North Korean Fiction (University of Hawaii Press, 2018).
S1 Ep 2: Delving Into Gender Issues in South Korea
In this episode, NRC Curriculum Designer Shruthi Shree Nagarajan interviews Eun-Jung Jung, visiting scholar with the East Asia National Resource Center, about contemporary gender issues in South Korea. Eun-Jung Jung analyzes the core reasons behind the still prominently existent gender gap and the negative implications this has on the issues of human rights, as well as on the nation’s economic growth.
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Eun-Jung Jung is currently conducting her research on the “Gender and Media: How to use media to promote Gender Equality in East Asia, especially in Korea” as a visiting scholar of the EAVI Fellowship Program at GW. She received her B.A. in English Literature and Chinese Literature from Yonsei University in 2003. She worked as a speechwriter for the former President Myung-Bak Lee at the Cheong-Wa-Dae (Executive Office of the President of the South Korea) from October 2010 to May 2013. In addition, she worked as Deputy Director responsible for Public Relations, speechwriter for the Minister for press releases and conferences at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family from June 2013 to January 2019. Before the government position, she worked as a journalist at Herald Corporation from December 2003. She has a strong interest in enhancing social sensitivity among the public to contribute to the reduction of social conflicts and violence.
S1 Ep 3: Revisiting the 228 Incident of Taiwan
In this episode, NRC Curriculum Developer Shruthi Shree Nagarajan interviews Dr. Yao-Tsung Su, professor of history at Providence University in Taiwan, on the 228 Incident that took place in Taiwan in 1947. Dr. Su discusses the implications of the 228 Incident to current East Asian relations, as well as the this event contributes to broader relations between the United States and China in the postwar world.
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Dr. Yao-Tsung Su is currently conducting his research on the “US Policy Towards Taiwan, 1941 to 1949” as a visiting scholar of the EAVI Fellowship Program at GW. He received his PhD in History from the University of Kyoto, Japan. In pursuit of acquiring knowledge in Chinese Buddhist history, he lived and studied for seven years in Kyoto. During this time, his areas of research focused mainly on the religious policy of the Tang dynasty and the interaction between China and Japan in Buddhism. Upon his return to Taiwan, he turned to study the postwar history of Taiwan. His postwar research topics focused on the history of the disposition policy towards Taiwan by the United States and China from 1941 to 1949 and the related issues regarding the 228 Incident. He is currently working on a project called Research on the Truth and the Transitional Justice of the 228 Incident by the Memorial Foundation of the 228 Incident. He also directs a project exhibition titled The 40th Anniversary of the Kaohsiung Incident by the Kaohsiung Museum.
S1 Ep 4: The Global Impact of K-Pop
What are the global impacts of K-Pop? How are K-Pop groups engaging in social issues prevalent in East Asia and around the world? What role does globalization play in influencing the spread of K-Pop? Join Imelda Ibarra, founder of US BTS ARMY, and Kyung Hyun Kim, Professor of East Asian Studies at UC Irvine, in a conversation about the global impact of K-Pop.
Imelda Ibarra is the Founder and CEO of US BTS ARMY. Established in 2014, it is the first US fanbase for Korean supergroup BTS. US BTS ARMY is a non-profit organization dedicated to coordinating global projects, maintaining an active social media presence, and updating the general public on news and relevant information pertaining to BTS. What started as a small project led by one person, has grown into an 11 member, well-oiled machine with a following on social media of over half a million and counting. Having successfully collaborated with media giants such as The American Music Awards, SiriusXM, and iHeartRadio, there is no telling where the US BTS ARMY will go.
Kyung Hyun Kim currently serves as a Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at UC Irvine. He received his B.A. (East Asian Studies and Politics) from Oberlin College, and his Ph.D. in Cinema Studies at USC. He is a novelist, scholar, and film producer. He is author of Virtual Hallyu: Korean Cinema of the Global Era (2011), The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema (2004), and a Korean-language novel entitled In Search of Lost G (Ireo beorin G-rul chajaso, 2014). He has co-produced two award-winning feature films: Never Forever (2007) and The Housemaid (2010). He is currently completing a monograph, entitled Hegemonic Mimicry: Korean Popular Culture of the 21st Century, and a film project entitled The Origins of a Detective, set during the 1948 Jeju Island Massacre (winner of the 2018 KOFIC Award for Best Movie Script).
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