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SUMMARY: Modern Times in North Korea: Scenes from the Founding Years
DESCRIPTION: North Korea is often portrayed in mainstream media as a backwa
 rd place\, a Stalinist relic without a history worth knowing. But during it
 s founding years (1945-1950)\, North Korea experienced a radical social rev
 olution when everyday life became the primary site of political struggle\, 
 including quite deliberately a feminist agenda. With historical comparisons
  to revolutions in […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>North Korea is often portrayed in mainstre
 am media as a backward place\, a Stalinist relic without a history worth kn
 owing. But during its founding years (1945-1950)\, North Korea experienced 
 a radical social revolution when everyday life became the primary site of p
 olitical struggle\, including quite deliberately a feminist agenda. With hi
 storical comparisons to revolutions in the early 20th century\, Suzy Kim in
 troduces her book through rarely seen archival photos\, situating the North
  Korean revolution within the broader history of modernity.</p><p><strong>S
 peaker Bio:</strong></p><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-20182"
  src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/06/CKR-
 Suzy-Kim-Jan-23-2015.jpg" alt="CKR Suzy Kim Jan 23\, 2015" width="250" heig
 ht="187" /></p><p>Suzy Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of A
 sian Languages & Cultures at Rutgers University. She received her Ph.D. in 
 History from the University of Chicago. Her book Everyday Life in the North
  Korean Revolution\, 1945-1950 was published by Cornell University Press in
  2013. Her teaching and research interests focus on modern Korean history w
 ith particular attention to social and cultural history\, gender studies\, 
 oral history\, and social theory.</p><p><strong>Sponsor:</strong> Centre fo
 r Korean Research<br /><strong>By:</strong> Dr. Suzy Kim\, Rutgers Universi
 ty<br /><strong>Type:</strong> Event</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com
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 P here</a> | <a href="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/site
 s/5/2016/06/CKR-Jan-23-2015-Modern-Times-in-North-Korea-Talk.pdf">View full
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