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The 78th Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting

Photo-The 78th Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting
The 78th Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting was held at the Press Center Press Club on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 5:30 pm. Around 80 foreign opinion leaders (diplomatic officials and researchers) gathered to hear a lecture by Professor Tatiana Gabroussenko (Korea University) entitled “North Korean Mass Culture under Kim Jong Un.”

Dr. Tatiana Gabroussenko is a researcher who received a PhD in East Asian Studies from Australian National University and currently contributes monthly columns to NK News. In this lecture, Dr. Gabroussenko explained popular culture in North Korea under the leadership of Kim Jong Un. Dr. Gabroussenko engaged the audience by showing clips of content produced in North Korea and analyzing the change in North Koreans’ view of the “desirable citizen” from farmer to urban worker. Through this lecture, the attendees were able to analyze new trends in North Korean popular culture and hypothesize on the root causes and potential consequences of these trends.
Youngmi Kang, Division for the Promotion of Korean Studies Abroad

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