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Hosted by Andre Goulet with assistant producer Gennie Kim Pimentel. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/thekoreafile
North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy
The Korea File
48 minutes
2 years ago
North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy
On episode 107 Cambridge PhD candidate Alexandra Leonzini joins Andre Goulet and co-host Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring how music builds soft power and promotes national prestige, the DPRK opera's greatest hits, cultural diplomacy and the Cold War, how tourists serve as intermediaries in North Korea’s noraebang branding efforts and more.
Watch 'Where Are You, General?' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCGkIwZa2UE
Watch 'Sea of Blood' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quIl4qeEWog
This conversation was recorded on April 10th, 2023.
Support our work sharing Korean history and culture with an international audience at patreon.com/thekoreafile
The Korea File
Exploring Korean society, culture and politics and highlighting critical, independent voices you won’t find anywhere else since 2014.
Hosted by Andre Goulet with assistant producer Gennie Kim Pimentel. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/thekoreafile
