Full Description
This volume showcases continuity and change in communication with and within North Korea. By approaching the country from three distinct angles - news media, popular culture, and digital technology - this volume looks at media portrayals of North Korea, at cultural discourses in various media, and at the impact of new and emerging technologies.
Taking a variety of communication studies perspectives, this book first addresses why North Korea matters for the general audience, academic audience, and communication scholars in particular, and how communication studies can benefit from studying North Korea. Drawing on insights from history and international relations, this book shows how the Cold War and Old-World Order shape media and communications in places like North Korea, as well as how the desire for people to communicate and to be understood can surpass such a regime's tight control.
This multifaceted look at communication within this fascinating and under-studied nation will appeal to scholars, researchers, and upper-level students of communication studies, media studies, journalism, new and digital media, and political communication.
Contents
Introduction:
Media Dynamics in North Korea: A Historical Overview and Post-Pandemic Perspectives
Section 1: News Media and North Korea
1. It takes two wackos to make history: The U.S. news media's construction of the North Korea-United States Summits
2. China-North Korea relations in media and communication
Shifting Narratives: China's Emerging Dominance in North Korea Media Coverage
3. Making news about North Korea: Changes in journalistic norms and approaches since 2000
Section 2: Digital Media, Visions, and Images
4. Mobile Phone Use and the 'Trust' Network of Market Activity in North Korea
5. Seoul in Pyongyang and Pyongyang in Seoul: The mediated cities in a divided land
6. Of Macs and Nikes: Desire and authenticity in North Korea's child YouTuber clips
Section 3: North Korea, Popular Culture, and People
7. Views of North Korean resettlers on media and media literacy education: A 10-Year comparison of resettlers' experiences and perspectives
8. The new visions of Shin Sang-ok in North Korean Cinema
9. Paths under the Bright Star: "The Path to Awakening" and the transformation of North Korean cinema in the Mid-1960s
