WORK HARD FOR THE KIMS! An introduction to North Korean

WORK HARD FOR THE KIMS! An introduction to North Korean history, ideology, and culture through the country’s propaganda posters

The goal of this brief book is to use North Koreaâ€™s unique, occasionally beautiful, often threatening propaganda posters to introduce and highlight the countryâ€™s history, ideology, and culture. This is not an art critique or an examination of color and painting - the goal is to provoke thought and conversation about one of the worldâ€™s most well-known but least understood countries.

As the book unfolds, weâ€™ll see that Pyongyangâ€™s near total control of its domestic information environment is built around four main propaganda themes: the Kim family leadership, the bounty and joy offered by life in the North, unification with the South, and a combination of anti-Americanism with military-focused ethno-nationalism. These four themes reveal what is most important to the Northâ€™s rulers, while the censorship of outside narratives competing against Pyongyangâ€™ official worldview reveals a vulnerability for outside policymakers anxious to find a new tool for affecting change in the North.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-05
Format Kindle eBook

WORK HARD FOR THE KIMS! An introduction to North Korean history, ideology, and culture through the country’s propaganda posters