Aestheticized Politics: The Workings of North Korean Art

Author(s):
Yoon, M.K.
Published
2014
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

My dissertation is a study of

North Korean art as a site where politics, history, and culture meet.

Art in North Korea fulfills a clear purpose. This is most apparent in

the depiction of historical themes in North Korean art. History serves the political legitimization of the North Korean state and its leaders. My dissertation analyzes how art addresses historical themes in support of the revolution and its leaders based on North Korean art theoretical writings, reviews and critiques of paintings, art yearbooks, and history textbooks. My analysis reveals how North Korean art dramatizes and thereby creates an idealized reality that the viewers can emotionally relate to.

North Korean artPolitics of cultureHistorical representationsCultural production
Defense date
2014-03-18
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Breuker, R.
Advisor(s)
Ceuster, K. de
Committee member(s)
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Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/24836