(In)visibility of Trauma: Investigating the Influence of Trauma on North Korean Defector Memoir Construction

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Asian Studies (60 EC) (MA)

Brand, Marjolein van den (2022)

(In)visibility of Trauma: Investigating the Influence of Trauma on North Korean Defector Memoir Construction

Master thesis | Asian Studies (60 EC) (MA)

This research aims to make an addition to the current debate regarding the interpretation of North Korean defector memoirs by answering the question: “What understanding can trauma theory provide us concerning North Korean defector memoirs?” It discusses trauma theory, Holocaust memoirs, and North Korean defector memoirs. Regarding North Korean defector memoirs the study focuses on four memoirs specifically: Eunsun Kim’s A Thousand Miles to Freedom, Yeonmi Park’s In Order to Live, Hyeonseo Lee’s The Girl with Seven Names, and Joseph Kim’s Under the Same Sky.

North Korean Defector

A Thousand Miles to Freedom

Yeonmi Park

In Order to Live

Hyeonseo Lee

The Girl with Seven Names