This thesis uses a collection of North Korean printed posters to question the existing understanding of gender politics in North Korea studies. It does so by combining gender theory with a...Show moreThis thesis uses a collection of North Korean printed posters to question the existing understanding of gender politics in North Korea studies. It does so by combining gender theory with a synchronic and diachronic visual analysis of a selection of posters. In doing so, it adds in diversifying an all too often monolithic understanding of North Korea.Show less
This thesis aims to analyse the depiction of LGBT characters in contemporary South Korean Cinema through a technical analysis of the 2006 movie "King and the Clown" and the 2012 movie "Two Weddings...Show moreThis thesis aims to analyse the depiction of LGBT characters in contemporary South Korean Cinema through a technical analysis of the 2006 movie "King and the Clown" and the 2012 movie "Two Weddings and a Funeral" in combination with theories regarding (South Korea's) LGBT community forming and media representation.Show less
Due to the recent influx of foreigners into South Korea, its once very much homogeneous society is now becoming more diverse. The presence of these foreigners, who bring with them their own customs...Show moreDue to the recent influx of foreigners into South Korea, its once very much homogeneous society is now becoming more diverse. The presence of these foreigners, who bring with them their own customs and attitudes, has brought about the need for the rethinking of what it means to be a Korean citizen. One powerful way of shaping and changing society's views on national identity is through multicultural discourse in the national school curriculum. In this thesis I will review what changes the South Korean government has made tot the national curriculum, in order to broaden the meaning of South Korean national identity and accommodate the foreigners into society.Show less
This thesis offers a historical and political analysis of the recurring pattern of polarized political advocacy found among print and online newspapers in the Republic of Korea (ROK). It argues...Show moreThis thesis offers a historical and political analysis of the recurring pattern of polarized political advocacy found among print and online newspapers in the Republic of Korea (ROK). It argues that the authoritarian imprint left on the political system’s institutional features by democratic transition has contributed to the politicization of print newspapers initially, and that of online newspapers subsequently. It also provides a critical reading of the methodological framework found in D. Hallin and P. Mancini’s Comparing Media Systems from the viewpoint of the ROK democratization experience.Show less
In Zuid-Korea lijkt men extreem veel waarde te hechten aan het uiterlijk. Zoveel zelfs dat het uiterlijk doorslaggevend kan zijn op de arbeidsmarkt. Als gevolg is plastische chirurgie een...Show moreIn Zuid-Korea lijkt men extreem veel waarde te hechten aan het uiterlijk. Zoveel zelfs dat het uiterlijk doorslaggevend kan zijn op de arbeidsmarkt. Als gevolg is plastische chirurgie een wijdverspreid verschijnsel. De obsessie met schoonheid en plastische chirurgie in Zuid-Korea wordt in deze scriptie op basis van al bestaande bronnen geanalyseerd.Show less
North Korea, and especially North Korea-U.S. relations, has been a point of attention to the international community for many years now. First active contact between North Korea and the...Show moreNorth Korea, and especially North Korea-U.S. relations, has been a point of attention to the international community for many years now. First active contact between North Korea and the international community was made during the Arduous March in 1995, when North Korea asked for humanitarian aid. Many of the diplomatic relations that were established between North Korea and other countries since then were halted due to the nuclear crisis in 2002. An exception was the EU, which kept providing humanitarian aid to North Korea. In this thesis, I compare the EU and U.S. policies on human rights and humanitarian aid in the mid 1990s and the early 2000s, in order to see both how the policies of the two parties differ from each other and how the policies differ in these two different time periods.Show less
This thesis makes an attempt to define North Korean comic books and situate them in the context of North Korean cultural production. Then, using the visual language of comics theory developed by...Show moreThis thesis makes an attempt to define North Korean comic books and situate them in the context of North Korean cultural production. Then, using the visual language of comics theory developed by Neil Cohn, the dialect of visual language used by Ch'oe Hyŏk is analysed and identified by looking at the graphic structure, morphology and narrative grammar. Drawing on Cohn's data, some comparisons are made with the attentional panel categories and filmic shot types of American and Japanese visual language. Based on this, there is an extrapolation as to possible influences on the comics work of Ch'oe Hyŏk.Show less
