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※ Title: Music and Revolutionary Identity Politics in the DPRK
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Host: GW Institute for Korean Studies
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Date: Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, from 3:00pm–4:30 pm​​
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Location: In-person at the Elliott School of International Affairs (1957 E Street Northwest Room 505 Washington, DC 20052), Room 505
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Sign up: https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/soh-jaipil-lecture-series-music-in-the-dprk
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Description:
Although North Korea is often viewed as isolated and closed off, music is one area where it has looked to the outside world for inspiration and recognition. As a “weapon of revolution and companion of daily life,” music’s role within the DPRK has been multifaceted, permeating politics and everyday social interactions. This presentation explores the development of North Korea’s “total music society,” which facilitated a shared identity that was rooted in the anti-Japanese Manchurian guerilla struggle of the 1930s and withstood the fall of the Soviet Union, the progenitor of the DPRK’s state socialist system. It captures the perspectives of a particular group of artists, in this case musicians, whom the state relied on for their capacity to resonate with the public, just as the musicians themselves depended on the state for their livelihoods. These musicians struggled to strike a balance between their individual artistic inclinations and the political demands of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party. Furthermore, to ensure the anti-colonial nationalism in their music transcended generational divides, they often had to draw from global trends and genres without losing sight of national characteristics in the process.​
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※ Title: Roundtable on North Korea
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Host: Korea-Pacific Program at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
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Date: February 12th, 2025, from 5:30pm–6:30pm​​
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Location: In-person at UC San Diego in Conference Room 3106, Robinson Building 3
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Sign up: https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/roundtable-on-north-korea-67991d061ba1d3.04791704
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Description:
During his first term, President Donald Trump participated in a period of summit diplomacy on the Korean peninsula. However, the Hanoi summit of 2019 failed to catalyze meaningful negotiations. Following the onset of the war in Ukraine, North Korea quickly aligned itself with Russia and now has troops in the conflict. What are the prospects for another round of talks on the future of the peninsula? In this roundtable, we’ll hear the views of four prominent North Korea watchers on possible Korea policy in the new administration.
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※ Title: North Korea’s International Health Engagement: Past, Present, and Future Webinar Series -- Session 2: How North Korea Managed the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Host: The Korea Health Policy Project in collaboration with the National Committee on North Korea (NCNK), United States Institute of Peace (USIP), 38 North, Council of Korean Americans (CKA), and the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at the Harvard Medical School.
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Date: February 18th, 2025, 9am EST​​
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Location: Virtual via Zoom
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Sign up: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtf-uhrDMqGdAlH_k8xYnHyOeJyeCoGkg9#/registration
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Description:
​This four-part webinar series will bring together leading experts to discuss the current state of public health in North Korea, policy priorities, and prospects moving forward. In each session a moderated discussion will follow afterward.
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※ Title: Book Talk: Korea: A New History of South and North
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Host: UC Berkeley's Center for Korean Studies
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Date: February 25th, 2025, starting at 5:00pm​​
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Location: Hybrid | Virtual via Zoom; In-person at Institute of East Asian Studies, Conference Room, 2111 Bancroft Way, 5th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Sign up: https://events.berkeley.edu/cks/event/284152-book-talk-korea-a-new-history-of-south-and-north
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Description:
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present.
Victor Cha of Georgetown University and Ramon Pacheco Pardo of King’s College London team up to explore the history of modern Korea, from the late nineteenth century, Japanese occupation, and Cold War division to democratization, nuclear weapons, and BTS. A country situated amongst the world’s largest powers—including China, Japan, Russia, and the United States—Korea’s fate has been affected by its geography and the strength of its leadership and society. Cha and Pacheco Pardo shed light on the evolving identities of the two Koreas, explaining the sharp differences between North and South, and prospects for unification.
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※ Title: North Korea’s International Health Engagement: Past, Present, and Future Webinar Series -- Session 3: What Import Data Reveals About North Korea's Health Priorities
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Host: The Korea Health Policy Project in collaboration with the National Committee on North Korea (NCNK), United States Institute of Peace (USIP), 38 North, Council of Korean Americans (CKA), and the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at the Harvard Medical School.
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Date: March 25th, 2025, 9am EDT​​
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Location: Virtual via Zoom
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Sign up: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtf-uhrDMqGdAlH_k8xYnHyOeJyeCoGkg9#/registration
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Description:
​This four-part webinar series will bring together leading experts to discuss the current state of public health in North Korea, policy priorities, and prospects moving forward. In each session a moderated discussion will follow afterward.
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※ Title: North Korea’s International Health Engagement: Past, Present, and Future Webinar Series -- Session 4: New Era of Engagement with North Korea in Health
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Host: The Korea Health Policy Project in collaboration with the National Committee on North Korea (NCNK), United States Institute of Peace (USIP), 38 North, Council of Korean Americans (CKA), and the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at the Harvard Medical School.
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Date: April 22th, 2025, 9am EDT​​
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Location: Virtual via Zoom
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Sign up: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtf-uhrDMqGdAlH_k8xYnHyOeJyeCoGkg9#/registration
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Description:
​This four-part webinar series will bring together leading experts to discuss the current state of public health in North Korea, policy priorities, and prospects moving forward. In each session a moderated discussion will follow afterward.