North Korea and the Cultural Politics of Survival

Speaker: Peter Moody, Professorial Lecturer, the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University; Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Moderator: Jungwon Kim, King Sejong Associate Professor of Korean Studies, EALAC, Columbia University

A 45-50-minute talk followed by Q and A. Dr. Moody will discuss North Korean society and politics through the medium of music.

Speaker’s Bio: Dr. Peter G. Moody is a historian of Modern Korea. He received his PhD from Columbia University in 2023 and subsequently served as a Research Professor at Korea University. His research interests center on the industrialization, ideological evolution, mass media, and cultural politics of the two Koreas, as well as the precursors to those developments taking place during Korea’s period of Japanese colonization. In addition to his historical inquiries, Peter analyzes current trends and developments in ROK and DPRK culture and domestic politics. He has been interviewed by several media outlets, including BBC World News and the Wall Street Journal, and he is also an occasional contributor to NK News. He is currently working on a book manuscript titled Mobilizing Musicians and the Making of North Korea, which captures the perspectives of North Korean musical figures who struggled to balance their artistic inclinations with political imperatives.

This event is hosted by the Center for Korean Research.

Registration: To attend this event online, please register HERE.