Affective Governance in North Korea: Sexuality and Sensuality in Socialist Feminism
Speaker: Suzy Kim, Rutgers University Sponsor: Center for Korean Studies (CKS) While North Korea is often known for its top-down coercive mechanisms that enforce compliance, such paternalistic order is complemented by maternal affect that elicits love and loyalty for the leaders. In effect, women proved to be the primary cultural conduits, and feminine tropes became models […]