Objectives
North Korea today is no longer what it was under Kim Il-sung or Kim Jong-il. Since the severe economic crisis of the mid-1990s, markets have replaced rations as the main source of income for North Koreans. After state efforts to curb the growth of markets through currency reform failed in 2009, marketization became an irreversible trend. With more than 500 markets in active operation, North Korea may as well be called a market society. Markets are more than a simple physical space. Wealth is created around them. A new class of people and a new way of thinking are emerging around them. And at the center of these markets are women. Women are active participants in markets, not only as consumers, but also as producers, distributors, and money masters(donju, red capitalists). ‘Feminization of markets’ may be a keyword for describing North Korea today.
Under the title “Women, Marketization, and Culture,” this international symposium will address the changes North Korean society is going through, what they mean, and what possibilities they hold for the future. The first session examines the past two decades of economic policy changes and marketization trends in an attempt to shed light on whether marketization could lead to the birth of a civil society. The second session focuses on the changes brought by marketization to women’s lives. The third session provides a look at popular arts, such as stand-up comedy and band music, and their cultural and political significance in North Korean society. The fourth session examines the socioeconomic and cultural significance of two concepts that are quickly becoming mainstream among North Korean women: beauty and sexuality. The fifth session provides an outlook for the future of North Korean society based on the Eastern European experience and discusses the challenges that North Korea may face on its way to becoming a civilized socialist state.
Organized by the Center for Korean Women and Politics
Sponsored by NED(National Endowment for Democracy)
13:00 ~ 13:30 (GMT)│ Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address Sohn Bong-scuk, CKWP Chair
Congratulatory Remarks Kim Sanghee, National Assembly Deputy Speaker / Suh Ho, Vice minister of Uinfication
Keynote Speech Kim Eun-ju, CKWP Director
Program Details Schedule
Aug. 26 (Wed.)
Simultaneous interpretation provided in Korean and English.
13:30 ~ 15:30 (GMT)│ Session Ⅰ Marketization and Birth of Civil Society
Moderator Park Myung-Kyu(Seoul National University, Korea)
Speaker 1 Kim Byeong-Yeon(Seoul National University, Korea), "From Marketization to a Market Economy in North Korea"
Speaker 2 JustinV.Hastings(University of Sydney, Australia), “Marketization and Civil Society in North Korea”
Discussants Kim Young-Hee(Korea Development Bank) / Hitomi Koyama(College of Global Liberal Arts, Japan)
16:00 ~ 18:00 (GMT)│ Session Ⅱ Marketization and Gender Roles
Moderator Yi Hee-Young(Daegu University, Korea)
Speaker 1 Cho Young-Ju(Korea Women’s Development Institute Researcher),
“Marketisation and Appearance of New Female Main Agents”
Speaker 2 Park Young-Ja(Korea Institute for National Unification Researcher),
“North Korean Women’s Survival and Growth Strategies in the Period of Social Changes”
Discussants Jeong Eun-Chan(Institute for Unification Education) / Sung-Kyung Kim(University of North Korean Studies, Korea)
15:30 ~ 16:00 │ Break
(GMT)
Aug. 27 (Thu.)
15:30 ~ 16:00 │ 휴 식
10:30 ~ 12:00 (GMT)│ Session Ⅲ Popular Arts and Cultural Politics
12:00 ~ 13:30│ Lunch
(GMT)
13:30 ~ 15:30 (GMT)│ Session Ⅳ Beauty and Sexuality
Moderator Lee Soo-Jeong(Duksung Women's University, Korea)
Speaker 1 Yee Ji-Sun(Institute for Unification Education), “Ecstasy of Sensing Body:
Between an Individual’s Desires and the Ethics of the State”
Speaker 2 Jo Jeong-Ah(Institute for Unification Education),
“Sexuality and New-Generation Culture of North Korean Women”
Discussants Lee Taek-Gwang(Kyunghee University, Korea) /
Seo Dong-Jin(Kaywon University of Art & Design, Korea)
Moderator Park Young-Jung(Yeonsu Culture Foundation)
Speaker 1 Ha Seung-Hee(Dongguk Universuty, Korea), “Changes of North Korean Musical Groups and Cultural Policies”
Speaker 2 Yi Sung-Hee(University of North Korean Studies, Korea), “A Research on the Audience Studies of North Korean ‘Hwasulsopum’ - Focusing on the Social Function of Laugh”
Discussants Han Seung-Ho(Soongsil University, Korea) / Kim Hang(Yeonsei University)
16:00 ~ 18:00 (GMT) │ Session Ⅴ Future Outlook and Challenges
Moderator Lee Taek-Gwang(Kyunghee University, Korea)
Speaker 1 Stankomir Nicieja(University of Opole, Poland),
“Between a poster boy and bogeyman: Three decades of political and economic transition in Poland”
Speaker 2 Jeon Young-Sun(Konkuk University, Korea),
“The Path to a Socialist Civilization: Prospect and Tasks Ahead”
Discussants Kim Soo-Am(Korea Institute for National Unification Researcher) / Andrew Yeo(Catholic University of America)
15:30 ~ 16:00│ Break
(GMT)
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Opening Ceremony
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Welcome Address
Congratulatory Remarks
Keynote Speech
Congratulatory Remarks
Sohn Bong-scuk
CKWP Chair
Kim Sang-hee
National Assembly Deputy Speaker
Suh Ho
Vice Minister of Unification
Kim Eun-ju
CKWP Director
Moderators, Speakers, and Discussants
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Session Ⅰ Marketization and Birth of Civil Society
Park Myung-Kyu
Seoul National University, Korea
Kim Byeong-Yeon
Seoul National University, Korea
University of Sydney
Justin V. Hastings
University of Sydney
Kim Young-Hee
Korea Development Bank
Hitomi Koyama
Global Liberal Arts
Session Ⅱ Marketization and Gender Roles
Yi Hee-Young
Daegu University, Korea
Cho Young-Ju
Korea Women’s Development Institute Researcher
Park Young-Ja
Korea Institute for National Unification Researcher
Jeong Eun-Chan
Institute for Unification Education
Sung-Kyung Kim
University of North Korean Studies, Korea
Session Ⅲ Popular Arts and Cultural Politics
Park Young-Jung
Yeonsu Culture Foundation
Ha Seung-Hee
Dongguk Universuty, Korea
Yi Sung-Hee
University of North Korean Studies, Korea
Han Seung-Ho
Soongsil University, Korea
Kim Hang
Yeonsei University
Session Ⅳ Beauty and Sexuality
Lee Soo-Jeong
Duksung Women's University, Korea
Yee Ji-Sun
Institute for Unification Education
Jo Jeong-Ah
Institute for Unification Education
Lee Taek-Gwang
Kyunghee University, Korea
Seo Dong-Jin
Kaywon University of Art & Design, Korea
Session Ⅴ Future Outlook and Challenges
Lee Tack-Gwang
Kyunghee University, Korea
Stankomir Nicieja
University of Opole
Jeon Young-Sun
Konkuk University, Korea
Kim Soo-Am
Korea Institute for National Unification Researcher
