This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Meredith Shaw. They speak about Meredith's new article Godzilla vs Pulgasari: Anti-Japanism and Anti-Communism as Dueling Antagonisms in South Korean Politics Godzilla vs Pulgasari: Anti-Japanism and Anti-Communism as Dueling Antagonisms in South Korean Politics | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core.
Meredith Shaw is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Tokyo and the managing editor of Social Science Japan Journal. Meredith has worked as a research associate and translator at the Korean Institute of National Unification, and her current research focuses on the analysis of North Korean literature. Her ongoing blog on North Korean literature is available at http://dprklit.blogspot.com/
*** The Korea Now Podcast #36 – Meredith Shaw – 'The Strong and Prosperous Nation - Understanding North Korea through its literature' (https://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com/the-korea-now-podcast-36-meredith-shaw-the-strong-and-prosperous-nation-understanding-north-korea-through-its-literature).
*** The Korea Now Podcast #92 (Literature Series) – Meredith Shaw – 'Messages in North Korean Literature' The Korea Now Podcast: The Korea Now Podcast #92 (Literature Series) – Meredith Shaw – 'Messages in North Korean Literature' (libsyn.com)
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