North Korean Graphic Novels: Seduction of the Innocent?

ISBN-13: 9781138046931 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 306 str.

Martin Petersen

Opis

Graphic novels are a major art form in North Korea, produced by agents of the regime to set out its vision in a range of important areas. This book provides an analysis of North Korean graphic novels, discussing the ideals they promote and the tensions within those ideals, and examining the reception of graphic novels in North and South Korea and beyond. Particular themes considered include the ideal family and how the regime promotes this; patriotism, and its primacy over class struggle; and the portrayal of the Korean War - "The Fatherland Liberation War," as it is known in North Korea - and the subsequent, continuing stand-off. Overall, the book demonstrates the importance of graphic novels in North Korea as a tool for bringing up children and for promoting North Korean ideals to a wider world.