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Wed, November 29, 2023 | 05:35

Exploring han: shared trauma or orientalist belief?

Exploring han: shared trauma or orientalist belief?

In the depths of the Korean spirit resides a notion so profound, so enigmatic, that it defies the boundaries of language and logic. It is an essence that lingers, like an indelible mark on the collective memory of a people who have endured a tumultuous history. This intangible concept, known as "han," throbs in the hearts of Koreans, pulsating with a quiet intensity that only...

2023-06-17 11:59

When the K disappears…

When the K disappears…

In the alphabet, the "K" reigns supreme, an indisputable monarch of cultural significance. Governments use it. Companies use it. Academics use it. And Tik-Tokers use it. It is a letter that the others must surely be jealous of. The special one. The one capable of putting you in a hole. The one that should never be used three times in a row (unless you're typing in Korean and ...

2023-06-10 14:50

Pyongyang as lived experience: existentialism and identity in North Korea

Pyongyang as lived experience: existentialism and identity in North Korea

Concepts such as decolonization, orientalism, lived experiences and multiple truths are becoming more widespread in both academia and mainstream media.

2023-06-03 14:05

Korean culture as the solution

Korean culture as the solution

Many people know about Korea's low birthrate. It's one of the lowest in the world, and it's falling.

2023-05-27 16:16

Now is the time of monsters

Now is the time of monsters

Antonio Gramsci's life saw him continually challenging the status quo and picturing a society that championed justice and equality. By exploring cultural hegemony, Gramsci reshaped our understanding of power dynamics and the ways in which ruling classes maintain dominance.

2023-05-20 12:20

In support of the Korean LGBT community

In support of the Korean LGBT community

We live in a world in which, day by day, various causes are championed, new identities promoted, and emerging groups proactively seek representation. I've always believed progressive people help raise the voices of others, rather than simply themselves.

2023-05-13 10:23

Maeum spacing

The coffee shop in Seoul is a haven from the chaos of the city outside. A place to take refuge, to pause, to contemplate. To caffeinate and refuel. A human service station where we fill ourselves with the energy to get us through the next leg of our journey.

2023-04-29 12:23

The K trap

Individual freedom is the goal of our political age. We are focused on the full liberation of peoples across political, technological, racial, sexual and other intersectional divides. Media focuses our minds on the revolution at hand: freedom from kings, popes, tsars, elites and bureaucracies. Freedom from predestination. We live amidst the birth of existentialism. The rise o...

2023-04-22 12:45

Hyperreal Korean love

Hyperreal Korean love

One of the great ironies of modern life is seeing South Korea be one of the most successful and effective cultures at packaging and selling love to people all over the world and yet, at the same time, possess some of the world's lowest birth rates (and most ludicrous plans to address it). We've heard all the statistics and read all the stories. What makes the Guardian, the NY...

2023-04-15 14:51

Korean Marxism: hegemony and difference

Korean Marxism: hegemony and difference

The only thing which is consistent about life in Korea is its inconsistency. The nation lurches between pride and shame, between the east and west, between triumphant success and devastating failure, between a hypermodern safe paradise and a drug-tainted misogynistic murderous dystopia. There is no single Korea. There is just the totality of all the incomplete views.

2023-04-08 12:43

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