Songs for Great Leaders: Ideology and Creativity in North Korean Music and Dance
Author Description
Songs For The Great Leader -- Instruments Of The People -- Pulling At Harp Strings -- Opera For The Revolution -- Contextualizing Revolutionary Operas -- What Revolutionary Operas Do -- From Spectacles To Dance -- Composing The Nation -- Songs For New Leaders. Keith Howard. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the intersection of state ideology and artistic production within the context of North Korean music and dance. Keith Howard, a specialist in Korean music, utilizes historical analysis and cultural observation to demonstrate how the state utilizes performance as a mechanism for political indoctrination and national identity construction. The text examines how specific musical forms and operatic structures are engineered to reinforce the legitimacy of the leadership and the state's revolutionary narrative.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the development of revolutionary operas and their function in state propaganda.
- Examination of traditional instruments and their adaptation for modern political messaging.
- Historical overview of North Korean performance culture from the mid-20th century to contemporary leadership transitions.
- Discussion of the role of dance and spectacle in mass mobilization.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide an exhaustive catalog of every musical composition produced in the country.
- It does not offer a comprehensive biography of the leadership figures beyond their relationship to cultural policy.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this text as a significant contribution to the study of state-sponsored art and propaganda in isolated political systems. Readers frequently note the academic rigor and the detailed contextualization of performance practices within the broader framework of North Korean political history.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190077549
ISBN-13:
9780190077549
Dance
Cultural History
Korean Studies
Sociology
Music and state
Music
Musicology
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