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You are invited to a hybrid lecture by Prof. Karolína Šamánková (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
A History of Korea: the North Korean perspective
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The lecture is supported, via EPEL (European Program for the Exchange of Lecturers ), by AKSE (Association for Korean Studies)
Abstract:
The lecture explores how the DPRK has constructed and adapted its interpretation of the Korean past to serve shifting political, ideological, and diplomatic objectives. By examining key moments in which the official historical narrative has undergone significant transformation—ranging from portrayals of early statehood on the Korean Peninsula, social transformations around the turn of the twentieth century, the division and the Korean War of the mid-twentieth century—the lecture seeks to illuminate the mechanisms through which historical memory has been instrumentalized to legitimize leadership, reinforce national identity, and sustain the regime’s continuity within changing regional and global context.
Bio:
Karolína Šamánková is an Assistant Professor and Ph.D. candidate in Korean Studies at Charles University in Prague. Her doctoral research examines interpretations of modern Korean history in South and North Korean textbooks from the 1950s to the 1980s. She also serves as Deputy Director of the Korea and the Eastern Bloc Institute at Charles University, where her research focuses on Czechoslovak–Korean relations during the Cold War period.
