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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Don and Aidan:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I just watched the balance of the video, and must say that however much we try to cast the North Koreans as real people, the DPRK state propaganda machine
is always producing such material that works more to undermine a serious discussion of the state, society, and leadership. Such is the power of the visual, most people don’t see it necessary to go beyond the quick laugh. I thought Ruediger Frank’s recent
essay in Japan Focus was a good corrective on the video. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Or perhaps this has already been mentioned:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://japanfocus.org/-Ruediger-Frank/3674">http://japanfocus.org/-Ruediger-Frank/3674</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Happy New Year All,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mike Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Don Baker<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 09, 2012 12:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bulletin Board Electronic<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [KS] KCTV's hour-long paean to Kim Jong-un yesterday can now be seen in full by all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Thanks for the link, Aidan. This video is almost like a parody from the Stephen Colbert show. I wonder if some of the North Koreans who put it together had their tongues
in their cheeks! Don't they realize that those of us who don't have the privilege of living in the paradise that is the DPRK will find this entire video more amusing than inspiring? <br>
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Don Baker <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Department of Asian Studies <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">University of British Columbia <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z2 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:don.baker@ubc.ca">don.baker@ubc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:
<a href="mailto:Afostercarter@aol.com">Afostercarter@aol.com</a><br>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 03:57:33 -0500<br>
To: <a href="mailto:Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws">Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws</a>; <a href="mailto:baks@jiscmail.ac.uk">
baks@jiscmail.ac.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:members@asck.org">members@asck.org</a><br>
CC: <a href="mailto:coyner@gol.com">coyner@gol.com</a>; <a href="mailto:nkleadershipwatch@gmail.com">
nkleadershipwatch@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:Philip@londonkoreanlinks.net">Philip@londonkoreanlinks.net</a>;
<a href="mailto:nkeconwatch@gmail.com">nkeconwatch@gmail.com</a><br>
Subject: [KS] KCTV's hour-long paean to Kim Jong-un yesterday can now be seen in full by all<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">Those who have been pining to see yesterday's KCTV<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">'documentary' about Kim Jong-un can now do so in full,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">already, thanks to the indefatigable Adam Cathcart:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><a href="http://sinonk.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/songun-tangun-son-of-paektu-etc-kim-jong-un-documentary/" target="_blank">http://sinonk.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/songun-tangun-son-of-paektu-etc-kim-jong-un-documentary/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">or on YouTube:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxBLe9A2gXY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxBLe9A2gXY&feature=youtu.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">There is much jumping for joy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black">Aidan FC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Aidan Foster-Carter</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology & Modern Korea, Leeds University, UK</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">E</span></em><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">:
<a href="mailto:afostercarter@aol.com" title="mailto:afostercarter@aol.com">afostercarter@aol.com</a>
<a href="mailto:afostercarter@yahoo.com" title="mailto:afostercarter@yahoo.com">afostercarter@yahoo.com</a>
<em><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">W</span></em>: <a href="http://www.aidanfc.net/" target="_blank" title="http://www.aidanfc.net/">
www.aidanfc.net</a> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">W in Korea:
</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090202080126/http%3a/aidanfc.net/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://web.archive.org/web/20090202080126/http://aidanfc.net/index.html</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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