The Politics of Arirang

September 18, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Center for Korean Studies

"Arirang," the best-known and most popular folksong of Korea, has evolved to become the iconic song for Koreans everywhere. Byong Won Lee, professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will discuss three phases of the political dynamics related to "Arirang": (1) as a musical icon through its nation-branding efforts in the Republic of Korea, (2) as a soft image-making medium and ideological disguise in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and (3) as a political embracing of minorities by the People's Republic of China.


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Center for Korean Studies, Mānoa Campus

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Merclyn Labuguen, 956-7041, merclyn@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/pages/announce/events2014/co091814.html

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