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Visual Politics and North Korea In the realm of international relations, there are seemingly few states like North Korea. Whether it is the country’s human rights situation, its precarious everyday life or its so-called foreign policy of coercion and nuclear brinkmanship, no matter what this ‘pariah’ nation says or does it affects the state and stability of regional and global politics. But what do we know about North Korea and how do we come to know it? This book argues that visual imagery plays a decisive role in this operation. By discussing two exemplary areas – everyday photography and satellite imagery – the book takes into account the role of images in the way that particular issues related to North Korea are understood in contemporary geopolitics. Images work. They do something by evoking a particular perspective of what is shown in them, allowing only specific ways of seeing and knowing. In this sense, images are deeply political. Individual methodological usages in the book can provide a procedural basis from which to start or rethink further studies on visuality, both in IR and beyond. It also opens an innovative path for future studies on East Asia, making the book attractive to a range of specialists and thus holding an appeal beyond the boundaries of a single discipline. David Shim is Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations and International Organization, University of Groningen and Associate Research Fellow at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA). Interventions Edited by Jenny Edkins Aberystwyth University Nick Vaughan-Williams University of Warwick ‘As Michel Foucault has famously stated, “knowledge is not made for under- standing; it is made for cutting.” In this spirit the Edkins–Vaughan-Williams Interventions series solicits cutting edge, critical works that challenge mainstream understandings in international relations. 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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Shim, David. Visual politics and North Korea: seeing is believing/David Shim. pages cm. – (Interventions) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Visual communication–Political aspects. 2. World politics. 3. Korea (North)–Foreign relations. I. Title. P93.5.S55 2013 302.23’095193–dc23 2013011790 ISBN: 978-0-415-83948-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-203-74647-9 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman by Sunrise Setting Ltd, Paignton, UK To my parents Seun-ock (Dominika) and Dong-koun (Daniel) Shim This page intentionally left blank A01_CLAU2542_01_SE_FM.indd ii 1/28/12 5:14 PM Contents List of figures x Preface xi Note on transliteration xiv List of abbreviations xv Introduction 1 1 Approaching and analysing visual representation 9 2 Practices of looking and North Korea 47 3 Seeing on the ground: everyday photography and North Korea 57 4 Seeing from above: satellite imagery and North Korea 91 Conclusion 118 Notes 133 Bibliography 138 Index 167
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