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Korea Deconstructed

Exploring Korea through open conversations with historians, students, professors, pop stars, and everyone in between. Learn, reflect, and understand with Korea Deconstructed. The host, David Tizzard, has a Phd in Korean Studies and is a Professor at Seoul Women"s University and Hanyang University. He also writes a weekly column in the Korea Times.

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Squid Game 2: Thanos, Tarantino, and Aliens

Korea Deconstructed ·

2025/01/04

I watched Squid Game Season 2 over the holidays and decided to record some brief thoughts on it. You can find an abridged version in the newspaper here: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2025/01/782_389692.html I am back in the studio next week with a new guest and a new topic before flying to the UK to spend a month with my family. Happy 2025 everyone. David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in

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02:01:18

Korean Movement, Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Martial...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/12/21

David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a a social-cultural commentator, and musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr. Sanko Lewis (PhD) is a professor, philosopher, martial arts researcher, and artist living in Seoul, South Korea. Find him and his work: https://linktr.ee/sankolewis Subscribe to the channel:

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25:57

What the Hell is Happening in South Korea?

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/12/06

David A. Tizzard has a doctorate in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He is a social-cultural commentator and musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr. Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/L9azQpXZ2Rc Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos Thanks to Patreon members: Hee Ji Jacobs, Bhavya Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=62047873 Connect with us: ▶ David's Insta:

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02:01:19

Korean Women, Men, Gender, and Equality | Ms....

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/11/17

Korean gender, feminism, fairness and equality are discussed here at length. We also cover transgender representation in media, male mandatory military service, magic days for women, and the world's lowest birthrate. Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/L9azQpXZ2Rc?si=u-xsXr1c2atGH-ri Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos Connect with us: ▶ Email: datizzard@swu.ac.kr ▶ David's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/datizzard/ ▶ KD Insta: https://www.instagram.com/koreadeconstructed/ ▶ Jeon

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01:10:15

BTS: Love, Life, and Mental Health

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/11/02

This week I sat down with a group of BTS fans from around the world and spent two hours listening to their stories. As a lot of the media hype and attention around them has either focused on their solo efforts or been replaced by the next generation of idols, I thought it would provide some nice distance from the unprecedented levels of success they were achieving as a group a few years back. And so we explored different things together: When did they first discover BTS? What was the performance or

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01:03:34

Multiculturalism and Racism in Korea | Dr. Zeljana...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/10/19

Zeljana Zmire, Ph.D. in International Studies and Korean Studies, is a lecturer at Hanyang University in Seoul. Her research interests include multiculturalism, immigration policy, comparative politics, international politics and other. She can be reached via zeljana@hanyang.ac.kr. You can also find her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeljana-zmire-2927307b/ Members Thank you again to the paid Patreon member Bhavya. Discussion Outline 0:00 Defining Multiculturalism 6:00 Korea's

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01:18:56

Korean Language, Culture, and Social Change with...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/09/28

Carlos Gorito is many things but most in Korea would have first come across him when he appeared on the hit television show 비정상회담 in 2015. Discussing a wide-range of topics in Korean, his personality and passion saw him gain many fans and win respect from the nation. He has worked with the Brazilian Embassy in South Korea and does a fabulous job of promoting relations between the two countries. When you listen to him speak, he says "us" and "we" when talking about Korea, and is now a public

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01:40:05

Aesthetics, Life, and Ethnomusicology | Dr. Jocelyn...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/09/21

Jocelyn Clark is a performer and scholar. Before becoming a professor at Pai Chai (培材) University in South Korea, she founded and directed the CrossSound new music festival in Alaska, and the new music touring ensemble IIIZ+ (guzheng, koto, gayageum, and percussion), organizations through which she commissioned and/or premiered over 30 new works for Korean gayageum. Next to her work in contemporary music she is the first foreigner without Korean heritage to become an official government disciple in

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02:23:47

Korean History, Sexuality, Slavery, and Music

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/09/14

Jihoon Suk received his BA and MA on Korean modern history from Yonsei University and studied Korean Studies briefly at the University of Michigan. Now, a Ph.D. candidate at Yonsei University, he is doing extensive research on the colonial-era cultural history of Korea, with a special focus on the presence and popularity of modern audiovisual media (sound recordings, films, radio) during that time. He had published a number of articles and research papers in collaboration with various institutions,

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01:20:43

Without Religion Do We Still Have Greatness?

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/08/31

Peter Yoonsuk Paik is a Professor at Yonsei University in the Department of English Language and Literature. His academic writing on a variety of subjects can be found here: https://yonsei.academia.edu/PeterPaik Discussion Outline 0:00 On Greatness 14:20 What Kind of World Do We Live In? 20:00 The Necessity of Spirituality 24:40 Equality and Liberty 30:00 The Modern University Classroom 40:10 On the East and West 50:00 On Korean Education 54:10 Burning (Korean Movie) 1:00:40 On Korean Society

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01:06:55

Neoliberalization and Psychological Ruptures in South...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/08/25

Professor Moon Seungsook is a political and cultural sociologist, scholar of gender studies, and East Asianist specializing in South Korea. She grew up in Seoul, Korea and lived and worked in Boston and Cambridge, MA before moving to Vassar College. Her research evolved from feminist critiques of nationalism, militarism, democratization, and citizenship to globalization and transnationalism shaping militarism and civic agency, production and consumption of food and masculinities. She is a recipient

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01:28:58

Space Out Korea

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/08/10

The Space Out Competition in Seoul, South Korea, is a unique and quirky event that challenges participants to do... nothing. The goal of the competition is to simply sit still, remain calm, and "space out" for 90 minutes without any distractions. In a society like South Korea's, where work culture can be intense and people often feel pressured to be constantly productive, the Space Out Competition offers a refreshing contrast. It emphasizes the importance of mental health and the need to slow down,

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01:35:41

Diversity and Colour in Korea

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/07/28

Is Korea racist? Is Korea homophobic? How do media representations affect people's lives here? We brought two Korean people and two foreigners together to discuss life here in South Korea, exploring the topics of beauty, dating, race, sexuality, social media, and more. Aaliyah, Thomas and I had just spent 6 hours a day together for the last 4 weeks at the Hanyang University Summer program studying Korean culture. We’ve missed Yunseo for the last 6 episodes but she is back with us now. She’s also

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02:02:03

The Korean War, Memory, and Human Nature

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/06/24

Andrew Salmon, MBE, is the Seoul-based Asia editor of Washington Times, where he specializes in regional security, geopolitics and macro. He is the author of five books, including the award-winning Korean War combat histories, "To the Last Round" and "Scorched Earth, Black Snow." Those works have won awards from the ROK and UK governments, and have been translated into both Korean and Chinese. Andrew's Books To The Last Round: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Round-British-Stand-Imjin/dp/1845135334

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01:39:34

Korean Dating, Culture, and Music with David Kim

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/06/16

David Kim is many things but is perhaps best known for his Korean content on Youtube. He has been a huge part of three popular programs over the last seven years: DKDKTV, Ramyun and Chill, and, now, Korean Pizza Club. His content has reached millions and is driven by his positive and generous outlook on life, something even more evident when meeting him in person. We spoke about how hallyu has changed, whether K-pop is still cool, Korean dating culture, and life here in Seoul. We even got political

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02:07:50

Park Nohae: Revolutionary Politics and Poetry in...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/06/11

Park Nohae emerged as a powerful literary voice in South Korea during the tumultuous 1980s, though at the time few knew who he actually was. He was the faceless poet. The voice of the many. Working various manual labor jobs which exposed him to the harsh realities faced by the working class, he became a champion of labor rights and social justice. His collection of poems "노동의 새벽( Dawn of Labor)" published in 1984 sold over a million copies. However, his call for change and a new sky over the South

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01:57:17

BR Myers: Korea's Ethnonationalism and the Unloved...

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/05/31

사랑받지 못하는 공화국 (2024) was written by Professor Bryan Myers, a professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan. Anyone familiar with North Korean studies will be keenly aware of Myers and his work as he has written some excellent books on that subject, including The Cleanest Race and North Korea's Juche Myth. His latest book reveals two firsts: It’s his first written in Korean and it's his first that deals with South Korean politics. Myers has said that "the book's original thrust is

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02:17:47

Park Chan Wook: Genius of Korean Cinema

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/05/14

Park Chan-wook is a master of movie making. And he's seemingly getting better with age. Leaving the sex and violence of previous hits such as Oldboy, JSA, and The Handmaiden behind him, Decision to Leave / 헤어질 결심 (2022) explores the relationship between a Korean man and a Chinese woman, completely incompatible, seemingly madly in love, and destined to destroy each other. These two roles are played expertly by Tang Wei and Park Hae-il. "The moment you said you loved me, your love ended. And the

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01:31:55

Bernardo Kastrup and The Search for Meaning

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/04/27

Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and another Ph.D. in computer engineering. As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for CERN and Philips Research Laboratories. Bernardo's 11th book, coming in 2024, is 'Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell: A straightforward summary of the 21st-century's only plausible metaphysics.' This is me

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02:02:36

Taoism and the Creator

Korea Deconstructed ·

2024/04/14

William S. Gilbert is doing PhD research on Korean Taoism's syncretic qualities at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. He completed his Master's in Korean Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University in 2024 and was a graduate research assistant for the Korean Academic Expansion Project. This is a conversation about Taoism, "Eastern" religions and ways of thought, life, death, god, and the poetry of the Korean scholar Yi Gyu-bo (李奎報). Discussion Outline 0:00 What is Taoism (도교)? 9:10 What is the

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