The Korea File
The Korea File

The Korea File

The Korea File

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Exploring Korean society, culture and politics and highlighting critical, independent voices you won’t find anywhere else since 2014.

Hosted by Andre Goulet with assistant producer Gennie Kim Pimentel. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/thekoreafile

Recent Episodes

Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
MAR 12, 2024
Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
On episode 110 hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel welcome Shanna Tan, translator of the smash hit book https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/133938826by Hwang Bo-reum. In this conversation Shanna explains why a slice of life novel about a...
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38 MIN
Motherhood, Revolution and Fairytales in North Korea
DEC 17, 2023
Motherhood, Revolution and Fairytales in North Korea
On episode 109 Dr. Theresa Hyun, a York University professor and the author of “https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvvn6z3”, joins hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel to talk about children’s literature, fairy tales and the role of mothers in the...
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33 MIN
Migrant Workers and Immigration in South Korea
JUL 18, 2023
Migrant Workers and Immigration in South Korea
On episode 108 Seoul National University master's student An HaKyeng's joins hosts Andre Goulet in Montreal and Gennie Pimentel in Toronto for a conversation unpacking her research on the immigration experience for new arrivals, the challenges migrant...
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52 MIN
North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy
APR 17, 2023
North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy
On episode 107 Cambridge PhD candidate Alexandra Leonzini joins Andre Goulet and co-host Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring how music builds soft power and promotes national prestige, the DPRK opera's greatest hits, cultural diplomacy and...
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48 MIN
The Evolving Role of Women in North Korea
JAN 20, 2023
The Evolving Role of Women in North Korea
On ep106 Korea University PhD candidate Elizabeth Campbell joins host Andre Goulet and associate producer Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring the role of women in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's revolutionary past and present, the...
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60 MIN