From Production to Consumption: The Socialist Realism/Personality Cult Divide in North Korean Popular Music (Page 7-35)

Abstract
While several historical works have explored the notion of ‘communist consumption’ especially in regards to Eastern European countries, few have looked at the relationship between consumption and the personality cult in a place like North Korea where the state has tended to respond to material shortages with ideological campaigns. This paper uses the lens of popular music to re-conceptua...