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I would recommend not watching the Vice Guide to North Korea. That series is more about Vice (which I've read and enjoyed for over a decade and otherwise recomm

by spodek 15y ago

I would recommend not watching the Vice Guide to North Korea. That series is more about Vice (which I've read and enjoyed for over a decade and otherwise recommend), using North Korea and their preconceptions to show themselves off, than about North Korea (though North Korea does show through). Yes, the place is weird, but Vice sensationalizes it out of proportion and shows themselves off. Great for Vice, but at the expense of understanding. My bibliography -- http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-bibliography http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-bibliography -- has many sources more valuable for learning about North Korea. I found the New Yorker pieces particularly valuable, as well as the work by Barbara Demick. I blogged extensively on North Korea since my visit there -- http://joshuaspodek.com/category/northkorea http://joshuaspodek.com/category/northkorea. My goal is to promote understanding, not to sensationalize. I've gotten good reviews on - My series on North Korean strategy --http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-strategy-preview http://joshuaspodek.com/north-korea-strategy-preview - My series on playing in the first ever Ultimate Frisbee tournament and about sport in creating bonds -- http://joshuaspodek.com/ultimate-frisbee-north-korea-part-1 http://joshuaspodek.com/ultimate-frisbee-north-korea-part-1 To Vice's credit, their recent series on exploring the North Korean logging camps in Siberia is more mature, though is outside North Korea.

hobonumber1 15y ago
That was a great bibliography + blog about NK.
- spodek 15y ago
  Thanks! Please also see http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephferris76/sets/72157627450542765 http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephferris76/sets/72157627450... for stunning pictures of our trip there. Joseph is an amazing photographer. We found by treating our guides well, we got great access (as opposed to Vice's condescension).
Untitled 15y ago
Personally I found the movie "Children of the secret state" http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b50_1188117332 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b50_1188117332 extremely moving. It is video shot inside N. Korea illegally and exported to China. Be warned though, it is extremely horrific and shocking! I'm a grown adult and it reduced me to tears.
spodek 15y ago
In part based on feedback from posting on this page, I polished and compiled the series on North Korean strategy into an ebook. Thank you, HN, for your feedback. The books is at - Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=joshspod-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006PMDXTM http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=... - Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 Please feel free to contact me directly with questions and comments.
spodek 15y ago
In part based on feedback from posting on this page, I polished and compiled the series on North Korean strategy into an ebook. Thank you, HN, for your feedback. The books is at - Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=joshspod-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006PMDXTM http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=... - Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 Please feel free to contact me directly with questions and comments.
spodek 15y ago
In part based on feedback from posting on this page, I polished and compiled the series on North Korean strategy into an ebook. Thank you, HN, for your feedback. The books is at - Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=joshspod-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006PMDXTM http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=... - Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 Please feel free to contact me directly with questions and comments.
spodek 15y ago
In part based on feedback from posting on this page, I polished and compiled the series on North Korean strategy into an ebook. Thank you, HN, for your feedback. The books is at - Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=joshspod-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006PMDXTM http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=... - Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 Please feel free to contact me directly with questions and comments.

by spodek 15y ago

hobonumber1 15y ago

That was a great bibliography + blog about NK.

spodek 15y ago
Thanks! Please also see http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephferris76/sets/72157627450542765 http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephferris76/sets/72157627450... for stunning pictures of our trip there. Joseph is an amazing photographer. We found by treating our guides well, we got great access (as opposed to Vice's condescension).

Untitled 15y ago

Personally I found the movie "Children of the secret state" http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b50_1188117332 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b50_1188117332 extremely moving. It is video shot inside N. Korea illegally and exported to China. Be warned though, it is extremely horrific and shocking! I'm a grown adult and it reduced me to tears.

spodek 15y ago

In part based on feedback from posting on this page, I polished and compiled the series on North Korean strategy into an ebook. Thank you, HN, for your feedback. The books is at - Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=joshspod-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006PMDXTM http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006PMDXTM?ie=UTF8&tag=... - Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/118264 Please feel free to contact me directly with questions and comments.

spodek 15y ago