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Episode Synopsis
Having just finished a semester teaching 9 different classes at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University, I thought I'd end the year sharing some of the theories and thoughts I've been exploring with my students. This includes David Matsumoto's work on culture, Han Byung Chul's explorations of modernity and psychology, and Mark Fisher's assertion that we are witnessing the slow cancellation of the future. These three frameworks seem to resonate with the students and, whether they agree with them or not, they all seem to have taken them on-board and understood them. There was much more I wanted to include here, including the rice theory of culture, explorations of cultural appropriation and pronouns in Korea, multiculturalism, the LGBTGQ community and contact hypothesis, but time got the better of me during the finals season. I'll return to these again at some point in 2024. I have a lot of fantastic guests already lined-up for the new year so normal service will resume very shortly. This was just a special little way of saying thank you and Merry Christmas. Discussion Outline 0:00 David Matsumoto 23:00 Han Byung Chul 42:30 Was Korean Modernity Worth it? 52:55 Mark Fisher Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard ▶ Get in touch: [email protected] ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=62047873 ▶ Watch us on Youtube: /davidtizzard ▶ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/kr/podcast/korea-deconstructed/id1587269128 ▶Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zdXkG0aAAHnDwOvd0jXEE ▶ Listen on podcasts: https://koreadeconstructed.libsyn.com/ ▶ Music: Fighting by Disorientalz (https://www.instagram.com/disorientalz/) ▶ Recorded at 허브 36.5: https://www.instagram.com/the_story_from_you/
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