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When we think of Confucianism in the West, we often box it into a category alongside world religions like Christianity or Buddhism: a neat, systematic philosophy created by a single figure. But as I've learned through my time in Korea and my own deep dives into the tradition, this is a fundamental misnomer that actually obscures the truth. In this episode, we strip away the Western labels to look at what Confucianism—or as it's known in the East, Rujia or Yugyo—actually is. It isn't a religion of divine revelation; it is a scholarly tradition, a social ethic, and a political ideology that prioritizes the lived reality of human relationships. Confucius wasn't a prophet; he was a teacher of humanity who believed that by mastering the art of being human, we don't just improve our own lives, we manifest heaven on earth.
In this episode:
- Why Confucianism doesn't fit the Western "religion" box
- The difference between Rujia, Yugyo, and "Confucianism"
- How Confucian thought shapes Korean society today
- What it means to "master the art of being human"
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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Dr. Minsoo Kang is a historian and writer. Currently, he is an associate professor of European intellectual history in the Department of History at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Find Minsoo and his work online
Against Han: https://aeon.co/essays/against-han-or-why-koreans-are-not-defined-by-sadness
The Story of Hong Gildong: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Hong-Gildong-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107690
The Melancholy of Untold History: https://www.amazon.com/Melancholy-Untold-History-Novel/dp/0063337509
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsoo_Kang
This is his second time on the podcast. Find the first conversation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=queE_0_mWeo
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
2:35 The Story of Tangun
8:31 The Truth of Tangun
16:00 Important Korean Myths
19:40 The King From Elsewhere
25:08 5,000 Years of Korean Dynasty
32:00 Chinese Influence on Korea
36:19 Confucianism in East Asia
42:05 Asadal
47:30 Wi Man
52:50 Kim Bu Sik
59:16 Korea-China Relations
1:05:20 When Did Koreannes Begin?
1:16:30 Korean Ethnonationalism
1:32:56 North Korea
1:48:05 National Foundation Day and Daejonggyo
1:54:05 The King's Warden Analysis
Timeline of Korean History
Gojoseon 2333 to 108 BCE
Goguryeo 37 BCE to 668 CE
Baekje 18 BCE to 660 CE
Silla 57 BCE to 935 CE (unified the peninsula in 668)
Balhae 668 to 935 CE
Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE
Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE
Korean Empire 1897 to 1910 CE
ROK 1948 – present
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Who was Ahn Chang-ho, and what is the real legacy of one of Korea's most revered independence activists? In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, we sit down with his grandson, Philip Ahn Cuddy, to explore the human story, the fight against Japanese colonization, and the enduring impact of the Dosan legacy.
Philip Ahn Cuddy served as the founding director of the Korean American Museum in LA and is the administrator of the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho · Susan Ahn Cuddy Archives.
Learn more about the archives and legacy: https://www.dosan.org/
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
2:25 The Lineage
6:50 Dosan Ahn Chang Ho
22:20 The Colonization of Korea
32:00 Journey to America
42:11 The Provisional Government
52:45 The Challenge of Unity
1:15:03 Park Chung Hee
1:17:50 Meeting Korean Presidents
1:20:50 North Korea
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen, Cody
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Colin Marshall is a Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, and public speaker focusing on cities, language, and culture. Through his Substack newsletter, Books on Cities, he writes long-form essay-reviews exploring those very themes. He is the author of the Korean essay collection "한국 요약 금지" (No Summarizing Korea) and "Korean Newtro: Where Youth Meets Tradition". Additionally, he recently contributed a story to the Seoul-set mystery anthology "그날, 서울에서는 무슨 일이." He currently writes a column for the Korean newspaper 동아일보.
His essays have appeared in a wide range of outlets, including The New Yorker, Guardian Cities, Open Culture, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Los Angeles Review of Books (where he authored the Korea Blog for six years).
Find Him Online
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://x.com/colinmarshall
Korean Newtro: https://www.amazon.com/Korean-Newtro-Where-Youth-Tradition/dp/156591533X
No Summarizing Korea: https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000212263515
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
5:30 Writing in Korean for Koreans
13:05 The Korean Language
17:25 Korean Language and Translation
24:30 Park Chan-wook and Spacelessness
34:35 Korean Newtro Book
46:00 Seeing Korean 촌스러워
56:25 The Dabang
1:05:20 Korean Social Taboos
1:19:10 Consumption of Culture
1:25:45 Advice for Korea
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen, Cody
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
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How do dragons affect Korean culture, philosophy, and cosmology? I brought my friend Professor David Mason back into the studio to explore the differences between Asian and Western dragons. The "Dragon King's" role in Buddhism, Shamanism, and Taoism. Why East Asian cosmology views the world without a concept of absolute evil. And how these ancient symbols can still offer solutions to modern life. Learn about history, pansori, Korean temples, and the hidden "Tao" behind it all.
The Guest David A. Mason recently retired as a Professor of Korean Cultural Tourism at Kyung Hee & Sejong Universities for 17 years, and is a longtime researcher on the deep religious characteristics of Korea's mountains. Prior to this, he served as a consultant for the national Ministry of Culture and Tourism for five years. Mason earned a Masters' Degree in the History of Korean Religions from Yonsei University in 1997, and was appointed the national Honorary Ambassador of the Baekdu-daegan Ranges in 2011. He has authored and edited ten books on Korean culture and tourism. He is now a tour-guide and public-speaker, based in Seoul. A native of the USA, he has been living in South Korea for 40 years now.
For tours and books, find him online:
sanshinseon.com
mntnwolf@facebook
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
2:25 Asian Dragons & Western Dragons
8:31 Do Dragons Exist?
17:30 Dragons in Korean Culture
27:40 The Animals of the Zodiac
33:10 The Dragon King in China and Korea
38:44 Dragons in Buddhism and Shamanism
42:05 The Dragon King in Pansori
54:43 No Evil in East Asian Cosmology
57:15 Taoism
1:06:30 Dragons in the Modern World
1:10:55 Life Advice
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen, Cody
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
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When you live and work in Korea, it's hard to escape talk around BTS. Their comeback concert in Gwanghwamun generated a huge amount of media attention, both positive and negative. Moreover, the use of traditional elements such as Arirang and Gyeongbuk Palace generated both national pride and a sense of domestic fatigue. I got a group of young adults who have grown up with BTS to talk about their reactions to the showcase, the album, the psychological pressure the group face, and the practice of streaming and fandom in K-pop culture.
I am joined by two young Korean adults, Esha and Namu, as well as two international students living and studying here in Korea, Violet and Alina.
Discussion Outline
0:00 Reacting to the Album
13:48 No. 29 and Korean Philosophy
23:56 The Comeback Concert
46:00 The Psychological Pressure of Being an Idol
55:15 Fan Labour and Streaming
1:07:30 Korean Nationalism and Culture
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Why do people join cults? The reality is seemingly very complex. In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, I sit down with Peter Daley, a long-term resident of Korea and someone who has spent decades observing and documenting the world of fringe religious movements and cultic groups.
Peter Daley is an Australian who has lived in Korea since 2002. He worked at Keimyung University in Daegu for eight years, teaching English for six years and spending two years working in Keimyung's Office of International Affairs. He has been teaching English at Sookmyung Women's University since 2012.
Find him online: https://peterdaley.net/strangerthings/
https://internationalculticstudies.org/ (ICSA)
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction to Cults
7:00 The Unification Church (통일교)
13:00 Church or Cult?
20:00 Who Do Cults Approach?
23:56 Shincheonji
29:00 Christianity
37:20 Influence in Korean Society
40:55 Aum Shinrikyo
46:50 Former Members of Cults
56:30 Scientology
1:06:00 The Necessity of Empathy
1:11:20 Getting People Out of Cults
1:17:02 Are Cults Getting Bigger or Smaller in Korea?
1:20:10 How to Spot Cults?
1:25:55 Mass Weddings
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
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How was North Korea, a state that famously mandates atheism, built on a foundation of Christian fervor? In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Cheng, the Wall Street Journal's China Bureau Chief, to discuss his new book, Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult.
We trace the journey of Pyongyang from the "Jerusalem of the East" to the center of the world's most rigid cult of personality. From the collapse of the Joseon Dynasty's caste system and the arrival of missionaries like Samuel Moffett to Kim Il Sung's own Christian upbringing, we explore how the linguistic and structural tools of the church were co-opted to create a "God on Earth." We cover the Pyongyang Revival and the "Mystical" texts of early Korean Christianity. How the oppression of the Joseon era made the peninsula fertile ground for a new faith. The "Exodus South" and the influential figures like Cho Man-sik. Why Kim Il Sung remains the most pivotal—and misunderstood—figure in modern Korean history.
The Book: https://koreanmessiah.com/
Find Jonathan onlie
Twitter: @jchengwsj
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-cheng-546b703/
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
5:15 The Joseon Dynasty
11:25 The Erasure of Kija
14:45 Christianity's Arrival in Korea
19:25 Samuel Moffett and the Jerusalem of the East
30:00 The Figures of Pyongyang's Church
37:15 Jeonggamnok (정감록, 鄭鑑錄)
43:50 Kim Il Sung's Christian Upbringing
50:00 Cho Man Sik (조만식) - the Gandhi of Korea
56:00 The Legend of Kim Il Sung
59:40 The Christian Exodus South
1:04:25 Cults in Modern Korea
1:16:25 Recommendations
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert, Daniela Körppen
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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What happens when you take the wrong camera to a Day6 K-pop concert? In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, we explore the recent "SEAbling War". Discussing viral memes to deeply uncomfortable conversations about race and history, our four guests demonstrate why this is about much more than just social media comments. For them, it's also a lived experience and connected to their own identity as individuals bridging multiple cultures.
The Guests
1) Gabby https://www.instagram.com/gabrielaimanuels/
2) Yelynn
3) Dabin https://www.instagram.com/dabinnjung
4) Nuri https://www.instagram.com/nurichoii/
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
3:25 What Happened at the Day6 Concert?
7:30 The SEAblings Internet War Begins
11:27 Nouveau-riche Nationalism
15:30 Lived Experience in Korea
19:15 The Influence of Media: Racket Boys (라켓소년단)
23:50 Online Behavior
33:58 Indonesian Culture in Korea
53:50 Looking Forward
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
Connect with us:
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What does it mean to be queer in a society often defined by its rigid traditions, colonial scars, and rapid neoliberal transformation? In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, we sit down with Dr. Samuel Perry from Brown University to challenge the common misconception that LGBT issues are a "new" or "Western" import to the Korean peninsula.
Through his new anthology, A Century of Queer Korean Fiction, Dr. Perry reveals a long-standing tradition of diverse sexualities and gender expressions that have navigated censorship, war, and dictatorship for over a hundred years. We explore the coding of literature during oppressive eras, the dangers of using Western yardsticks to measure Korean resistance, and how the rise of neoliberalism has impacted social visibility versus true acceptance. From figures like Yi Gwangsu to the gritty, three-dimensional characters of modern writers like Sang Young Park, we explore a literary history that is as complex but, at the same time, beautiful.
About the Guest: Samuel Perry is an Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at Brown University. A specialist in Japanese and Korean history, culture, and literature, he is the author of Recasting Red Culture in Proletarian Japan: Childhood, Korea, and the Historical Avant-garde. His most recent work includes the dual-language anthologies A Century of Queer Korean Fiction and 한국의 퀴어 문학: 한 세기 (2023).
Public Profiles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emersonius/
Publications: https://sites.brown.edu/samuelperry/publications/
Brown Profile: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/sperry
Find the book here: https://mngbookshop.co.uk/9781603296274/a-century-of-queer-korean-fiction/
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
7:00 Queer Issues are Not Modern
13:30 Yi Kwangsu and Colonial Queerness
18:30 Does Modernity Oppress Queerness?
25:00 What is Korean Literature?
31:00 Sang Young Park
44:00 Yi Seoyoung
48:00 Changing Language
54:00 The Future of Queer Literature
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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What happens when a democracy is pushed to the brink? In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ben Engel to explore the outrageous martial law declaration, the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the life sentence, and the rise of the far-right in South Korea. We also explore the powerful concept of Min-sim (민심) and how ethno-nationalism is reshaping the country's democratic future.
About the Guest: Benjamin Engel is an assistant professor of Korean Studies at Dankook University. He received his Ph.D. and Master's in International Studies from the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University. He previously worked as a research professor at the Institute of International Affairs at Seoul National University and as a researcher at the Institute of Peace and Unification Studies and at the East Asia Institute. His recent academic publications include "Koreagate Revisited: ROK Government Lobbying on the Human Rights Issue" in Cold War History (2024) and "Making Amends: U.S. Public Diplomacy Efforts in the late 1980s to Address the Gwangju Democracy Movement" in Korea Journal (2024). Additionally, he has written several articles linking history to current affairs and analyses of US-ROK relations in various publications including East Asia Forum, The Diplomat, and Korea Pro and has been quoted in various media outlets including the Washington Post, Financial Times, and Korean Herald. Originally from United States and a graduate of the University of Missouri, he has been living and researching in South Korea since 2010.
Public Profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-engel-73178443/
https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminaengel.bsky.social
Discussion Outline
0:00 Explaining What Happened
5:00 How Dangerous Was It?
7:10 Why Did Yoon Do It?
11:40 Sentencing the President
16:40 Explaining Minsim
23:10 Ideology in Korea
27:25 Ethnonationalism in Korea
33:00 Gender and Demographics
37:00 Assessing Lee Jae Myung
43:00 Democratic Lessons for the US
47:15 Korean Culture
51:40 How Did Korea Become Democratic?
58:15 Recommendations
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Episode Summary:
What defines a neighborhood? In this episode, we are joined by Mi-young Kim, a writer and essayist who has written about the unique culture and practices of Itaewon in Seoul. We dive into her latest book, Itaewon Is My Home (이태원에 삽니다), and explore how "place" shapes our sense of self.
About the Guest:
Mi-young Kim is an essayist and the Korean Director of the International Comedy Association. Having majored in Philosophy and Arts Management, Mi-young explores the intersections of identity and place. She is the author of the essay Bellefleur's Dream and her newest work, Itaewon Is My Home (이태원에 삽니다). Beyond her writing, Mi-young leads a community of creators through writing groups focused on self-discovery and healing.
Miyoung's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellefleur_de_france/
이태원에 삽니다: https://www.yes24.com/product/goods/172736056
Discussion Outline
0:00 Introduction
2:30 Who is Kim Mi-young?
10:55 Moving to Itaewon
28:54 Being a Writer
33:22 Meditation
39:00 Discovering the Self
48:10 The Importance of the Book
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades.
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Anthony Curtis Adler is professor of German and Comparative Literature at Yonsei University's Underwood International College, where he has taught since 2006. His present research interests span modern and Classical literature, literary theory, continental philosophy, media studies, and German idealism.
Academia : https://yonsei.academia.edu/AnthonyCurtisAdler
Bong Joon Ho book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/bong-joon-ho-9781350414655/
Celebricities: https://www.amazon.com/Celebricities-Culture-Phenomenology-Commodity-Inventing/dp/0823270807/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Discussion Outline
0:00 The Blandness of Face
2:45 Bong Joon Ho's Reputation
9:30 Categorizing Bong's Movies
12:25 Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
22:20 Memories of Murder (2003)
41:10 Mother (2009)
48:50 Morality and Anti-Americanism in Bong's Movies
52:50 The Host (2006)
1:01:15 Okja (2017) and Snowpiercer (2013)
1:11:45 Parasite (2019)
1:25:45 Recommendations
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels, Ell, Johnathan Filbert
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, we explore Korean indie music, its culture, artists, and how capitalism and technology is reshaping the K-indie scene. Joined by Zuza Sołtykowska, a Polish writer and academic based in London, we discuss Korean language studies, underground music culture, and the tensions between art, industry, and economic growth.
Zuza is a Polish writer and academic currently based in London. Her work spans Korean indie music, film, and art, with a particular focus on gender, cultural identity, and economic equality.
Find her online https://www.instagram.com/zuzasoltykowska/
https://www.koreanindie.com/author/zuza/
Discussion Outline
0:00 Discovering the Korean Language
7:20 Identity and Being Polish
9:05 Introduction to Korean Indie Music
15:40 Writing and Researching K-Indie
21:20 Capitalism and the Indie Music Industry
33:30 The Growth of Korean Indie Music
40:00 Ideology and Meaning in K-Indie
47:12 Rethinking the Korean Music Industry
51:36 The Beauty of Korean Indie + Artist Recommendations
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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What's it really like to study in South Korea? In this episode, I sit down with four exchange students from around the world to talk honestly and openly about their experiences at Korean universities. We cover everything from first impressions and making Korean friends to campus culture, visa challenges, professors, trends, expectations, and the toughest parts of living here as a foreigner.
Dillon
Lia (https://www.instagram.com/lia_nana9/)
Zhaniya
Joana
Topics & Timestamps
0:00 Expectations Before Coming to Korea
10:10 First Impressions
20:00 Interacting with Korean People
30:00 Making Friends in Korea
40:00 Studying in Korea
48:20 Korean Professors
1:07:00 Korean University Campus
1:13:20 Working on a Student Visa
1:21:20 Korean Trends
1:41:15 Hardest Thing About Being a Foreigner
1:56:05 Advice for Studying in Korea
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Music by Jocelyn Clark
Thank you to 한종철 for helping me record this.
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In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, David Tizzard speaks with Dr. Roald Maliangkay about the forces that shaped modern Korea, its culture, speed, identity, and contradictions. We explore Korea in the 1980s; North Korean pro wrestling; the rise of gossip magazines; the banning of Chinese characters; the manufacturing of Korean heritage; and the origins of Korea's bballi-bballi (빨리빨리) culture. We also dive into folk music, Sino-Korean relations, Korea's global image, and the evolving future of Korean Studies. Roald's work uncovers how cultural narratives are made, forgotten, and reinvented. This is a conversation for anyone interested in Korean history, identity formation, and the cultural mechanics behind modern Korea.
Roald's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Voices-Postcolonial-Entanglements-Preservation/dp/0824866657
Discussion Outline
0:00 Korea in the 1980s
10:30 North Korean Pro Wrestling
17:18 South Korean Gossip Magazines
24:00 Banning the Chinese Script
26:26 Manucfacturing Korean Heritage
35:30 The emergence of Bballi Bballi
49:20 Exploring Folk Music
1:02:15 Korea and China
1:14:25 Korea's Image Abroad
1:29:10 The Future of Korean Studies
1:36:20 Closing Idea
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/vIbpLfWJoZM?si=srRVQ1vRkLvCV076
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Music by Jocelyn Clark
Thank you to 한종철 for helping me record this.
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Many Korean women face both institutional barriers and everyday cultural expectations. Life often feels mapped out in advance, and those who deviate from that path meet resistance or worse. Meanwhile, the media tends to celebrate only the rich and famous, making it harder to see the everyday heroes and role models who truly reflect women's lives in Korea.
In this episode, I'm joined by Minyoung Kim, Victoria Yi, Sarah Soeun Lee, and Sangeun Kim — a team of writers behind a recently published bilingual book that shares real stories of women's experiences in Korea: their challenges, frustrations, families, dreams, and triumphs. Together, we talk about what it means to live honestly in a society that often prefers silence.
Apologies for the sound issues in this one. It was a new set-up and mistakes were made. Hopefully you can still find value in the courage and ideas of the four women.
Book Links
📘 Amazon: https://a.co/d/hCzXIyF (Currently only the eBook is available.)
📗 The printed edition will be officially released on major global retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others on December 19th.
If you can't wait, you can purchase the printed version directly through BookBaby: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/bethekey
Discussion Outline:
0:00 Introduction
8:05 Beyond Stereotypes
15:40 The Power of Community
28:05 Writing a Book
42:00 On Feminism
56:52 Hierarchical Korean Language
1:06:50 Changes in Korean Society
1:27:00 Hope for the Future
1:40:40 Recommendations
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades.
Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/vIbpLfWJoZM?si=srRVQ1vRkLvCV076
Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos
Music by Jocelyn Clark
Thank you to 한종철 for helping me record this.
Connect with us:
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▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
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Liss Anda is a clincal psychologist and associate professor working at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Her research currently centers on perinatal mental health. She is especially interested in how cultural understandings and practices of maternity interact with mental wellbeing in new mothers. She also receives clients in a private practice as a therapist, where she takes a humanist and eclectic approach.
She has two kids, two cats, nine fish and some shrimp, has fully renovated two traditional wooden houses from 1908, the latter of which also just about fits her husband. She loves travelling, reading, cinema, eating and laughing. She is a Korean adoptee, born in Busan.
Find Liss online
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/psykologliss/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@psykologliss
Her book: https://enkelbutikk.no/psykolog-liss-anda
Discussion Outline
0:00 Postpartum depression
5:39 Baby wearing
11:50 Is motherhood innate?
16:50 Are attitudes to children changing?
21:10 Are we better educated?
31:00 Are parents different from non-parents?
35:50 Korean motherhood
50:40 Teenage Mothers and Exporting Children
58:00 Changing gender attitudes
1:08:55 Is the collective unconsciousness real?
1:19:00 Love in Korean society
1:36 Advice for parents
Appendix and Glossary of Terms: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141703371
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/vIbpLfWJoZM?si=srRVQ1vRkLvCV076
Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos
Music by Jocelyn Clark
Thank you to 한종철 for helping me record this.
Connect with us:
▶ Get in touch: [email protected]
▶ David's Insta: @datizzard
▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
Listen to Korea Deconstructed
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Born in Taegu with roots in Jeju, Juhee then immigrated to the U.S. at age eight. As a 16-year-old Korean American girl, she ran away from home in Queens, New York, to become an architect. Having fulfilled that ambition, she returns to South Korea to reconcile with her abandoned heritage, resolve the family trauma, and achieve a sense of han puri.
Find Juhee Online
Personal Website: https://www.jleehartford.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jleehartford
The Fortune Teller Story: https://ghll.truman.edu/juhee-lee-hartford-the-fortune-teller/
Discussion Outline
0:00 Rejecting Korean Identity (The death of a mother and Park Chung-hee on the same day)8:52 Korean Architecture
19:30 Shamanism
23:05 Modern Korean Living
32:45 How Our Houses Shape Us
40:00 Jeju – The Land of Exile
43:25 Korea as an Emotional Land
48:50 Architecture as Class
54:00 Han Puri
1:01:34 Recommendations
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Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper, Anne Brennels
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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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/vIbpLfWJoZM?si=srRVQ1vRkLvCV076
Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos
Music by Jocelyn Clark
Connect with us:
▶ Get in touch: [email protected]
▶ David's Insta: @datizzard
▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
Listen to Korea Deconstructed
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Jun Bum Sun joins me to talk about Korea's unique energy, pungryu, its history, and the healing power of music. We cover Choi Chi Won, Tangun, the Hwarang, Shamanism, Choe Je-u, Tongdo Sogi, AI, K-pop, North Korea, Taoism, and the world ahead.
This episode was recorded in Bum Sun's book shop in Haebangchon. Find the video online and you can see the wonderful setting we recorded in as well as his dog 왕손 walking around.
Find Him Online
Jun Bum Sun: https://www.instagram.com/junbumsun/
The Yangbans: https://www.instagram.com/yangbansmusic/
Discussion Outline
0:00 History as Therapy
9:33 The Taeguk
17:35 Where Do We Come From?
26:30 The Power of Music
40:20 Confucianism
48:40 Tangun as a Shaman
55:30 Wind and Flow (Pungryu)
59:40 The Donghak
1:13:10 Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism
1:20:25 North Korea
1:38:40 The Samguk Yusa
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 social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at [email protected].
Watch this video next: https://youtu.be/vIbpLfWJoZM?si=srRVQ1vRkLvCV076
Subscribe to the channel: @DavidTizzard/videos
Thanks to Patreon members: Bhavya, Roxanne Murrell, Sara B Cooper
Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=62047873
Music by Jocelyn Clark
Connect with us:
▶ Get in touch: [email protected]
▶ David's Insta: @datizzard
▶ KD Insta: @koreadeconstructed
Listen to Korea Deconstructed
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