Discursive construction of social selfhood. An analysis of North Korean elementary moral education textbooks.

Autor/in	Jang, Soo Bin
Titel	Discursive construction of social selfhood. An analysis of North Korean elementary moral education textbooks.
Quelle	In: Discourse : studies in the cultural politics of education, 43 (2022) 4, S. 632-644 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben S. 643-644
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-3739
DOI	10.1080/01596306.2021.1896991
Schlagwörter	Identitätsentwicklung; Curriculum; Grundschule; Imperialismus; Moral; Schulbuch; Identitätsentwicklung; Grundschule; Curriculum; Schulbuch; Imperialismus; Moral
Abstract	This study critically analyzes North Korean elementary moral education textbooks published under the Kim Jong-un regime to understand how identities and power are enacted through school curricula. In order to interpret North Korean elementary moral education textbooks, the study reviews a brief history of compulsory moral education in East Asia in the context of Korean ethnonationalism. Three main themes emerge regarding the construction of North Korean sense of self, namely 'fabricating ethnic homogeneity', 'correct attitude towards a new supreme leader', and a 'formally systemized mode of living'. Such findings uncover that the state's institutionalized manufacturing of regime adherence begins at an early age and meticulously shapes individuals' world views. The implications of the politics of monocultural, ethnonational identity formation are discussed.
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien \| Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Update	2023/1