Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Jun 2023 Open Access

Reflections on North Korean Community-Based Research

Chae Yeon Kim

Abstract

I reflect on my year-long experience as a South Korean researcher conducting a community-based oral history of North Korean migration during my master’s degree. Against an historical backdrop of two warring countries and numerous divides between my interlocutors, the academic establishment, and me, I explore the methodological significance and challenges of conducting a North Korean oral history. In the hopes of greater solidarity and reflexivity, I discuss the lessons learned through this process and the need to keep resisting against established ways of researching and knowing.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2023-06-09
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10.59236/rjv22i2pp98-110
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