@article{ART003183668},
author={CHUNG, Yong Wook},
title={A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War},
journal={The Journal of Northeast Asia Research},
issn={2005-4432},
year={2025},
volume={40},
number={1},
pages={5-43},
doi={10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001}
TY - JOUR
AU - CHUNG, Yong Wook
TI - A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War
JO - The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
PY - 2025
VL - 40
IS - 1
PB - The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
SP - 5
EP - 43
SN - 2005-4432
AB - This article introduces the magazines published in North Korea immediately after liberation among the ‘Captured Korean Documents’ held by the National Archives II of the United States through an archive research, and then examines the characteristics, contents, and historical value of the magazines by classifying them by type. The captured documents are various records captured by the US military during the Korean War, and they are a treasure trove of modern Korean history data that contain diverse and extensive literature that allows us to understand the politics, economy, society, and culture of North Korea after liberation, as well as the trends of the North Korean military during the Korean War. This article divides the types of magazines published in North Korea into 11 categories: (1) theory magazines, (2) popular magazines, (3) pictorial magazines, (4) current affairs magazines, (5) propaganda magazines, (6) liberal arts magazines, (7) children’s magazines, (8) magazines published by social groups, (9) literary magazines, (10) sectoral or specialized magazines, and (11) academic journals, and analyzes the publication status, contents, and characteristics of each. In terms of the publisher, North Korean magazines were published by groups of experts and intellectuals filling in the content, and in the early days, professional organizations or social groups took the lead in publishing magazines. However, as time goes by, they changed to collaborating with government agencies or government agencies taking the lead in publishing. North Korean magazines would have been distributed systematically through distribution networks rather than targeting individual readers.
KW - Captured North Korean Documents;North Korean Magazine;Theory Magazines;Popular Magazines;Current Affairs Magazines;Propaganda Magazines
DO - 10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
ER -
CHUNG, Yong Wook. (2025). A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, 40(1), 5-43.
CHUNG, Yong Wook. 2025, "A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War", The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, vol.40, no.1 pp.5-43. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
CHUNG, Yong Wook "A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 40.1 pp.5-43 (2025) : 5.
CHUNG, Yong Wook. A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War. 2025; 40(1), 5-43. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
CHUNG, Yong Wook. "A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 40, no.1 (2025) : 5-43.doi: 10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
CHUNG, Yong Wook. A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research, 40(1), 5-43. doi: 10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
CHUNG, Yong Wook. A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research. 2025; 40(1) 5-43. doi: 10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
CHUNG, Yong Wook. A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War. 2025; 40(1), 5-43. Available from: doi:10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
CHUNG, Yong Wook. "A Study on North Korean Magazine Right After Liberation: Focusing on Magazines in ‘Captured North Korean Documents’, taken by US Army during the Korean War" The Journal of Northeast Asia Research 40, no.1 (2025) : 5-43.doi: 10.18013/jnar.2025.40.1.001
