Smile For the Camera

Alyson Stella

 Co-Presenters: Individual Presentation
College: College of Liberal Arts
Major: Fine Arts
Faculty Research Mentor: Sarah Coykendall
 

Abstract:

“Smile for the Camera” addresses the current invasion of privacy, tyranny, and oppression within North Korean life. The disregard for basic human rights within the country breaches united standards and globally accepted ideas of justice. This presentation reveals the facade the North Korean government uses to present their country as a beautiful city to the rest of the world. In reality, it is just an organized scheme to cover up the malnourished, controlled, and impoverished population that lives under Kim Jong Un’s rule. Residents are withheld from common media, news, internet, and travel. The people of North Korea have no privacy, no right to free speech, and any access to common entertainment and outside communication in accordance with the United Declaration of Human Rights Standards. This research brings attention to the pressure and lack of freedom North Koreans are living under.