The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un by Anna Fifield
How can we begin to understand the complex history of North Korea and its leader? Delve deeper into this question by engaging in a dynamic discussion with other educators, explore contemporary challenges facing North Korean society, and share diverse strategies for bringing North Korea into the classroom.
This book club is led by Tese Wintz Neighbor and by Ryan Hauck, and is open to current K-12 in-service and pre-service teachers. The registration fee of $10 includes a copy of the book, a light dinner, 4 clock hours, and resources.
The North Korea Book Club will meet in December in Seattle, Bellingham and Bellevue. This program is sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center and the World Affairs Council in Seattle, and funded by a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA).
Locations and dates:
Seattle – Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM; University of Washington, Thomson Hall, Room 317, King Lane NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Bellevue – Wednesday, December 4, 2019, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 P; Bellevue High School Room 2112, 10416 SE Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Bellingham – Thursday, December 5, 2019, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM; Squalicum High School Room D 101, 3773 E McLeod Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226.
Free parking will be provided at all locations.
Benefits:
a copy of the book
resource packet
four free Washington State OSPI clock hours
light supper
Book club facilitator:
The Book Club will be facilitated by EARC China Specialist Tese Wintz Neighbor and by Ryan Hauck from the World Affairs Council.
Book: The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un by Anna Fifield
The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
Publication Date:
2019
“Anna Fifield reconstructs Kim’s past and present with exclusive access to sources near him and brings her unique understanding to explain the dynastic mission of the Kim family in North Korea. Skeptical yet insightful, Fifield creates a captivating portrait of the oddest and most secretive political regime in the world–one that is isolated yet internationally relevant, bankrupt yet in possession of nuclear weapons–and its ruler, the self-proclaimed Beloved and Respected Leader, Kim Jong Un.” (excerpt from book description on Goodreads)
Application
Click on this link to apply to the Seattle event.
Click on this link to apply to the Bellevue event.
Click on this link to apply to the Bellingham event.