{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Korea Now Podcast #97 \u2013 Tycho van der Hoog \u2013 \u2018North Korea\u2019s Presence in Africa\u2019","description":"This episode of the Korea Now podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Tycho van der Hoog. They speak about the National Heroes\u2019 Acre monuments in Namibia and Zimbabwe, how these North Korean-built monuments ended up there, the history and extent of such North Korean influence and presence in southern Africa, the public history and political culture that ties such countries to North Korea, and importantly how (and why) the history of the liberation movements \u2013 and how it has been manipulated \u2013 in these countries explains their deep international connections to this day. Tycho van der Hoog is a PhD candidate at the African Studies Centre Leiden, he holds a research master\u2019s degree in African Studies and a master\u2019s degree in history from Leiden University. Tycho previously worked at the Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa and lectured at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), and is the author of \u2018Monuments of power: the North Korean origin of nationalist monuments in Namibia and Zimbabwe\u2019 and \u2018Breweries, Politics and Identity: The History Behind Namibian Beer\u2019. *** Monuments of power: the North Korean origin of nationalist monuments in Namibia and Zimbabwe (https:\/\/www.ascleiden.nl\/news\/monuments-power-north-korean-origin-nationalist-monuments-namibia-and-zimbabwe). Support via Patreon \u2013 https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jedleahenry Support via PayPal \u2013 https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/jrleahenry Shop \u2013 https:\/\/shop.spreadshirt.com.au\/JLH-shop\/ Support via Bitcoin - 31wQMYixAJ7Tisp773cSvpUuzr2rmRhjaW Website \u2013 http:\/\/www.jedleahenry.org Libsyn \u2013 http:\/\/korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com Youtube \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_qg6g1KyHaRXi193XqF6GA Twitter \u2013 https:\/\/twitter.com\/jedleahenry Academia.edu \u2013 http:\/\/university.academia.edu\/JedLeaHenry Research Gate \u2013 https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Jed_Lea-Henry ","author_name":"The Korea Now Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.jedleahenry.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16905548\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/89092364"}