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PhD Candidate in Korean Studies, University of Central Lancashire

David Hall is a second year Korean Studies PhD candidate at the University of Central Lancashire. David's thesis examines the propaganda nature of North Korean postage stamps, issued 1948-1980, in relation to their portrayal of national identity, domestic, and foreign policy. For over ten years, he has specialised in collecting North Korean postage stamps.

An understudied and underappreciated source material in academia, postage stamps offer a unique window into the socio-political, cultural, and economic history of a country. Utilising his own personal collection and years of specialist collecting experience, David's research critically examines these philatelic messages present in North Korean stamps.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    PhD Candidate - Korean Studies, University of Central Lancashire
  • 2021–2022
    Graduate Research Assistant, University of Central Lancashire

Education

  • 2022 
    University of Central Lancashire , MA North Korean Studies
  • 2020 
    School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, MA History and Intensive Language (Korean)
  • 2018 
    University of Leicester , BA History

Publications

  • 2023
    Public Diplomacy with North Korea: Reviewing a Policy Proposal , North Korean Review
  • 2023
    Guns, Guerillas and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World (Book Review), Journal of East Asian Studies
  • 2023
    Invented Traditions in North and South Korea (Book Review), International Journal of Asian Studies
  • 2021
    Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Foreword, Acta Koreana
  • 2020
    Stamps as Witnesses of History: A Guide to Political Philately (Book Review), The London Philatelist
  • 2020
    North and South Korean Issues During the Korean War: Ideological Conflict , The London Philatelist
  • 2020
    The 1956 August Plenum Incident: An Historiographical Analysis , North Korean Review
  • 2018
    Without You There Is No Us: My Secret Life Teaching the Sons of North Korea's Elite (Book Review), North Korean Review