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"Sound of a Dog Barking": History Reveals the Significance of this North Korean Insult to Trump

Thumbnail No 2 This may sound like a fairly standard put down, but in fact Ri’s language was carefully selected. In the Korean context, a comparison with a dog is deeply insulting, and this likely explains Kim Jong-un’s follow-up reference to Trump as a “frightened dog,” and other derisive references to his age. Such claims allow the North Korean leadership to present itself as defiant to the world community.
  • John P. DiMoia
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    "Sound of a Dog Barking": History Reveals the Significance of this North Korean Insult to Trump

    Thumbnail No 2 This may sound like a fairly standard put down, but in fact Ri’s language was carefully selected. In the Korean context, a comparison with a dog is deeply insulting, and this likely explains Kim Jong-un’s follow-up reference to Trump as a “frightened dog,” and other derisive references to his age. Such claims allow the North Korean leadership to present itself as defiant to the world community.
  • John P. DiMoia
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    Von der Elektrotypie zum elektrischen Bild: Globales Sehen circa 1830–1930

    Thumbnail No 55 In den hundert Jahren zwischen 1830 und 1930 veränderte sich mit neuen Möglichkeiten der Reproduktion, der Sammlung und Übertragung über weite Distanzen die Art und Weise der Verbreitung von Bildern von Grund auf. Diese neuen Strukturen der weltweiten Bereitstellung und Verbreitung von Bildmaterial und die Techniken, die sie ermöglichten, sind Gegenstand von Hansun Hsiungs Forschungsprojekt am Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte (MPIWG).
  • Hansun Hsiung
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