CHU Lai Jing

Uncanny as method- An alternative transition facility for North Korean defectors in Seoul

Thesis Statement Sigmund Freud’s theory defines the Uncanny (das Unheimliche) as a deviant entity or situation that is ‘a species of the familiar ‘ (das Heimliche,’The Homely’), thus arousing a sense of unpronounced ‘strangeness’ or ‘uneasiness’ to the observer. In

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Uncanny as method- An alternative transition facility for North Korean defectors in Seoul

Thesis Statement Sigmund Freud’s theory defines the Uncanny (das Unheimliche) as a deviant entity or situation that is ‘a species of the familiar ‘ (das Heimliche,’The Homely’), thus arousing a sense of unpronounced ‘strangeness’ or ‘uneasiness’ to the observer. In

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After Utopia // Redesigning the ‘House of Unity’

After Utopia Redesigning the ‘House of Unity’- Hanawon (a resettlement centre for North Korean defectors) Thesis statement Throughout our planet’s history, refugees/asylum seekers have fled turbulent homelands in quest of a utopia where they envision a new life of freedom

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After Utopia // Redesigning the ‘House of Unity’

After Utopia Redesigning the ‘House of Unity’- Hanawon (a resettlement centre for North Korean defectors) Thesis statement Throughout our planet’s history, refugees/asylum seekers have fled turbulent homelands in quest of a utopia where they envision a new life of freedom

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Redesigning Hanawon (“House of Unity”- resettlement facility for North Korean defectors)

INTRODUCTION Today there are over 24,000 North Korean defectors that risk their lives to escape to South Korea, at a rate that is rapidly increasing. Having escaped from the world totalitarian state that controls her population through heavy propaganda, censorship,

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Redesigning Hanawon (“House of Unity”- resettlement facility for North Korean defectors)

INTRODUCTION Today there are over 24,000 North Korean defectors that risk their lives to escape to South Korea, at a rate that is rapidly increasing. Having escaped from the world totalitarian state that controls her population through heavy propaganda, censorship,

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Settling in the Promised Land

Settling in the Promised Land Reinventing the Hanawon archetype  (a half-way house for the reeducation of North Korean defectors) Thesis statement Today there are over 24,000 North Korean defectors that risk their lives to escape to South Korea, at a

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Settling in the Promised Land

Settling in the Promised Land Reinventing the Hanawon archetype  (a half-way house for the reeducation of North Korean defectors) Thesis statement Today there are over 24,000 North Korean defectors that risk their lives to escape to South Korea, at a

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About research

How should we distribute the quantity/depth of research and thesis planning before and after deciding on the supervisor ? Is it possible to define clearly the type of research undertaken this semester vs. next semester?

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About research

How should we distribute the quantity/depth of research and thesis planning before and after deciding on the supervisor ? Is it possible to define clearly the type of research undertaken this semester vs. next semester?

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Settling in the Promised Land

Reinventing the Hanawon archetype (a half-way house for the re-education of North Korean defectors)     Today there are over 24,000 North Korean defectors that risk their lives to escape to South Korea, at a rate that is rapidly increasing.

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Settling in the Promised Land

Reinventing the Hanawon archetype (a half-way house for the re-education of North Korean defectors)     Today there are over 24,000 North Korean defectors that risk their lives to escape to South Korea, at a rate that is rapidly increasing.

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