CHERRY HITKARI

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CHERRY HITKARI

Cherry Hitkari is a Non-resident Vasey Fellow at the Pacific Forum, USA; and, NASC Fellow, Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. She is a Postgraduate student of Chinese language at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, India. She holds a Bachelor’s (Hons.) in History from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi and a Masters in East Asian Studies with specialization in Chinese Studies from the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. She is an Advisory Board Member, ‘Tomorrow’s People’ at Modern Diplomacy, Greece; the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of an online student-led gender research journal called ‘Parwaaz’ and the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of a student-led initiative called East Asian Dialogue. Her work has been published and featured in several Indian and International publications including Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Indian Defence Review, the Lowy Institute among others. She speaks Hindi, English, French and Chinese.



Understanding China’s Participation in the Korean War (1950-53) Through Propaganda Songs
31 Jul 2024

The People's Republic of China (PRC) was just a year old when it entered the Korean War (1950-53) in support of the fraternal socialist regime of Kim Il-Sung in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Constructing the "Homeworld" and "Alienworld": Understanding North Korea Through Propaganda Posters
15 Jun 2023

“In the arts of representation are found the real origins and organs of social control..What then is a King? He is a King’s portrait,and that alone makes him a King.”

Shenme shi Zhongguo meng? (什么是中国梦?): Memory, Foreglimpse and Propaganda in the Chinese Dream
24 Apr 2023

The Chinese Dream has become the signature formulation (提法) of the Xi Jinping era, dominating every aspect of propaganda in contemporary China. Official discourse defines the Chinese Dream

Areas of interest

Her research interests include Propaganda studies and ideological control as well as politics and foreign policies of China, North and South Korea.

Experience

Current Positions

    Non-resident Vasey Fellow, Pacific Forum, and NASC Fellow, Takshashila Institution

Past Positions

    Research intern at the ICS.

    Oct 2022- Mar 2023

Education

    She is currently studying the Chinese language at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. She received her Masters in East Asian Studies from the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi and her Bachelors (Hons.) in History from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi.

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