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Semester 1
Unwritten Korea: Understanding Korean Society and Culture through Contemporary Arts and Films (ASST10153)
Subject
Asian Studies
College
CAHSS
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
4
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Visiting Students are expected to have the equivalent academic background to University of Edinburgh 4th year degree students. Entry is at the discretion of the Course Organiser.
Course Summary
This innovative course introduces students to Korean culture, history, politics and socio-economic issues through the engagement of non-textual material. The course uses arts, films, dramas, music to lead students through a journey of how colonial rule, the Korea war, economic development, the financial crisis and the rise of inequality and polarisation, the emergence of a multicultural society in South Korea, and relations between the two Koreas can be narrated and understood in new and non-traditional ways.
Course Description
The course aims to familiarise students with Korean society and culture through an analysis of films, dramas, and music. The course is structured chronologically, beginning with films and dramas set in the Joseon era, colonial rule, the Korea war, authoritarian rule and social contention, and, lastly, the more contemporary period. The course topics include Korean society in history and under the colonial rules, inequality, urban culture, gender inequality, Korean Noirs (the dark side of societies), generational gaps, and multi-culturalism. Students will use interdisciplinary methodology from social science debate to review and interpret arts and popular culture.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
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