Globalization and History of Korean Popular Culture in modern times
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Course Introduction
This course examines the historical development of modern and contemporary Korean popular culture in a complex political, social, and historical context, enabling students to understand the history and present of Korean popular culture from both the perspective of global flows of history and Korean specificities. In addition, students will understand that the cultural dynamics of Korean society are related not only to political and economic changes within the Korean peninsula, but also to global historical changes and cultural flows surrounding the Korean peninsula.
Course Structure
This course consists of a total of 11 weeks, 10 weeks of lecture and a week for a final. Each week’s lecture is composed of 3 to 5 videos according to the specific themes of the lecture each week. To help learners organize and review the materials covered each week, the course includes non-video learning elements such as quizzes, discussions, and supplementary reading materials. Students are required to watch the weekly lecture videos and complete the learning activities to be recognized as having completed the course requirements.
Subtitles
Korean, English, Chinese
Hwajin Lee
Professor in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Seoul National University
Lee, Hwajin. "Searching for ‘Deaf Cinema’: The Evening Bell (Manjong, 1970) and Its Surroundings." Sanghur Hakbo 63 (2021): 9-45.
Lee, Hwajin. "‘Waesaek (Japanese Color) Film’ from Hollywood: The Teahouse of the August Moon and film censorship in postcolonial Cold War Korea." Sanghur Hakbo 59 (2020): 401-449.
Lee, Hwajin. Sound Politics. Seoul: Hyeonsil Munhwa, 2016.
