Lives and Dreams of Female Intellectuals in Modern Korea
Course Introduction
This course introduces the lives of modern female intellectuals of Korea from multiple aspects by looking at how they increasingly participated in the public areas of the society including education, literature, culture, art, religion, politics, diplomacy, administration, and the economy. The course also covers the accomplishments and failures and the glory and disappointments of female intellectuals.
Course Structure
This course consists of 11 weeks in total. The instructor’s lectures will be delivered over 10 weeks. The 11th week is for a final. Each week’s lecture features 3 to 7 videos depending on specific themes of the lecture. The course includes non-video learning materials such as quizzes and supplementary reading materials to enhance the content of the course. Students are required to watch the lecture videos and complete the associated learning activities each week in order to complete the course requirements.
The course introduces the lives of 13 prominent female intellectuals from Korean modern history. They expanded women’s participation in various public fields, including art, literature, media, education, politics, religion, diplomacy, and administration. The course also analyzes the writings of these women, exploring their dreams and realities, successes and failures, and their moments of glory and frustration. Students will learn various contexts of Korean modern history, such as colonialism, liberation, the establishment of new states, national division, war, military dictatorship, and democratization, through the lives of these women.
The 13 female intellectuals featured in this course include Na Hye-seok, Kim Il-yeop, Choe Jeong-hui, Bak Hwa-seong, Heo Jeong-suk, Yi Hwa-rim, Jeong Jeong-hwa, Kim Hwal-ran, Go Hwang-gyeong, Bak In-deok, Im Yeong-sin, Choe Eun-hui, and Cheon Gyeong-ja. Each week’s lecture will focus on the life of one of these figures, delving into their contributions, and explore the broader themes related to their experiences.
Subtitles
Korean, English, Chinese
1. Na Hye-seok and the Challenges of Modern Female Intellectuals
2. Kim Il-yeop and the Dream of Modern Female Intellectuals
3. Choe Jeong-hui and the Literature of Modern Female Intellectuals (1)
4. Bak Hwa-seong and the Literature of Modern Female Intellectuals (2)
Heo Jeong-suk, Yi Hwa-rim, and the Ideology of Modern Female Intellectuals
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5-1. Revolutionist Heo Jeong-suk’s Upbringing -
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5-2. Activities as a Socialist Feminist
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5-3. Heo Jeong-suk’s Argument of the Liberation of Women
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5-4. Heo Jeong-suk’s Political Activities and Her Will
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21
5-5. Yi Hwa-rim’s Independence Movement
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5-6. Yi Hwa-rim’s Revolutionist Activities
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5-7. Yi Hwa-rim and the Chinese Communist Party
6. Jeong Jeong-hwa and the Behind-the-Scenes Activities of Modern Female Intellectuals
7. Kim Hwal-ran, Go Hwang-gyeong, and the Education of Modern Female Intellectuals
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7-1. Kim Hwal-ran’s Upbringing
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7-2. Kim Hwal-ran’s Female Enlightenment Movement
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7-3. Kim Hwal-ran’s Cooperation with the Japanese Authorities
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30
7-4. Kim Hwal-ran’s Political Activities
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31
7-5. Go Hwang-gyeong’s Upbringing
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32
7-6. Go Hwang-gyeong’s Social Work
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7-7. Go Hwang-gyeong’s Political Activities
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7-8. Go Hwang-gyeong’s Belief
8. Bak In-deok, Im Yeong-sin, and the Ambition of Modern Female Intellectuals
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35
8-1. Bak In-deok’s Upbringing and Independence Movement
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36
8-2. Bak In-deok’s Student Life in the US and Her Devoice
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37
8-3. Bak In-deok’s Trip around the World
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38
8-4. Bak In-deok’s Philosophy of Education and Her Activism
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8-5. Im Yeong-sin’s Upbringing
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8-6. Im Yeong-sin’s Political Activities after Liberation
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8-7. Im Yeong-sin and the First Republic
9. Choe Eun-hui and the History of Modern Female Intellectuals
10. Cheon Gyeong-ja and the Art of Modern Female Intellectuals
Youngeun Jang
Youngeun Jang is a visiting professor of the Academy of East Asian Studies at Sungkyunkwan University. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of East Asian Studies at Sungkyunkwan University with a dissertation titled “Study on Self-Narratives of Modern Women Intellectuals.” Her research interest includes the analysis of women's writings and self-narratives in various forms, such as autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, travelogues, speeches, novels, and conversations.