1st year

The Age of the Empire, from the Scenes

This course examines modern Korean history from 1864 to 1910, mainly from the perspectives of political and cultural history.

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47 Students enrolled

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Course Introduction

This course examines modern Korean history from 1864 to 1910, mainly from the perspectives of political and cultural history. This course provides an opportunity to examine the multifaceted image of modernity in Korea while examining the changing world view of Koreans in the historical scene where Korea and the world encountered each other.

Course Structure

This course consists of a total of 10 weeks. Each week’s lecture consists of 2 to 6 videos according to the specific themes of the lecture each week. After completing the video lessons each week, quizzes will be provided to help learners organize and review the course. In Week 2 and Week 7, students are required to write a paper. Students will be recognized as having completed the course upon watching all lecture videos and finishing entire learning activities, including quizzes and a paper.

Subtitles

Korean, English, Chinese

1. January 16, 1864, Changdeokgung: Politics and Policies of Heungseon Daewongun

2. February 1876, Ganghwa Island: Before and After the Conclusion of the Treaty of Ganghwa

3. July 19, 1882, near Sungnyemun, and December 4, 1884, at the Postal Bureau: The Imo Soldiers’ Revolt and the Gapsin Coup

4. January 17, 1888, the White House in Washington, D.C.: The Dual-Track System

5. February 17, 1894, Gobu Government Office in Jeolla Province: The Donghak Peasant War and the First Sino-Japanese War

6. February 11, 1896, in front of Gwanghwamun, and October 12, 1897, at Hwangudan: The Gabo Reform and the Gwangmu Reform

7. October 29, 1898, Jongno, Seoul: The Independence Club and the All-People’s Congress

8. November 17, 1905, Gyeongungung: The Russo-Japanese War and the Transformation of the Korean Empire into a Protectorate

9. February 21, 1907, Outside Seomun Gate in Daegu: The National Debt Repayment Movement

10. August 29, 1910, Seoul: The Last Moment of the Korean Empire

Kiha Kwon

Researcher of the national Institute of Korea History

Kown, Kiha. “A Deepening Sense of Community and Influences from the Confucian Ethos during the National Debt Redemption Movement.” Yeoksa wa hyeonsil 122 (2021): 311-363.

Kown, Kiha. “The Idea of “Uiri(義理)” and Its Influence to the Mass Movement of the Independence Club.” Yeoksa munje yeongu 23, no. 2 (2019): 269-313.

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