Birth of K-Food: A History of Korean Food in the 20th Century
Course Introduction
This course examines the history and significance of Korean food in the 20th century by tracing the Korean dining table from the open port period to the present.
Learning Objectives
This course explores the status of Korean food amid the global ‘K-Culture’ craze, examines the historical process of the birth of K-food, and investigates the changes in Korean eating habits and food culture.
Course Structure
This course consists of a total of 8 weeks. The lectures in each week are organized into three to six videos by topic.
Subtitles
Korean, English, Chinese
2. Dietary Life during the Open Port Period
3. Dietary Life during the Colonial Period
4. K-food in Wartimes
5. Dietary Life during the Cold War
6. K-food in the Period of Condensed Economic Growth
7. Dietary Life in the Era of Globalization
Joo, Young-ha
Joo, Young-ha is a professor at the Department of Anthropology, Graduate School of Korean Studies, The Academy of Korean Studies.