Syllabus - Historical Memory in Korean Literature and film (46120)

Syllabus Historical Memory in Korean Literature and film - 46120
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HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: Asian Studies Semester: 1st Semester Teaching Languages: English Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Jooyeon Rhee Coordinator Email: jooyeon.rhee@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Mondays, 12:00-17:00 Teaching Staff: Dr. Jooyeon Rhee Course/Module description: This seminar course examines cultural expressions about Korean people's historical experience of colonialism, the Korean War, the Cold War, and democratization movement among others. It examines literature, films, documentaries along with corresponding secondary sources and theoretical works. Course/Module aims: The courses is designed for students who have some previous knowledge about Korean history and culture. It aims to show potential of cultural expressions to commemorate, challenge, and reconcile with the past. Students will gain substantial knowledge about culture industry in South Korea, theoretical tools to investigate historical memories, and the ability to analyze texts. The final paper will reflect their ability and knowledge gained in the course. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. to articulate the relationship between history and cultural representation of history 2. to understand the relationship between culture industry and politics 3. to be familiar with cultural theories concerning representation of history Attendance requirements(%): 100 Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Seminar: discussion, debates, presentation Course/Module Content: 1. Pre-modern Korea: Tonghak movement 2. Colonialism: forced labours by Japan/comfort women/independent movement 3. Korean War: National project on war museum, the ideological conflict between North and South Korea 4. Vietnam War: Korean soldiers in Vietnam 5. Democratization movement: on Kwangju 6. Contemporary issues Required Reading: Hong Kal, Aesthetic Constructions of Nationalism, Rooutledge, 2011 Hyunah Yang, “Finding the "Map of Memory": Testimony of the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Survivors,” positions: east asia cultures critique, Volume 16, Number 1 (Spring 2008): 79-107 Heonik Kown, Ghosts of War in Vietnam, Columbia University Press, 2013 Russell Burge, The Prison and the Postcolony: Contested Memory and the Museumification of Sŏdaemun Hyŏngmuso, Journal of Korean Studis 2017 Raymond Williams, Culture and Society, 1986 Jeffrey Alexander, Trauma: A Social Theory, Polity, 2012 Gi-Wook Shin and Kyungmoon Hwang, Contentious Kwangju, Rowman and Littlefield, 2003 Additional Reading Material: A grade of at least 70 is required for students for whom this course is a compulsory course in the Asian Studies Department Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 10 % Participation in Tutorials 20 % Project work 70 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information:

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