Korean society
Young-a Cho
8 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton
This subject will deal with aspects of Korean society since 1876, including topics such as intellectual history, the Japanese colonial experience, religion in modern Korean society, rural-urban migration and women's issues.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 20% * Examinations (3 hours): 50% * Seminar participation/attendance: 30%
Prescribed texts
Cumings B The origins of the Korean war Princeton UP
Deuchler M Confucian gentlemen and barbarian envoys U Washington P, 1977
Li Ki Baek A new history of Korea Harvard UP