01:574:210
Introduction to Korean Culture (3)
Survey of Korean culture and society in a historical context. Exploration into the connection between language and culture. Examination of modern Korean novels and their social and historical relevances.
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01:574:220
Introduction to Korean Literature in Translation (3)
Introduction to canonical works in Korean
literature and practice of literary analysis. Exploration of historical backgrounds and cultural contexts of major works of various genres.
All readings and classes are in English.
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01:574:221
Topics in Korean Literature in Translation (3)
Focus on a set of themes and issues as a way to
read and analyze Korean literature and texts from various genres and as a way to explore Korea's historical background and cultural context. Topics vary by instructor and semester offered.
All readings and classes are in English.
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01:574:230
Introduction to Korean Cinema and Cinematic Language (3)
Cinematic development in postcolonial Korea. Topics include the depictions of traditional and contemporary Korea in films, reflecting political, social, and cultural changes.
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01:574:250
Korean Language in Culture and Society (3)
Survey of the Korean language in relation to its culture and society. Examination of language use (diglossia, language and gender, metaphors, and the writing system).
No prior knowledge of Korean language is required.
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01:574:310
Gender and Social Change in Korea (3)
Explores
the shifting category of femininity and masculinity, women's roles and their
experiences of social change in Korea from the late 19th century to contemporary
times.
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01:574:326
Immorality Suffering and Retribution in the Great Romances of East Asia (3)
This course provides an introduction to vernacular narrative traditions of East Asia.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:098:326, 01:165:326, or 01:565:326.
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01:574:350
North Korea in the Socialist and Postsocialist Worlds (3)
Examination of social, political, economic, and cultural developments in North Korea before and after the social revolution (1945-1950) that radically transformed it by situating it within the context of regional and global developments.
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01:574:390
Topics in Korean Studies (3)
Study of special topics in Korean studies at the advanced level.
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01:574:420
Traditional Korean Poetry: Sijo (3)
Examination of the most enduring poetic
form in traditional Korea, sijo, a three-line verse form written to be performed in a musical setting. Exploration of its unique structural and
thematic properties within the larger context of East Asian poetic tradition, and historical developments as well as contemporary transformations.
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01:574:470
Seminar on Modern Korean History (3)
Designed to introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students to emerging scholarship and major debates in modern Korean history (since 1876). Topics vary by instructor and semester offered.
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Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students 
