Texts and resources

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Required text

The Course Reader, which is a collection of academic journal articles, book chapters,
popular magazine articles and short stories, will serve as the main text of the course.

You are encouraged to read other readings suggested in the course. In addition,
a few documentaries and feature films will be used in class.

You are encouraged to follow current events of Korea by reading major newspapers such as the Korea
Herald.

Helpful sites for information on Korea

• Academy of Korean Studies
• Library of Congress
• University of Hawaii Korean Studies
• Teaching about Korea, University of California Berkeley
• Indiana University Korea Facts
• Korea Journal, academic journal
• Korea Focus, a journal
• The Bank of Korea site
• Information on Korean literature

Academic papers published in Korea

• Korea Education and Research Information Service
• Korean Studies Data Base
• Electronic Education Research Information Service
• Korean data base, (nb sometimes service not reliable)

Other academic journals on Korea

• Acta Koreana (Keimyung University)
• International Review of Korean Studies (University of New South Wales)
• Korea Policy Review (Harvard University)
• Korean Studies (University of Hawaii)
• North Korean Review
• Review of Korean Studies (Academy of Korean Studies)
• Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (Seoul National University)

On North Korea or North Korean sites

• Naenara DPRK, an official North Korean site offers North Korean music and films.
• Korea Publication, North Korean publications
• Indiana University on Korea
• Korean central News Agency, North Korean government-owned news agency
• Travel guide to North Korea written by foreigners

Other useful sites

• Internet newspaper by South Koreans in Beijing
• Darcy’s Korean film page – useful information on Korean film