KOREAN 241

Modern Korea: Resilience, Innovation and Transformation

Please note: this is archived course information from 2020 for KOREAN 241.

Description

Aims to analyse historically the various ways in which the Koreans have understood, responded to and participated in the far-reaching changes which characterise modern Korean history.

The course is divided into four periods, ancient Korea and Choson (until nineteenth century), the Late Choson (1800-1910), the Colonial Period (1905-1945) and the National Division (1945-1960) and examines the chief internal and external forces that shaped the Korean nation up to the twentieth century.

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Availability 2020

Not taught in 2020

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Reading lists will be posted on the Talis course page.

Assessment

25% (tutorial-linked: 5% participation: 20% 1000 word tutorial review),
35% essay (2000 words)
40% final exam (2 hours)

Points

KOREAN 241: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points passed

Restrictions

KOREAN 341