KOREAN 341

Modern Korean History: Resilience, Innovation and Transformation

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 only

Availability 2021

Not taught in 2021

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

KOREAN 341: 15.0 points

Prerequisites

KOREAN 120 and 15 points at stage II in Asian Studies or History

Restrictions

KOREAN 241