EAS1041   Understanding Korea 1   (20 credits)

Description

This module explores what it means to study Korea at university level, and considers how `area studies' research on Korea fits within disciplines such as history and cultural studies. We will consider how histories and cultural understandings of Korea are built with the following in mind: how researchers use primary evidence such as texts, documents and/or images to understand social change; and how to navigate key debates in a field and evaluate competing arguments. You will finish this module with a deeper understanding of our core topic and the disciplinary approaches that frame it, and a foundation in critical research and writing skills that you can apply and develop in further study. We will work on a combination of new and established research to explore one core topic: in 2022-2023 we will focus on colonial history in the Korean peninsula to understand how the Korean people experienced modernity under Japanese colonial rule.

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