For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAS5253 | Gender and Modern Narrative | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| Gender and narrative in the modern and contempory studies the ways or patterns in which sex, gender, and sexuality are imprinted and structured on various narrative texts and discourses. When studying dramas, movies, entertainment cultural industries, and discourses of social and political events beyond novels, which are representative modern narrative genres, we study that gender and sexuality are the vecter to analyzing the elements and forms of narratives. Furthermore, we explore through reading various narrative texts that the concept of gender, raised through radical feminism and women's movement, has become a subject of debate in itself, and how transgender and queer are demanding a new narrative while rejecting the binary assumptions about gender and sexuality. | |||||||||
| EAS5254 | Post-colonialism and East Asian Studies | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| Post-colonialism emerged as a theory that criticizes the constitution of modern society and culture that justifies the domination of the non-Western world and Western centripetalism with modernity and colonialism at its core. The purpose of this class is to read major post-colonial works that emerged as literary criticism theory and social theory, and to acquire the influence and perspectives that it had on East Asian studies. In this class, students will read major post-colonialist writings such as Edward Said, Gayatri C. Spivak, etc, overview their ideas, and review major works in East Asian studies that have been influenced by them. | |||||||||
| EAS5255 | East Asian Pre-modern Political and Thought | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| Politics and Thoughts in premodern East Asian societies formed a very close relationship. In particular, the ideas of Confucianism and Buddhism served not as mere academic thoughts but as the state ideology. This course explores how Confucianism transformed academic thought into political thought, while at the same time comparing and reviewing various aspects of East Asian societies dominated by the governing ideology. Furthermore, the government will also review the tribute and installation systems as the premodern East Asian social order embodied by political ideology. | |||||||||
| EAS5256 | Diffusion of the Analects and the Social Culture of Ancient East Asia | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| East Asian society is closely related to Confucianism throughout history. The Analects is affecting not only the ideological aspects but also the everyday life of East Asian society. In the past, the Analects was understood in the published book format. However, recently, the Analects written in bamboo or wooden sticks before the invention of paper have been unearthed in the three East Asian countries. Through the new Analects, we will not only study bibliography but also conduct comparative research with the current Analects to gain access to the understanding of the nature of the Confucianism. It also explores the characteristics of pre-modern social culture through the process of accepting the Analects in East Asian society. | |||||||||
| EAS5257 | Cold War Culture Theory | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This subject examines the relationship between the Cold War and culture in East Asia. The global Cold War confrontation centered on the United States and the Soviet Union was already dissolved in the 1990s. However, not only in the Korean Peninsula, which still remains in a truce, but in Western societies, which are believed to have already entered the post-cold war era, the remnants of the Cold War are deeply rooted. This is because the Cold War was basically a cultural and psychological war that won people's hearts and minds. The Cold War is not only a matter of past international politics, but also a matter of the present and daily life. In this regard, this course examines in detail the history of the cultural cold-war and cold-war culture, which has traversed the institutions and ideas, perceptions and representations, memories and discourse, mass media and culture and arts established in East Asia since the mid-20th century. | |||||||||
| EAS5258 | Feminism and modern East Asia | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This class contemplates the relationship between East Asian modernity and feminism through consideration of the process of accepting and transforming feminism during the modern transition period. In East Asia, women's liberation was regarded as one of the most important signs of modernization. That's why more men in East Asia have expressed more interest in their country's women's liberation movement compared to the history of Western women's movements in the West. The women's liberation movement in East Asia was carried out amid broader social support as it was closely linked to the male-dominated project to build a modern nation-state, but on the contrary, the radical and independent prospects and areas of women's liberation were limited. In this context, the class looks specifically at how Western feminism is selectively translated and accepted in East Asia during the modern transition period, and how it is transformed and what problems it faces in the course of practice. | |||||||||
| EAS5259 | Criticism of eurocentrism in the History of East Asia in the 19th Century | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | Korean | Yes | ||
| It has been a long time since criticism was raised over the eurocentric perception of history. However, few specific research results have yet to be submitted, reflecting criticism of eurocentrism. This is because, above all, there was little consideration for moderno-centrism, which is paired with Western centralism. Research aimed at both Westernism and modernism is requested. East Asian history has an important meaning in this respect. This is because historical experience is in stark contrast to the West. In the West, many things that emerge after modern times (for example, bureaucracy) have already existed for a long time. Or because it had been similar to Western modernity even before it accepted the "shock of the West" or "western modernity." These phenomena, in which "modern" elements and "pre-modern" coexist, are hard to understand with the historical perception or explanation frame formed by the West. The history of East Asia in the 19th century is especially important. Most of all, the 19th century is a time when Western and modern centralism formed in the West are accepted by East Asian intellectuals, where the West and East Asia meet in earnest, and where pre-modern and modern times meet. The research of East Asia in the 19th century carries such key significance in overcoming eurocentrism and moderno-centrism and building a new historical awareness. | |||||||||
| EAS5260 | East Asian History of Population and Family | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | Korean | Yes | ||
| ‘Population’ means the number of the people inhabiting the particular region in the particular period. The term is conceptualized in order to group individuals and examine the demographic elements statistically. Population changes have occurred not only through regional migrations but also in the life cycles from birth to death. In particular, women’s marriage and childbirth becomes the main cause of family changes from creation of a family to its extinction. This course intends to examine the changes of population and family throughout East Asian history by using the methodogies of population history, family history, and demographic history. In addition, we will rethink the problems of low birthrate and aging in our contemporary society by understanding the characteristics of population and family in East Asian traditional society. | |||||||||
| EAS5261 | Diffusion of the Analects and the Social Culture of Ancient East Asia | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| An effective way of understand East Asian society and politics is to examine art culture of East Asia. However, the research of art objects is developing into a specialized academic field of art history. Therefore, to learn a systematic and concrete understanding of the methodologies in art history is needed. This course is a deep dive into the various ways of research art objects with focus on raising the ability to handle art materials. Students will gain a detailed understanding of the skill for describing, investigating and interpreting art materials, by attempting to learn and apply various art history methodologies. | |||||||||
| EAS5262 | Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and East Asian Civilization | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| Confucianism and Taoism were born in China, and Buddhism was born in India. However, ideas of these three types were coexisted and influenced each other in china. As a result, they were reborn while retaining their original forms. The newly born Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism became the central axis of civilization in East Asia. By comparing and studying these three kinds of thoughts, this course examines prototypes of East Asian thoughts. And it ultimately leads to scrutinize the inner side of East Asian civilization. | |||||||||
| EAS5263 | Modern Korean History and Democracy | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This course aims to examine the progress of Korean democracy by dealing with the current of modern Korean history after liberation along with major political and historical events. In this class, major historical and political events, such as liberation and division, war, the 4.19, 5.16, 5.18 Gwangju Uprising, and the June 1987 Uprising, will be covered. This class is a basic course for Korean Studies, and will serve as a basis for understanding the currents of modern Korean history and social and political phenomena in Korea today. To this end, literary works, movies, and documentaries dealing with these historical and political subjects can be used as textbooks. | |||||||||
| EAS5264 | Understanding Korean Wave(Hallyu) | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This class aims to understand the generation and development process of the Korean Wave as Korean popular culture that is spread and enjoyed around the world. Korean popular music, dramas, and movies will be discussed. In this class, based on a basic understanding of the history of Hallyu, the image, identity, values and lifestyle mediated through Hallyu will be reinterpreted as a global multicultural. | |||||||||
| EAS5265 | East Asian History Wars and Reconciliation | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | English | Yes | ||
| From the late 19th century to in the early half 20th century, territorial disputes caused by imperialist aggression and the problems of colonial past, the East Asian historical war still did not end after the end of World War II and post-Cold War. This course covers East Asian territorial disputes, the historical war between the two Koreas due to division, the conflict and reconciliation between China and Japan over the Sino-Japanese War, and the conflict over the issue of the Japanese Army’s ‘comfort women,’ this course want to focus on it. In particular, by dealing with civil movements and efforts for reconciliation at the cultural level, it lays the foundation for understanding for East Asian peace and community. | |||||||||
| EAS5266 | Language and literature of Diaspora and multiculturalism | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| Diaspora and multiculturalism have become the basic conditions of modern society and culture. This class understands the history and current status of diaspora and multiculturalism, which was brought about by the movement of capital and labor caused by colonialism and globalization, at the level of Korea and East Asia, and examines its cultural phenomena through language and literature. The historical understanding of diaspora and multicultural identities will also contribute to examining the face of contemporary minority issues that are embodied through borders, laws and regulations of nationality. | |||||||||
| EAS5267 | Comparative Study of Public Diplomacy between Korea and China | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | Korean | Yes | |
| This course focuses on theoretical and practical measures for the establishment of Korean-style public diplomacy by comparing public diplomacy policies and activities between Korea and China while establishing expertise in public diplomacy through a comparative study on the concepts and practices of public diplomacy. This enhances the understanding of soft power, which is becoming increasingly important in international relations and diplomacy. This course will provide special lectures on each subject, with experts from international relations and diplomatic fields as well as public diplomacy, while at the same time providing active Q&A and discussions. | |||||||||