Spring 2027

Korean Cinema

Survey of Korean cinema from Golden Age classics to contemporary blockbusters and art-house films, exploring major genres, auteurs like Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho, and themes of colonialism, division, and globalization.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze how films shape and are shaped by South Korean politics, economy, and culture.

  • Understand the history of Korean cinema with a set of key film texts from the classical to the contemporary era

  • Interpret cinema as a medium in analytical and creative ways

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Topics

  • History of Korean cinema from the 1950s/60s Golden Age to contemporary blockbusters and art-house films.
  • Renowned Korean auteurs including Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho.
  • Issues of colonialism, national division, civil war, military dictatorships, the democratic movement, and globalization.

Skills

  • Analyze how films shape and are shaped by South Korean politics, economy, and culture.
  • Interpret cinema as a medium in analytical and creative ways.

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Dataset & model

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