SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH KOREA

ASIAN/HISTORY 335

A historical examination of the Korean War and the politics and society of North Korea and South Korea.

HISTORY 340

The culture and society of Korea have evolved hand in hand with the country's transformation from the Choson dynasty, a relatively isolated Confucian kingdom built on an agrarian economy, to South Korea and North Korea, two modern, industrialized nation-states in the globalized present. Explores key aspects of Korea's great cultural and social transformation from the 15th century to the 21st century. Delves into recent studies on gender history and on the constructed notion of "national culture." Also analyzes primary sources from different historical periods, as well as cinematic representations of Korea's past and present.

ASIAN/SOC 334

An examination of contemporary East Asia (mainly South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China) by using concepts and frameworks from history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and law. An emphasis will be on the intersection of multiple structures of inequality such as gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship, class, and sexuality.

ASIAN 252

An interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary Indian society, politics, and culture. Consider the diverse, complex, and often contradictory fabric of modern India through the lens of several conceptual themes which consider emergent discourses and dynamics of change as the joint product of India's classical heritage and its transformation into a post-colonial nation-state since 1947. Explores tensions and continuities between the pre-modern and modern.

ASIAN/HISTORY 108

Survey of major cultural, social, political, and intellectual developments in Korea from the 10th century to the 21st century.