Course Description
Students will enhance their understanding and knowledge of Korean society, culture, and history by studying fictional and documentary films from Korea. Representative topics examined in this class include colonialism, post-colonialism, war, the national division, family, women’s lives, shamanism, Confucianism, Buddhism, modernization, and the impact of Globalization.
Athena Title
Special Topics in Korean Film
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will enhance their understanding and knowledge of Korean society, culture, and history in the context of globalization by studying a group of films on a selected theme. Students will also develop skills for film analysis. Students' performances will be assessed through presentations, writing assignments, and tests.
Topical Outline
Films on Colonialism in Korea W 1: Introduction to the Japanese Colonial Era--historical context W 2: The Anarchist (Yu, Youngshik, 2000) W 3: YMCA Baseball Team (Kim, Hyunseok, 2002) W 4: Blue Swallow (Yoon, Jongchan, 2005) W 5: Epitaph (Jung Brothers, 2007) W 6: The Good, the Bad, and Weird (Kim, Jiwoon, 2008) W 7: Gabi (Jang, Yoonhyun, 2012) W 8: Review and Midterm W 9: Assassination (Choi, Donghoon, 2015) W 10: The Last Princess (Hur, Jinho, 2016) W 11: The Age of Shadows (Kim, Jiwoon, 2016) W 12: The Battleship Island (Ryu, Sungwan, 2017) W 13: Anarchist from Colony (Lee, Joonik, 2017) W 14: Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (Lee, Joonik, 2017) W 15: Conclusion--political, social, and cultural Legacies of Korean’s colonial experiences