STORIA E ISTITUZIONI DELLA COREA MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA

Anno accademico

2020/2021 Programmi anni precedenti

Titolo corso in inglese

HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY KOREA

Codice insegnamento

LT4030 (AF:305239 AR:167889)

Lingua di insegnamento

Inglese

Modalità

In presenza

Crediti formativi universitari

6

Livello laurea

Laurea

Settore scientifico disciplinare

SPS/14

Periodo

I Semestre

Anno corso

2

Sede

VENEZIA

Spazio Moodle

Link allo spazio del corso

Inquadramento dell'insegnamento nel percorso del corso di studio

This class presents an overview of Modern Korean history, from 1876 to the present, which had lots of historical turmoil and changes. Thus, this class provides a historical context for general modern Korea. Modern Korea spans stunning events such as Korean openings to the west, Japanese annexation of Korea, colonial hardship and change, an Korean liberation. Furthermore, it also covers the Korean War, Korean economic development, Korean democracy, and Korean globalization since 1990s. Thus, in this class, we will probe the historical trajectory of diverse Korean experiences.

Risultati di apprendimento attesi

Students will realize modern Korean experience is part of universal experience in the world as well as unique aspects. Students are expected to participate in lively discussions with careful reading of weekly assigned materials and to understand the current Korean society.

Prerequisiti

- Class attendance & Informed and Active participation in the discussion (strongly encouraged)

Contenuti

Please refer to our syllabus in the Moodle for each week's reading assignments.

Testi di riferimento

- All the reading materials are reserved in our Asian Library.

Bruce Cumings, Korea’s Place in the Sun: A Modern History (NY: Nortons, 2005).
Kyung Moon Hwang, A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
Ebrey, Patricia, Anne Walthal, and James Palais, East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009 (2nd edition).
Jaeeun Kim, Contested Embrace: Trans-border Membership Politics in Twentieth-Century Korea (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2016).

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

- Final Exam (100%): Two Times, January, one time in June, and one time in September 2021 (TBC)

Modalità di esame

scritto

Metodi didattici

- Lecture and lively discussion

Altre informazioni

Do your best in preparation for each class. Please refer to all the details in Moodle.

Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile

Questo insegnamento tratta argomenti connessi alla macroarea "Cambiamento climatico e energia" e concorre alla realizzazione dei relativi obiettivi ONU dell'Agenda 2030 per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile

Programma definitivo.

Data ultima modifica programma: 06/09/2020