Japan and Korea: Cultures in Conflict - JAPN2510

   
 
School:  Dept Japanese & Korean Studies
 
 
Contact: Evon,Gregory Nicholas
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: KORE5001
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 

Description


Examines in comparative perspective cultural changes in Korea and Japan in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Focus given to how Japan's response to these changes was interpreted by Koreans and how they in turn attempted to respond to the actions of the Japanese. Special attention given to the relationship between the purposes of Japanese cultural reform in Korea and Korean 'cultural nationalism' in its mature form.