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Japan and Korea: Cultures in Conflict - JAPN2510
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Japanese and Korean Studies (School of Languages and Linguistics)
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
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
 
 
Excluded: KORE5001
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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.


Learning Outcomes

  • Understand origins of cultural conflict between Japan and Korea
  • Discuss intellectual and cultural trends defining Korea and Japan
  • Critically assess nationalist claims in historiography
  • Understand reasons for such claims.

Assessment

  • Discussion - 15%
  • Presentation - 20%
  • Mid-session exam - 20%
  • Essay/review - 25%
  • Final exam - 20%

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