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Hostages to Tradition: Korea and The West - KORE2603
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines key incidents which have marked Korea's encounters with the outside world. Considers Korean and foreign points of view and thus addresses the processes by which Korea has defined/re-evaluated itself in relation to the outside world and how the outside world has imagined Korea.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Understand key incidents which have marked Korea's contact with the outside world commencing in the 17th century, taking into account both Korean and foreign points
  • Assess the implications of the hardcore conservatism as represented in the thought of Yi Hangno (1792-1868) for 20th century Korea
  • Discuss critically the challenge represented by the West, the effects that this challenge wrought upon Korean thinkers, and the impact of fundamental cultural differences that in the early stages of Korean and Western contacts.

Assessment

  • Tutorial activities - 15%
  • Direction of tutorial - 20%
  • Exam 1 - 20%
  • Essay - 25%
  • Exam 2 - 20%

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