Korea and Japan: Chinese Cultural Transmission - ARTS2663
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1; or 24 units of credit and enrolment in a Japanese Studies or Korean Studies extended minor in Arts/Education (4053)
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: Korean Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: Japanese Studies, Asian Studies
This course focuses on key historical and cultural similarities and differences between Korea and Japan in the centuries leading up to Japan's rush towards Westernization/modernization in the late 19th century. You will examine topics including Korea's role in the transmission of Chinese culture to Japan; diplomacy between Korea and Japan; the effects of the Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 16th century; attitudes towards Manchu Qing (1644-1911) China after the fall of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644); and similarities and differences in evolving ideas of civilization in relation to China in the lead up to Japan's colonization of Korea (1910-1945).
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