READING CONTEMPORARY KOREAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN ENGLISH

This class will explore many of the major works of contemporary Korean fiction, poetry, and film. Through the framework of literature and visual media, students will also have the opportunity to learn deeper about historical events and social changes in contemporary Korean society, culture, and history. Focusing primarily on literature published after the 1997-1998 IMF crisis, this class will help students understand contemporary trends in Korean literature and their development over the last 20 years. All the work taught is available in English translation as well as in the original Korean text, and students will be encouraged to engage in comparative analysis and dialogue between the source and target languages.

To grasp a basic understanding of how Korean fiction and the culture at large developed.

If you are 5 minutes late, you are late. If you are more than 15 minutes late, you are absent.

A desire to learn more about contemporary Korean history, literature, and culture.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of Korean history, culture, politics, and literature, which will help them navigate and understand the country better.