HIST 325 - DISCOVERING HISTORY IN KOREA

Hours: 5
This course will explore the emergence of Korea as a modern state from the collapse and overthrow of their traditional monarchy at the turn of the 20th century up through the present day. Our study will include such topics as: the conflict and combination of traditional Korean values and practices with Japanese colonial policy during the colonial occupation of 1905-1945; Korea’s search for a distinctive and modern national identity in the shadows of neighboring China and Japan; the origins and nature of the Korean civil war; the role of Korea in contemporary east Asian and international politics; current events concerning the continued division of the Korean peninsula and the threat of nuclear war.

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HIST 325 - DISCOVERING HISTORY IN KOREA