KOREAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 61 - Topics in Modern Korean Literature and Culture

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Dartmouth College

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09W, 10W: 10A This course offers an examination of topics in modern Korean literature in English translation from the late-nineteenth century to the present, focusing on representative works of short fiction, novels, and poetry. Topics including the question of tradition and modernity, colonialism and imperialism, the construction of national identity, class, and gender, the Korean War and national division, U.S.-Korea relations, and industrialization and socio-economic change as reflected in cultural production may be considered in relation to the development of Korean literature and literary history. In 09W, Introduction to Modern Korean Literature. The course will focus on providing an introductory overview of twentieth and twenty-first century Korean literature, aiming to approach Korean texts through the use of broadly applicable critical concepts and in opening up comparisons with other Asian literatures. Topics addressed will include: national literatures, genre, historical trauma and reconciliation, diaspora, and autobiography. No Korean language ability is required; no background knowledge in Korean history or culture is assumed. Dist: LIT; WCult: NW. Hanscom.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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