This course examines the visual cultural forms and practices of the two Koreas, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the two Korean societies, culture, and history by exploring diverse visual cultural genres-including war museums, mass games, DMZ tours, subway stations, SF films, family […]
This course examines how social, political and cultural changes intersect with gender and sexuality in contemporary Korean society. It explores modern gendered identity among practices of sexuality, marriage, family, parenthood, labour, consumption, media, and movement. Over the last five decades, Korea has undergone a rapid societal and cultural change. The course investigates the impact of […]
This course develops an informed perspective on K-pop as a tool for more critical understanding of contemporary South Korean society and its place in the global context. It explores elements of K-pop in relation to social, cultural, political, and technological developments in contemporary South Korea as well as in transnational contexts. This course also examines […]
This course explores the experiences of Korean immigrants and Korean culture in Canada and beyond in terms of two major themes: 1) immigration and the adaptation process and 2) multiplicity of ethnic and cultural identity. It examines the different theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the Korean immigrant experience and Korean culture in transnational contexts. […]
This course focuses on developing students' Korean proficiency to the extent that the students attain professional and academic level of Korean proficiency by fostering fluency, accuracy, and comprehension in reading authentic texts as well as advancing language skills for formal presentation, discussion, and academic writing. Prerequisites: AP/KOR 3000 6.00, or permission of the department.
This course examines Korean foodways, that is, the language, history, society, traditions, and economics of Korean (and Korean-Canadian) food culture. Topics include the relationships between Korean food and globalism/localisation, national identities and socio-economic status in Korean food culture, the role of food media in the contemporary Korean foodways, and the cultural beliefs encapsulated in food […]
The goal of the course is to provide students with linguistic proficiency at a level that allows them to conduct business activities as well as practical information they need in coping with Korean business settings. This course introduces specialized vocabulary and expressions used in a wide range of business settings in Korea while covering current […]
Provides students in diverse majors with a general overview of the connections between language and society in Korea and investigates how the language has reflected the dynamics of Korean society throughout its history. In particular, we examine language use in broad social, cultural and historical contexts and also compare and contrast the range of sociolinguistic […]
This course aims to enhance students' understanding of Korea through an overview of modern Korean literature from the twentieth century to the present. Students will examine literary texts in their relationship with socio-historical contexts of Korea as well as global literary trends. Through the analysis of the texts, students will understand Korea and its literary […]
This course aims to enhance students' understanding of a variety of historical, social, cultural issues of Korean society by analyzing relevant Korean films. It examines close relationships between cinematic representations and modern Korean history and society. Following the historical trajectory of Korean cinema from 1990's to the present, the course provides opportunities to engage a […]