Subject Area: Korean Studies<br/><br/>This course focuses on key themes in Korean culture from the pre-modern to the modern periods. It emphasises the relationship between cultural continuity and change and also highlights key areas of debate in Korean studies.<br/><br/>The course is structured thematically and chronologically, with topics including Korea’s selective adaptation of the “Chinese model” of governance used in combination with Korean feudal political structures; the role of elite and folk religions such as Buddhism and Shamanism; the emergence of the literati culture, its emphasis on Neo-Confucian cultural orthodoxy and suppression of Buddhism during the Choseon dynasty... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 30 units of credit at Level 1
