AP KOR 3600 - Syllabus - AP Korean 3600 Contemporary Korean Culture 1: Identity, Society and Culture PDF

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AP Korean 3600 Contemporary Korean Culture 1: Identity, Society and Culture syllabus for the 2018/2019 year at York University....

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Term F 2018 AP/KOR 3600 Contemporary Korean Culture I: Identity, Society and Culture Course Description This course introduces students to contemporary Korean culture, identity, and society and to help students develop a dynamic understanding of contemporary Korean culture. It seeks to help students develop a dynamic understanding of contemporary Korea by taking an interdisciplinary approach to cultural and socio-political issues of Korean society. Over the last five decades, Korea has undergone a rapid societal and cultural change. This new development and many other social changes will be explored in terms of Korean society and cuisine, gender, and identity issues. This course combines lectures with faceto-face or online discussions of readings. The course format is blended; the course activities are performed in both face-to-face and online modes. Instructor Mihyon Jeon, Ph.D. Office: Ross S414E Email: [email protected] Virtual office hours: 8:00 PM–9:00 PM (via Adobe Connect on Moodle) on Thursdays or by appointment Face-to-face office hours: by appointment Class Meetings Face-to-face meetings 11:30 AM–2:30 PM on Tuesdays in Vari Hall 1152A Required readings Required readings will be electronically provided on our course web page. Grading 1. Participation 2. Group presentation 3. Tests 

25% 15% 60% (Test 1: 25% Test 35%)

Bonus mark: participating in movie screening in October: 0.5%

 Students can earn a maximum of 100 points accumulated from the five grading components.  Participation/Attendance: Your participation will be graded based on 1) weekly online group discussion forum (3 points x 8 weeks); and 2) peer evaluation of group presentations (1 points) o For the online discussion forum participation, after reviewing online lecture and the assigned readings you are required 1) to post one discussion forum question by 11:00 pm on Tuesday, 2) reply to two group members’ questions by 11:00 pm on Thursday. Please make a post in 150-250 words. The Forum link will be

disabled after the deadline. The rating rubric can be found on the course web page. o The instructions on the group presentation rating will be provided.  Group Presentation: Each group will be responsible for preparing for a 20-25 minute presentation on a specific topic regarding “stereotypes about Korean culture/people/society.” In order to dispute or support the selected topic, you must collect information and data through library research, online research, and interviews/surveys with people. You should submit your topic online by 11:00 pm on Tuesday September 19, 2017. Your presentation date will be assigned upon instructor’s approval of your topic. Presentations must be given the day they are scheduled. Grading rubrics will be provided on the course web page.  Two Tests: Each test will check students’ comprehension of lectures, screenings, and course readings. The test will consist of identifications, short answer questions, True or False, and multiple-choice questions. Grading Schemes Your final course grade will be based on the results of the following in conformity with the YorkU’s grading schemes: 90-100 80-89 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 49-50 0-49

A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D E F

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

EXCEPTIONAL EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD COMPETENT FAIRLY COMPETENT PASSING MARGINALLY PASSING MARGINALLY FAILING FAILING

Final course grades may be adjusted to conform to Program or Faculty grades distribution profiles.

Online Access Course at https://moodle.yorku.ca/moodle/ Korean program at http://dlll.yorku.ca/korean/ Ground Rules 1. Be on time for class meetings and for submitting your work online. 2. No texting, no chatting, no fb-ing in class except for educational purposes. 3. Check your YorkU email or personal email that you added in your moodle site everyday for important announcements and reminders.

Term F 2018 4. Any student who asks for a grade raise (for any reasons including expelling from a program, loosing a scholarship, etc) will get his/her grade lowered by one grade. Extra works will not be granted for raising a grade.

Important Note on Academic Honesty/Integrity It is critical that your academic performance in this course be your own, not the result of work with anybody else unless the assignment calls for cooperative work. Please refer to the following URL for detailed information on the York policy regarding the issue among other curricular information: http://secretariat-policies.info.yorku.ca/policies/academic-honesty-senate-policy-on/ Class Schedule Subject to minor changes

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9.11

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9.18

3

9.25

4

10.02

Topics and readings Introduction Screening: Kimchi Chronicles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdGyDneOClA Korean society and cuisine I Hahm, H. 2005. “Rice and Koreans: Three identities and meanings,” Korea Journal 45:2. pp.89-106. Kim, K. 2010. “Rice cuisine and cultural practice in contemporary Korean dietary life,” Korea Journal 50:1. pp.11-35. Korean society and cuisine II Han, K. 2010. “Noodle odyssey: East Asia and beyond,” Korea Journal 50:1. pp.60-84. Yang, Y. 2010. “Well-being discourse and Chinese food in Korean society,” Korea Journal 50:1. pp.85-109. Bak, S. 2005. “From strange bitter concoction to romantic necessity: The social history of coffee drinking in South Korea,” Korea Journal 45:2. pp.37-59. Gender in Korea I Screening I: Killing us softly 4 (2010) https://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/3301444 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-08qnL_Okw

Tests/Dues In-class

Online Group presentation topic

Online

Online

Screening II: The illusionists: a film about the globalization of beauty (2015) https://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/3532545 5 6

10.09 10.16

Reading Week

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Gender in Korea II Park, S. 2007. “Beauty will save you”: The myth and ritual of

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dieting in Korean society,” Korea Journal 47:2. pp.41-70. Woo, K. 2004. “The beauty complex and the cosmetic surgery industry,” Korea Journal 44:2. pp.52-82. Chang, P. 2003. “Cyberspace and sexuality,” Korea Journal, 43:3. pp.35-60. 7

10.23

All previous Gender in Korea III Cho, U. 2004. “Gender inequality and patriarchal order reexamined,” Korea Journal 44:1. pp.22-41. Cho, J. 2009. “Neoliberal gevernmentality at work: Post-IMF Korean society and the construction of neoliberal women,” Korea Journal 49:3. pp.15-43. Korean identity I Chung Y-H. 2006. “The modern transformation of Korean identity: Enlightenment and orientalism,” Korea Journal 46:1. pp.109-138. Choi, S. & K. Kim. 2004. “Chemyeon-Social face in Korean culture,” Korea Journal 44:2. pp.30-51. Cho, Y. 2004. “The physical and cultural faces of the Korean people,” Korea Journal 44:2. pp.83-101. Guest lecturer: Mahbub Alam Movie Screening: Bandhobi

Test 1

8

10.30

Online

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11.6

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11.13

11

11.20

All previous

Test II

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11.27

Korean identity II Kim, H. 2015. “National Identity Discourses in Visual Culture and Art Education,” Korea Journal 55:1. pp. 112-137. Lee, H. & Y. Cho. 2009. “Performing nation-ness in South Korea during the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup,” Korea Journal 49:3. pp.93-120.

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12.04

Group Presentation

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