Class 1:
What is History? Chapter 1 of What is History? by E.H. Carr
Class 2:
History as a Moral Narrative Chapter 3 of What is History? by E.H. Carr
Class 3:
Before Modernity A study of Korean history during the Goryeo and Silla Dynasties
Class 4:
The Arrival of Confucianism A study of the Joseon Dynasty and its cultural effects
Class 5:
Imperialism and Colonialism in Northeast Asia The arrival of western powers and Japan’s growing hegemony
Class 6:
1919 Independence Movement Korea’s battle for political independence
Class 7:
Midterm Exam
Class 8:
Ethno-nationalism and the Creation of Myth How Korean heroes and tales were told
Class 9:
The Park Chung-hee Era Economic development or human rights?
Class 10:
The Gwangju Uprising The battle for democracy against military rule
Class 11:
The Arrival of Democracy From Kim Dae-jung onwards
Class 12:
North Korea and the Bomb Inter-Korean relations
Class 13:
21st Century Korea Modernity and freedom or continued oppression?
Class 14:
Student Presentations
Class 15:
Final exam