This unit aims to introduce some of the major issues in the history of Korea in the late 19th century and the last century. Topics include contradictions of the late Choson dynasty society; opening of Korea to the West and Japan and the attendant wave of reforms and rebellions; Japan's colonial rule; Korea's fight for freedom; liberation and division of Korea in 1945 and the subsequent process of nation-building in the two Koreas.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Asian Studies |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 1000 level |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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ASNS2502 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Su-Kyoung Hwang, su-kyoung.hwang@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Su-Kyoung Hwang, su-kyoung.hwang@sydney.edu.au |