COURSE DETAIL

ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOUTH KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE
Country
KOREA, SOUTH
Host Institution
Seoul National University
Program(s)
Seoul National University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Asian Studies Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
33
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOUTH KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTH KOR POP CULTR
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course covers twenty-first century Korean popular culture - from the Hallyu (Korean Wave) phenomenon to cultures of popular protest, including the Minjung movement; culture industry and mass culture; consumption cultures; fandom cultures; globalization of Korean food, as well as emerging cybercultures. Utilizing an anthropological perspective, the course situates these phenomena within issues of class, gender and ethnicity in South Korea.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
M1307.001100
Host Institution Course Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOUTH KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE
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