Korean Wave: Globalization of South Korean Popular Culture

KOREA 40 - Korean Wave: Globalization of South Korean Popular Culture

<p>Lecture, two and one half hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 50. Knowledge of Korean not required. Introduction to Korean popular culture, with focus on representative global phenomenon of Korean Wave (Hallyu). Use of concepts that theorize transnational flows of culture and relationship between cultural and sociopolitical power as framework, with focus on different genres of media and their individual examples—from pop music, drama, film, and television. Analysis to understand each as example of larger movement of culture across national borders from contexts of production to contexts of reception. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.</p>

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Korean Wave: Globalization of South Korean Popular Culture

KOREA 40W

5 units