Requires weekly film screening outside of class time, Mondays, 7-9 PM
Korea today is producing some of the most vibrant popular culture in the world. This course takes up Korean film, television drama, and music from the late 1990s to the present. We will look at popular films (Train to Busan),art films (Poetry), and films that defy easy categorization (Parasite). We will explore how television dramas grapple with contemporary social issues such as educational pressures (SKY Castle) and explore how K-pop groups (BTS) have achieved global superstardom. Throughout we will investigate the intersections of popular culture and political, economic, and social history.
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