Universität Wien

150097 VO Cultural Heritage in South Korea: The Reinvention of the Past (2016W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften

Details

Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 07.11. 18:15 - 20:15 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Dienstag 08.11. 18:15 - 20:15 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Mittwoch 09.11. 18:15 - 20:15 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Donnerstag 10.11. 18:15 - 20:15 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Freitag 11.11. 18:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Aims:
The course analyzes the postwar history of the Republic of Korea, as viewed through changes in the management and promotion of national heritage.
Students will acquire a better understanding of the importance of national heritage in promoting selected historical narratives and representations of nationhood and identity.
Students will grasp the plurality of messages and values that can be conveyed through national heritage, depending on the cultural, political and economic agendas of the state.

Method:
The course analyzes cases of historic sites, monuments and museums that have sparked controversies in Korea. Through the analysis of such cases, students can acquire a better understanding of specific cultural and political periods in the postcolonial era.

Contents:
1. Creating national identity through historic heritage during the Park Chung Hee era (1961-1979)
2. Dealing with the colonial legacy: the demolition of the National Museum of Korea
3. Museums and memorials: contested views of the past
4. Heritage and politics: the remaking of the Cheonggyecheon Stream
5. Korean heritage located abroad. The debate over ownership and the struggle to repatriate cultural properties

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Written exam

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Written exam

Prüfungsstoff

1. Creating national identity through historic heritage during the Park Chung Hee era (1961-1979)
2. Dealing with the colonial legacy: the demolition of the National Museum of Korea
3. Museums and memorials: contested views of the past
4. Heritage and politics: the remaking of the Cheongyecheon Stream
5. Korean heritage located abroad. The debate over ownership and the struggle to repatriate cultural properties

Literatur

Will be provided in class.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Modul Alternative Erweiterungen (BA), EC A 153 Interkulturelle Kompetenz Ostasien, MA ECOS Wahlfach

Letzte Änderung: Di 14.01.2025 00:16