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150039 UE Women's Depiction in the Korean Cinema (2023W)

3.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
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max. 25 participants
Language: English, Korean

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BLOCK-Lehrveranstaltung im Jänner 2024.

1. Termin: DO 11.01.2024, 17:00 - 19:00 im Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
2. Termin: FR 12.01.2024, 13:15 - 15:00 im Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
3. Termin: MO 15.01.2024, 17:15 - 19:15 im Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
4. Termin: DI 16.01.2024, 10:00 - 12:00 im Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12

  • Thursday 11.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Friday 12.01. 13:15 - 15:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Monday 15.01. 17:15 - 19:15 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Tuesday 16.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The primary aim of this course is to examine the changing images and roles of Korean women throughout literature and Korean films so to understand Korean society’s past and contemporary period.

The first session is projected as an analysis of the female characters of Park Kyŏngri’s novel, The Daughters of Kim’s Pharmacy. By reading this novel, students are expected to reflect on the different roles embodied by women: mothers, daughters and wives. This exercise should constitute a glimpse into the way Korean women were trapped by customs, superstitions and their own thoughts. Students will be given the task of preparing a report on a topic to be presented on the last day.

In the second session, we will look at Korean women as daughters and human beings not bound by any public set role and their transformation throughout Korean films: Bound by Chastity (1962), The Daughters of Kim’s Pharmacy (1962), Homebound (1967), Yeong-ja’s Heydays (1975), Eungyo (2012).

In the third session, the focus is shifted to Korean women as mothers and wives and their evolution throughout Korean films: Parade of wives (1974), Suddenly in the Dark of Night (1981), A Dwarf launches a Little Ball (1981), Gilsotteum (1985), Happy end (1999).

The last session will be devoted to talk about what type of female image students retained from the Hallyu culture. Students would be expected to present their report, mentioned above.

This course includes lectures, discussions and presentations. Students should have prepared all the suggested readings before the lectures and are expected to be ready to discuss them. Attendance is mandatory.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students should have prepared all the suggested readings before the lectures and are expected to be ready to discuss them. Attendance is mandatory.

Each student is required to do a presentation (10 minutes) based on a topic (and readings) and then lead a short (5-10 minutes) discussion, taking questions from the lecturer and classmates. The lecturer will provide more information on presentation expectations.

Grades will be assessed based on the following parameters:
*) Attendance & participation (80% of total grade)
*) Report and Presentation (20%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grades will be assessed based on the following parameters:
*) Attendance & participation (80% of total grade)
*) Report and Presentation (20%)

Attendance is mandatory.

Examination topics

*) Students should have prepared all the suggested readings before the lectures and are expected to be ready to discuss them.
*) Each student is required to do a presentation (10 minutes) based on a topic (and readings) and then lead a short (5-10 minutes) discussion, taking questions from the lecturer and classmates.

Reading list

1. Pollock Linda (1998), “Rethinking Patriarchy and the Family in Seventeenth-Century England”, Journal of Family History, no 23/1, p. 3-27.
2. Kim Elaine H. and Choi Chungmoo eds. (1998), Dangerous Women. Gender and Korean Nationalism, Routledge.
3. Park, Kyong-ni (2004). The Curse of Kims Daughters, translated by Choonwon Kang et al., Homa & Sekey Books.
4. Wiesner-Hanks Merry E. (2008), Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe, Cambridge University Press.
5. Yecies Brian and Shim Aegyung (2016), “Weapons of Mass Distraction: The Erotic Genres of the 1970s and 1980s” (Chapter 7), in Id., The Changing Face of Korean Cinema, 1960-2015. Routledge.
6. Chung Hyun Back et al. (2021), A History of Korean Women, translated by Aeri Shin, The Academy of Korean Studies.
7. Watch the movies mentioned in the syllabus (please download the syllabus from Moodle)

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