Universität Wien

150095 UE Exercises to Master's Seminar I: Transcultural North Korea (2023W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 05.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 12.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 19.10. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 09.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 16.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 23.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 30.11. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 07.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 14.12. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 11.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 18.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
Thursday 25.01. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This is the class accompanying the Master seminar on Transcultural North Korea. We will be reading a mix of theoretical texts to gain more understanding into the concept and methodologies involved to make a "transcultural" analysis, while also reading texts that showcase a transcultural reading of North Korea by recent scholars.

Course Objectives
• At the end of the course, students will have a better understanding of the concept of transculturalism.
• Students will gain insight into how the concept and methodologies used in Transcultural Studies can be applied to North Korea.
• Students will gain more critical reading and analytic skills when dealing with theoretical texts that are slightly outside their field of expertise.
• Have acquired more knowledge on the recent themes and topics that are researched in relation to North Korea.

Assessment and permitted materials

Course Requirements & Grade Distribution
• Attendance & Participation in Class Discussions (20 Points)
• Presentation(s) (30 Points)
• Final Essay Paper (50 Points) (8-10 pages; Double-Space, ‘Moderate’ Margin, 12 Points, Times New Roman)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• Attendance is mandatory. A maximum of 3 unjustified absences (three sessions) is allowed.
• Presentation
- Final Essay Paper: The use of generative AI tools (text generation tools) to produce seminar papers or any other type of assignment is not permitted. This is prone to plagiarism and error (especially on highly specialized topics) and is against the principles of academic integrity. To ensure good academic practice, the lecturer may, on a case-by-case basis, ask students to reflect on their seminar work in an oral discussion. Students must successfully pass this discussion in order to receive a grade.
https://studienpraeses.univie.ac.at/infos-zum-studienrecht/wissenschaftliche-arbeiten/plagiat/

Final Essay Paper
The final paper must be passed to pass the course, regardless of the partial grades achieved in the other assignments.
Deadline: 15.2.2024. Submission via Moodle or email.
No late submission will be accepted.

Attendance
A maximum of 3 unjustified absences (three sessions) is allowed.

Beurteilungsmaßstab
• Attendance & Participation in Class Discussions (20 Points)
• Presentation(s) (30 Points)
• Final Essay Paper (50 Points) (8-10 pages; Double-Space, ‘Moderate’ Margin, 12 Points, Times New Roman)

A score of over 60% is required to pass this course.
Grading scale:
"Sehr gut"/very good (91-100%)
"Gut"/good (81-90%)
"Befriedigend"/satisfactory (71-80%)
"Genügend"/adequate (60-70%)
"Nicht Genügend"/fail (?60%)

Examination topics

Final Essay Paper: Deadline: 15.2.2024. Submission via Moodle or email.

Additional literature will be available on Moodle.

Reading list

-Kim, Youna. South Korean popular culture and North Korea / edited by Youna Kim Routledge Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY 2019
-Sun, Y., & Li, D. (Eds.). Transcultural poetics: Chinese literature in english translation. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2023
-Kim, Suzy. Among Women Across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War. Cornell University Press. 2023
-Nam Sung-wook, Chae Su-Ian, Lee Ga-young. Mysterious Pyongyang: Cosmetics, Beauty Culture and North Korea. Palgrave MacMillan. 2021
-Reichardt, Dagmar. On the Theory of a Transcultural Francophony. The Concept of Wolfgang Welsch and its Didactic Interest. Transnational '900, vol. 1, n. 1. March 2017: 40-56.
-Taylor, Jeremy. Visual Histories of Occupation: A Transcultural Dialogue. Bloomsbury. 2021
-Gaupp, Lisa, Pelillo-Hestermeyer, Giulia Eds. Diversity and Otherness: Transcultural Insights into Norms, Practices, Negotations. De Gruyter. 2021
-Cuccioletta, Donald. Multiculturalism or Transculturalism: Towards a Cosmopolitan Citizenship. London Journal of Canadian Studies 17. 2001
-Young, Benjamin. Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World. Stanford University Press. 2021
-Flüchter, Antje, Schöttli, Jivanta Eds. The Dynamics of Transculturality: Concepts and Institutions in Motion.Springer. 2015
-Lewis, Jeff. From Culturalism to Transculturalism. Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies 1. 2002

Association in the course directory

MA M3.2

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