Course Details
Country:
Korea, South
Institution:
External - Pusan National University
Course Title:
EAST ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE
Course Number:
KE36121
Course Description:
You have seen the shift from the research driven news reporting to sensationalism, media manipulation, and attention-seeking. And that is what we will explore, in the context of East Asia. MMajor units of the class will address celebrity in East Asia, the hybridization of Western pop culture with Korean, Japanese, and Chinese cultural developments, and how social and cultural issues (political issues) are intertwined with pop culture in East Asia. We will pick apart pop culture case studies to see what they can teach us about each of these East Asian cultures, and also about their interaction with each other. Class will be fast paced, include in and out of class media consumption, require in-depth media analysis, and be heavily reliant on student discussion in small groups *based on pre-reading and pre-viewing*.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
CULT 390, CHIN 470
Attachment Files:
East Asian Popular Culture, Saeji syllabus 2021.pdf
