Introducing two new Korea-related courses offered in the Spring 2017 semester:
(Image of EASTD 151 Buddhist Art of Korea: Faith, Power and Paradise course poster, 2017) “Buddhist Art of Korea: Faith, Power and Paradise” Instructor:...
New Course ST 2016! EASTD 150 CERAMIC ARTS OF KOREA – PLACENTA JARS, POTTERY WARS AND TEA CULTURE Spring 2016 Conference Course 0600 (Seminar room at Harvard Art Museum), Th 1:00pm – 2:59pm
Instructor: Dr. Maya Stiller, mstiller@fas.harvard.edu
In this course, students will examine how the availability of appropriate materials, knowledge of production/firing technologies, consumer needs and intercultural relations affected the production of different types of Korean ceramics. A hands-on approach to the examination of ceramic objects in the...
Course title: "Korean History Through Film" Meeting times: Tuesdays, 1-4 pm
This course is to examine history of Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910) through select Korea’s contemporary feature films and TV dramas. Films with historical themes and figures have recently become very popular in and outside of Korea. We will examine the content of the films (rather than their forms and aesthetics), and investigate how “true” or “false” they represent Korea’s past, how they imagine...
New Course Spring 2015! Sages, Saint and Shamans; An Introduction to Korean Religions EAST ASIAN STUDIES 108 DR. SEONG-UK KIM Harvard College/GSAS: 11441 Half Course (Spring 2015) Class meets Tu., Th., 11:30 am - 1 pm
In this course, we will explore the histories, doctrines, rituals, and practices of the major religious traditions of Korea, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Shamanism. We will look at how these religions have interacted with each other, as well as the ways in which they have both influenced and been shaped by...
In Her Shadow: "Woman" in Modern Korean History, Literature and Film
Dr. Mi-Ryong Shim, EALC
Current Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Korea Institute
Class Meets Monday 1-3 PM, with additional film screenings TBD
Half-course in EALC, Spring Term 2014
This inter-disciplinary course explores major issues in modern Korean history through the reoccurring and shifting trope of "woman". We will consider some of the social, cultural, and historical phenomena of 20th and 21st...
