HST 259 - Korean History

Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirements HU and DE.
This course surveys the history of Korea from the earliest times to the present. With a focus on primary sources (in translation) this course explores changes in Korea’s long history in society, politics, economy, culture, literature and arts. Topics will include origin myths, the spread of Buddhism, the complex relations with China and Japan through the centuries, as well as the Korean war and the split between North and South Korea, and the globalization of Korean pop culture. Appropriate for students with no prior college level history.