HKOB0110EU KOR, Introduction to Korean popular culture
- Bacheloruddannelsen i asienstudier (koreastudier) 2019
- Bachelortilvalg i japanstudier, kinastudier, koreastudier (asienstudier) og moderne Indien og sydasienstudier 2019
- Kandidattilvalg i tværkulturelle studier 2019
Representation of Minoritized Groups in Korean Popular Culture (Realia 1)
South Korean popular culture has taken the world by storm. International media celebrate the seven members of the K-pop group BTS as the most influential artists of the decade. The South Korean film Parasite (2019) was the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. And the television series Squid Game (2021) became Netflix’s most-watched series ever. These are just a few examples that mirror the global popularity of South Korean music, film, and TV series, which is also called the Korean Wave. Inasmuch as Korean popular culture entertains people around the globe, it also impacts consumers’ ways of thinking and, in so doing, shapes the perception of the world. We know that homo narrans is less driven by pure observation or rational consideration than by stories and narrative logic. This also rings true for the perception of minoritized groups. How minoritized groups are perceived is less based on objective data, but rather on narratives circulating in the media. This course sets out to investigate how Korean popular culture represents minoritized groups and how it impacts the perception of minoritized groups.
Bacheloruddannelsen i asienstudier (koreastudier)
2019
Koreastudier realia 1 (Aktivitetskode: HKOB00941E)
Koreastudier realia 2 (Aktivitetskode: HKOB00981E)
Bachelortilvalg i japanstudier, kinastudier,
koreastudier (asienstudier) og moderne Indien og sydasienstudier
2019
Koreastudier realia 1 (Aktivitetskode: HKOB10121E)
Koreastudier realia B: (Aktivitetskode: HKOB10161E)
Exchange students BA level
(Aktivitetskode: HKOB10161E)
Will be available in Absalon
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 56
- Preparation
- 328,5
- Practical exercises
- 28
- Total
- 412,5
Exchange students: apply for courses in Mobility Online. Questions regarding course registration should be directed to visitingstudents@hum.ku.dk .
International fee-paying guest students: visithttps://humanities.ku.dk/education/guest/ on how to sign up for courses.
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Curriculum in Danish: http://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Academic targets
At the examination, the student can demonstrate:
- Knowledge and understanding of
important processes or significant problems in specific periods of the history, society or culture of the country/region studied.
the position of studied country/region in a historical and contemporary context in interaction with the outside world.
important institutions and structures of importance to history, society and culture in the area studied.
- Skills in
identifying, delimiting and applying relevant academic literature and other source material.
correctly using notes, references and bibliography.
critically assessing scientific literature and the empirical material in their research context.
- Competencies in
navigating sources for understanding the history, society or culture of the country/area studied.
adopting a critical, reflective and analytical approach to a specific topic.
applying research methods and theories relevant for a specific topic to analyse the topic in a critical way
Written communication.
Syllabus
The take-home assignment is written on the basis of 1,200 standard pages of academic literature. A bibliography of pages read and a specification of the topic must be enclosed with the synopsis.
The bibliography and topic/problem formulation must be approved by the examiner and enclosed with the take-home assignment. The examiner may decide that the literature used in the instruction must be included in whole or in part.
The time of the signing of the bibliography is to be agreed between the student and the examiner.
For group exams with two participants, a minimum of 1,800 standard pages are required, and with three participants, at least 2,400 standard pages of academic literature.
Teaching and working methods
The teaching and working methods may include both combinations of lectures and exercises with the active involvement of the students, e.g. in the form of a student presentation or a paper on a delimited assignment, as independent study combined with individual supervision.
Exam provisions
Form of exam: Take-home assignment, optional subject.
Scope: 16-20 standard pages.
Assessment: Internal exam with a single examiner with assessment based on the 7-point grading scale.
Regulations for group exams: The exam can be taken individually or as a group (max. 3 students) with individual assessment. If several students work together on an assignment, each participant’s contribution must constitute a distinct unit that can be identified and assessed separately. The joint part must not exceed 50% of the total.
Take-home assignments for group exams are: 24-30 standard pages (2 students) or 32-40 standard pages (3 students).
Exam language(s): Danish or English.
Permitted exam aids: All.
Make-up exam/resit: Conducted in the same manner as the ordinary exam.
Special provisions: The topic of the take-home assignment must be approved by the examiner and differ from topics covered by other realia subjects.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HKOB0110EU
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
Study board
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Barbara Wall (barbara.wall@hum.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Ann Cecilie Lykke Mikkelsen, vrx303@alumni.ku.dk
Hyun Joo Choi, choi@hum.ku.dk