2021 Fall

KOREAN 187 101 - DIS 101

History and Memory in Korean Cinema

Jinsoo An

Aug 25, 2021 - Dec 10, 2021

12:00 am

Class #:32946

Units:4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through East Asian Languages and Cultures

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 966

Enrolled: 33

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 999

Waitlist Max: 6

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

2 to 3 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 7 to 6 hours of outside work hours.

This course examines representations of history and memory in contemporary Korean cinema. Korean films have displayed a thematic preoccupation with the nation's tumultuous past by presenting diverse stories of past events and experiences. The course pays close attention to the ways in which popular narrative films render history and memory meaningful and pertinent to contemporary film viewers. All readings are in English.