Korean Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures HKU

This course is s survey course on Korean literary texts from Korea from the early form of literary expressions to contemporary popular fiction forms. Texts will be drawn from the women’s epistles and diaries, premodern fictions and poetry in the Chosŏn Dynasty, New Fiction in early 20th Century, modern novels and poetry from the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945) and the post-war liberation period (1945-present), and also explore contemporary internet production of literary works. We will supplement our reading of literary works with theoretical texts and recent scholarship on Korea. Key issues include the following: the development of literary publish in the premodern era, early modern literature, Japanese colonialism and modern literature, the post-war liberation politics and the Korean War, social movements and literature, and Korean diaspora and world literature, popular narratives and media.

Interdisciplinary Elective Course
KORE2032	Korean literature in translation	6 credits

This course is s survey course on Korean literary texts from Korea from the early form of literary expressions to contemporary popular fiction forms. Texts will be drawn from the women’s epistles and diaries, premodern fictions and poetry in the Chosŏn Dynasty, New Fiction in early 20th Century, modern novels and poetry from the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945) and the post-war liberation period (1945-present), and also explore contemporary internet production of literary works. We will supplement our reading of literary works with theoretical texts and recent scholarship on Korea. Key issues include the following: the development of literary publish in the premodern era, early modern literature, Japanese colonialism and modern literature, the post-war liberation politics and the Korean War, social movements and literature, and Korean diaspora and world literature, popular narratives and media.

Prerequisite: KORE1021. Introduction to Korean culture and society
Assessment:100 % coursework
(Offered in 2017/2018, 1st semester)