Sylabus
* Korean Movies ― Talking about Korean Films and what they tell about Korea
Film is an interesting genre to anybody in area studies because films show representations of the country and contemporary social aspects. Together we watch (parts of) several Korean films and discuss a wide range of issues.
The Elite in Korea, Korean Daily Life, The Nature of Human Being, Taboos in Korean Society, Story and Plot, This World and the Next world (in Koreans’ eyes), Korean Paternal Love, Pro-Americanism and Anti-Americanism in Korean.
* Movies by the director Hong Sang-soo
Korean Eggheads and their Life (which can be very repetitive)
* Movies by the director Kim Ki-duk
The Better Devils of our Nature
* Movies by the director Park Chan-wook
The Plot of Grotesque
* Movies by the director Bong Joon-ho
The Host or the Monster
Anotace
Korean Movies ― Talking about Korean Films and what they tell about Korea
Film is an interesting genre to anybody in area studies because films show representations of the country and contemporary social aspects. Together we watch (parts of) several Korean films and discuss a wide range of issues.
The Elite in Korea, Korean Daily Life, The Nature of Human Being, Taboos in Korean Society, Story and Plot, This
World and the Next world (in Koreans’ eyes), Korean Paternal Love, Pro-Americanism and Anti-Americanism in
Korean.
Movies by the director Hong Sang-soo
Korean Eggheads and their Life (which can be very repetitive)
Movies by the director Kim Ki-duk
The Better Devils of our Nature
Movies by the director Park Chan-wook
The Plot of Grotesque
Movies by the director Bong Joon-ho
The Host or the Monster