Course: Korea from an anthropological perspective

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Course title Korea from an anthropological perspective
Course code DAS/KAP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Sebö Gábor, Dr.
  • Uher David, prof. Mgr. PhD.
  • Schirmer Andreas, Mag. phil. Dr.
Course content
This course will familiarize students with anthropological research on Korea by sharing examples of recent scholarship.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course introduces students to anthropological perspectives on contemporary Korea. Cultural anthropology is here understood as an interpretive study of culture, that is, as an effort to understand other people from their own point of view and the meanings and webs of meaning they create. Students will be familiarized with this approach and guided toward adopting an anthropological perspective on Korean topics through the study of selected examples from recent relevant scholarly literature.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
active participation in seminars, 85% lecture attendance, one presentation on a scholarly article selected from a list provided by the instructor, with the presentation slides to be uploaded to Moodle, and serving twice as discussant for a fellow student's presentation, each time on the basis of prior reading of the respective article
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Korean Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -