| Course title | Korean Film |
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| Course code | ASK/KF |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. General introduction (course presentation) 2. Korean film during the Japanese occupation (1910-45) 3. Context of the Cold War 4. Korean film from 1946-53 (the division of Korea and the Korean War) 5. South Korean film during the First Republic (1955-60) 6. South Korean film during the Second and Third Republics (1960-72) 7. South Korean film during the Fourth and Fifth Republics (1972-87) 8. Propaganda theory and the Eastern Bloc context 9. Socialist Realism (USSR and PRC cinema) 10. Kim Jong Il (film production and his thesis on film) 11. The kidnapping of director Shin Sang-ok and genre film 12. The current state of South and North Korean production (film festivals and distribution)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Projection (static, dynamic) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of this one-semester course will be to provide the student with a complete overview of the history of Korean cinema. By this is meant, first, the history of Korean cinema before partition - i.e., film during the Japanese occupation (1910-45), then in the postwar era (1946-49) and during the Korean War (1950-53). The interpretation will then be divided into an overview of the history of South Korean film, and in particular the era from the First to the Fifth Republic (i.e. 1954-87). The history of North Korean cinema will then be discussed. This will give the student an overview of periods of Korean film history that are not commonly known and usually remain overlooked in the context of the current development of modern Korean cinema a popculture. We will use both the historical framework of the Cold War and the theory of propaganda as a basic starting point. In the case of South Korean film, we will be interested in propaganda related to several military regimes, while in the case of North Korean film, we will be interested in propaganda based on socialist realism that was cultivated throughout the Soviet bloc and the PRC.
Students will get a basic overview of Korean cinema. |
| Prerequisites |
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none
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Essay
The student will write a review for one film assigned to him/her. Instructions on how to write the review will be given to the student at the end of the course by email from the lecturer. The student is advised to attend at least the first class of the course where all course requirements will be explained. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean for Business (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2016) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean for Business (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies for Tourism (2017) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean for Business (2015) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |