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EASIA 336RKorean Pop Culture

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
East Asian Studies

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores elements of popular culture such as film, music, television, and video games in relation to social, cultural, and political developments in contemporary South Korea. Students critically analyze readings and non-print media to consider South Korean popular culture in national, regional, and global contexts.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00165380 / 50T 14:30–17:20
LEC 701244919 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

75% liked it83% easy50% useful

From 4 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • It's an interesting class if you like K-drama/K-pop or are wanting to know more about it and its origins. Almost like a modern Korean history class. It would be even better if it was split up into 2 classes instead of a long 3-hour lecture. It is not all about K-pop and K-drama though, if that's what you go in expecting. you cover Korea post-war, economic development and gender issues in Korean pop culture as well. Class consists of a final test (short answer and long answer, no MCQ), group project (presentation), participation, article precis and 2 reflection papers. Grading is subjective and it's hard to get a perfect grade so it's not as much of a bird course as you may think. The…

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  • I took this course online/in-person in W22 with Young-Lee Ha. Course breakdown was: attendance, weekly reflection papers, midterm, group project (design travel brochure), and final exam. If you have any interest in Korean popular culture, then you'll find the lectures really informative and enlightening. We talked about all aspects of Korean pop culture; the good, the bad, and everything in between. Groups for the project were assigned randomly, but the prof is pretty lenient and you can opt to work with friends if you ask. Marking was pretty easy, just follow the assignment instructions to a tee. For the midterm/final, make sure you're writing in full sentences and your essay structure is…

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  • Each lecture covered a topic of pop culture (or multiple). Some topics covered were kdramas, kpop, kbeauty, kfood, Korean ads, and the first lecture gave a short history of Korea which I found very interesting and useful.

    Jun 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Fall 2022

How to Shitpost??!! 21 points, 9 comments

u/Taqvis0: “… I looked through the course offerings and the only thing close I could find was EASIA 336R Korean Pop Culture (OT7 <3) but I don't think it's offered this term Sadge. I just don't know what to do anymore. …”

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