Korean History Since 1700
| Jonathan Dresner Office: Russ Hall 406F Office Hours: MWF 10-12, 1-2; Tu 10-12, 1-3 235-4315 |
Schedule
Administrative Deadlines and Instructional Holidays are in Italics
Assignments and Tests are in Bold
| Date | Topic/Event |
| 1/14 (Th) | Classwork begins |
| 1/15 (F) | First Day of Class: Introductions |
| 1/18 (M) | MLK Day/Instructional Holiday |
| 1/20 (W) | Korea since 1700 in context Homework due by email: Student Information Form |
| 1/21 (Th) | Last day for full fee refund Last day to add new classes Last day for late enrollment |
| 1/22 (F) | Korean Society in 1700: classes, culture. See the handouts in Resources |
| 1/25 (M) | Sources, Chapter 21: Education |
| 1/27 (W) | Sources, Chapter 24: Society |
| 1/29 (F) | K:O&N, Chapter 10: The Rise of the Neo-Confucian Literati Final day for dropping course without grade report |
| 2/1 (M) | Sources, Chapter 20: Politics |
| 2/3 (W) | K:O&N, Chapter 11: Economic Advances and Intellectual Ferment |
| 2/5 (F) | Sources, Chapter 22: Reform Proposals (88-116) |
| 2/8 (M) | Sources, Chapter 26: Neo-Confucian Philosophy (200-204) |
| 2/10 (W) | catch-up/review |
| 2/12 (F) | K:O&N, Chapter 12: Dynastic Disarray and National Peril |
| 2/15 (M) | Sources, Chapter 23: The Encounter With the West (124-142) President’s Day/ No Holiday |
| 2/17 (W) | K:O&N, Chapter 13: Growth of the Forces of Enlightenment |
| 2/19 (F) | Sources, Chapter 28: Negative Responses to Western Civilization |
| 2/22 (M) | Sources, Chapter 29: Development of Enlightenment Thought |
| 2/24 (W) | Sources, Chapter 30: The Tonghak Uprisings and the Kabo Reforms |
| 2/26 (F) | Lunch. |
| 3/1 (M) | Article Review Due |
| 3/3 (W) | K:O&N, Chapter 14: Incipient Nationalism and Imperialist Aggression |
| 3/5 (F) | Conference Break |
| 3/8 (M) | Sources, Chapter 31: The Independence Club and the People’s Assembly |
| 3/10 (W) | K:O&N, Chapter 15: The First Phase of Japanese Rule, 1910-1919 |
| 3/12 (F) | Sources, Chapter 32: Patriotic Movements D/F Grades Due |
| 3/15-19 | Spring Break |
| 3/22 (M) | K:O&N, Chapter 16: Nationalism and Social Revolution, 1919-1931 |
| 3/24 (W) | Instructor Absent |
| 3/26 (F) | Instructor Absent |
| 3/29 (M) | Korean Panels at the AAS |
| 3/31 (W) | Sources, Chapter 34: The Nationalist Movement |
| 4/2 (F) | K:O&N, Chapter 17: Forced Assimilation, Mobilization and War |
| 4/5 (M) | Sources, Chapter 33: National Culture During the Colonial Period (321-332) |
| 4/7 (W) | K:O&N, Chapter 18: Liberation, Division and War, 1945-1953 |
| 4/9 (F) | Independent study day Final day for dropping course unless withdraw from school |
| 4/12 (M) | K:O&N, Chapter 19: Authoritarianism and Protest, 1948-1990 Sources, Chapter 35: The Communist Movement |
| 4/14 (W) | Sources, Chapter 36: Korea Since 1945 |
| 4/16 (F) | K:O&N, Chapter 20: Economic Development in Historical Perspective, 1945-1990 |
| 4/19 (M) | Book Review Due |
| 4/21 (W) | Lynn, Introduction: Bipolar Orders |
| 4/23 (F) | Lynn, Chapter 1: Pandora’s Box? South Korea’s Democratization and Consolidation |
| 4/26 (M) | Lynn, Chapter 2: Altered States: Economic and Social Change in South Korea |
| 4/28 (W) | Lynn, Chapter 3: Holy Trinity: North Korean Politics after 1989 |
| 4/30 (F) | Lynn, Chapter 4: Economic Tetralogies: Socioeconomic Conditions in North Korea |
| 5/3 (M) | Lynn, Chapter 5: Decussation Effects? North-South Relations since 1989 |
| 5/5 (W) | Lynn, Conclusion: Two Koreas in the Present |
| 5/6 | Last day to withdraw from university |
| 5/8 (F) | catch-up/review |
| 5/12 | Final Exam essays due at noon |
Undergraduate
| Attendance | 10% |
| Preparation and Participation | 20% |
| Article Review | 15% |
| Book Review | 25% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
Graduate
| Attendance | 10% |
| Preparation and Participation | 20% |
| Article Review (2) | 20% |
| Book Review (2) | 30% |
| Final Exam | 20% |