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HST259: KOREAN HISTORY

Everything you always wanted to know, but never got to learn

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    • Finals week
    • Week 15: Finishing touches
    • Week 14: Contemporary North Korea
    • Week 13: South Korea since 1988
    • Week 12: North Korea (until 1993)
    • Week 11: South Korea under dictatorship
    • Week 10: The Korean War
    • Week 09: The Colonial Period
    • Spring Break
    • Week 08: Tragedy at the court
    • Week 07: The Imjin War
    • Week 06: Joseon science and hangeul
    • Week 05: Goryeo
    • Week 04: Library Training & Three Kingdoms
    • Week 03: Library training and Early Korea
    • Week 02: Policies and Topics
    • Week 01: Setting up and Reconnaissance
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  • May 4: Last class
  • April 29: Some tips about giving feedback and writing style
  • April 27: North Korea from 1994 to the present
  • April 22: South Korea from 1988 to the present
  • April 13: North Korea under Kim Il Sung
  • April 6: South Korea from 1945 to 1988
  • March 30: Korean War
  • March 23: Into the twentieth century
  • March 11: “Worst Case Scenario” (thought exercise to help you get unstuck, and maybe even get motivated)
  • March 9: Lady Hyegyong’s memoirs (Prince Sado)
  • March 4: Workshop
  • March 2: Imjin War
  • Feb. 23: King Sejong
  • Week 5: Goryeo and the Mongols
  • Feb. 11: Three Kingdoms (and some nationalism)
  • Feb. 4: Early Korea (in-class activities)
  • Feb. 4: Early Korea
  • Jan. 28: Topics, chronology
  • Jan. 19: Welcome!

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