2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Area Studies: East Asia
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Sungwook Choi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed (S421)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.A502
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the modern and contemporary history of the Korean Peninsula through "3 Anti (anti-communism, anti-Japanese, anti-American)" which can be said to be part of the ideological foundation of Korea's politics, society and culture. Then, we will explore the Korean nationalism, globalism, diaspora in East Asia from the Korean resident in Japan, Korean Chinese, North Korean defectors produced by that history. In the lecture, while watching film works mainly, approach to the above theme.
Course description and aims
1) Understand "anti-communism, anti-Japanese, anti-American" as a keyword to know Korea's near-modern history.
2) Understand the relationship between "Japan-Korea, China-Korea, North Korea-South Korea" through "Korean and Korean resident in Japan, Korean Chinese, North Korean defectors".
3) Understand Korea's position in East Asia.
Keywords
Korea, Korean resident in Japan, Korean Chinese, North Korean defectors, East Asia
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be conducted in a normal in-person classes.
By showing excerpts of movie works selected according to the content of the lesson each time as reference video, Improve students' understanding of lesson content.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Flow of Korea's modern and contemporary history | From 1910 (Japan-Korea annexation) until now, investigate the main events between Japan and Korea. |
| Class 2 | Structure of '3 Anti' (1): anti-Japanese and Its Overcoming | Investigate the colonial policy of Japan in Korea. |
| Class 3 | Structure of '3 Anti' (2): anti-communism, pro-American and pro-communism, anti-American | Investigate about the history of the Korean War. |
| Class 4 | Korean resident in Japan(1):Why, when did they come to Japan? | Investigate the alien registration system in Japan. |
| Class 5 | Korean resident in Japan(2):Borders and hybrids | Investigate the concept of cultural hybridism. |
| Class 6 | Korean Chinese:Between ethnic and national | Consider the image of "Korean Chinese" in Japan. |
| Class 7 | North Korean defectors:Where are they going? | Investigate the Korean resident registration system |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Use reference film works and teaching materials made with PowerPoint
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Active participation in class30％, Reaction paper 30%, Report 40%
Related courses
- LAH.A501 ： Area Studies: Europe
- LAH.A503 ： Area Studies: Latin America
- LAH.A504 ： Area Studies: Middle East and Africa
- LAH.A505 ： Area Studies: South and Southeast Asia
- LAH.A506 ： Area Studies: North America and Oceania
Prerequisites
None required.
Other
Seven total classes will be held for this course: April 13 (Wed), April 20 (Wed), April 27 (Wed), May 11 (Wed), May 18 (Wed), May 25 (Wed), June 1 (Wed).
This course is 500-level course. Tokyo Tech’s “wedge-shaped style education” enables students to pursue liberal arts education in a phased manner throughout undergraduate and graduate programs. Students are encouraged to take courses in the sequence of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 levels. As such, master's students must begin from 400-level Humanities and Social Science courses in 1Q and 2Q of the first year, then proceed to 500-level courses. And master's students entering in September must begin from 400-level Humanities and Social Science courses in 3Q and 4Q of the first year, then proceed to 500-level courses. Students can register for 500-level Humanities and Social Science courses six months after their entrance (i.e. students admitted in April can register in 3Q and 4Q, and those admitted in September can register in 1Q and 2Q).