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150045 UE Visual Culture in South Korea: Fashion and Body Modification (2017S)

3.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 09.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Thursday 23.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Thursday 06.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Thursday 04.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Thursday 18.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Thursday 01.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12
  • Thursday 29.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Koreanologie 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-12

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Topics:
1. Moonshin vs. Tattoo
2. K-Fashion vs. Global Fashion
3. The spread of K-Beauty and its relationship with Hallyu
4. From Cosmetic Surgery to Piercings: Body Modification Culture
5. Youth Culture in South Korea and its visual presence
6. Gender and Sexuality through the visual lens

Assessment and permitted materials

The Students are required to attend every unit of the course, actively participate (especially during the discussion of readings/ homework): 20%,
Presentation: 30%
Final Paper: 50 %

Bi-weekly readings are part of the active classroom-participation as well as researching articles from print and online media of the daily press and scholarly kind, which are required to upload onto the e-learning platform (moodle).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Core Reading:
Sturken, M. & Cartwright L. (2009) Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture, Oxford University Press

Association in the course directory

KMA M2, Modul Alternative Erweiterungen (für BA)

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