Objectives: To identify main features of contemporary Chinese and Korean culture. To explain how cultural changes interact with contemporary issues in Chinese and Korean society.
Content: This course will focus on contemporary characteristics of Chinese and Korean culture and society. For various historical reasons both societies have undergone thorough changes in the 20th century. With a brief introduction to the historical background this course will address the main topical issues. How these social changes have interacted with culture? What are the main changes of traditional culture in both countries? How culture interacts with social change and what kind of social problems have occurred?

Preregistration in NettiOpsu: starts 7.1.2009 at 06.00, ends: 12.1.2009 at 23.59. The course can be found under the Department of History and Philosophy.