EAST 152: Korean Literature in Translation COURSE TEXTS

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1 EAST 152: Korean Literature in Translation Queens College Spring 2017 (HYBRID COURSE) Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:10-4:25 Classroom: TBA Instructor: Shinae Lee COURSE East 152 will introduce you to a selection of literature from 1910 to the present, covering a number of major literary themes in Korean literature. You will study the historical and cultural contexts of the pieces we read, and learn about literary themes, techniques, and terminologies. In addition, we will examine Korean films, videos, and artworks. In the process, the course will help you develop advanced reading and analytical capabilities. You will also hone your creative thinking and writing skills. This is a communication-intensive course that requires active class participation, oral presentations, frequent writing, group work, and peer review. TEXTS Required texts will be uploaded to Blackboard. Otherwise, I will ask you to purchase or borrow certain texts, especially when we read full length novels. **You must bring the due readings to class since our discussions will revolve around close reading of the texts! COURSE REQUIREMENTS / GRADING Attendance and Classroom Participation (20%) Class attendance and discussion participation are crucial for the class. In the case of illness or emergency, students should notify the instructor by before class. After two unexcused absences, the final grade will drop by a scale (e.g., Aà A-). Each absence thereafter will also result in the lowering of the final grade in the same manner. Short written response & 2 questions (25%) These responses are due prior to class meeting times. They are an exercise to improve thesis writing skills and class discussions. Generally, these will be responses to specific questions the instructor asks prior to our meeting, some will be summaries of articles, but for the most part, these will be focused around your own interests in class readings. Paper 1: Literary Analysis (15%) Students are required to submit a literary analysis essay about the text(s) that are dealt with in class (Approximately 3 5 page length). Paper 2: Research (25%) Students are asked to choose their own research topics related to the main concerns of the course and to conduct research by using primary and secondary materials assigned in the course. Consultation with the instructor is highly encouraged. Students should submit a short proposal of the final paper by May 2, including a tentative thesis, outline, and primary and secondary sources that they will use. In the final meeting, students should present her/his own research paper in progress or an outline of their paper and in turn give feedback to their classmates. In-class Presentation and Student led discussion SLD (15%): Students are occasionally required to prepare for a short presentation on given topics and lead a class discussion. 1

2 IN-CLASS BEHAVIOR Please bring the text under discussion to every class. Make sure that you have read the material assigned and have done the writing required for a given day. If you don t volunteer, I will call on you in class, so be prepared to have something to say. But please be aware that I am not trying to embarrass you or put you on the spot; rather, I am trying to involve you in the conversation, get some of your ideas out in the open, and explore the subject matter. A significant part of your grade will be based on class participation, on how well you present yourself orally in class discussions and workshops. Cell Phones: All cell phones must be placed on silent for the duration of the class. Texting and/or reading texts is prohibited. You should not be looking at your phone during class time. If you are using your cell phone during class, you will not receive a participation grade for that day. Laptops and tablets: This is a discussion-based class; you need to be able to see one another and interact with one another. I discourage the use of laptops and tablets. Food and Beverages: I reserve the right to ask you to discard any food or beverage that interferes with the class. CLASS SCHEDULE Tuesday Jan 31: IN CLASS First day; introductions; syllabus; sign up for presentation dates; sign up for student led discussion dates Thursday Feb 2: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions: Rethinking Colonial Korea - Gi Wook Shin and Michael Robinson You must select one question and one response and offer feedback. Tuesday Feb 7: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions due for Thursday s texts You must select one question and one response and offer feedback. Thursday Feb 9: IN CLASS SLD: Assign paper #1/ Kyonghui (1918)- Na Hye Sok/ The Poor Man s Wife (1921)- Hyun Jin Geon// The New Woman and the Politics of Love, Marriage, and Divorce in Colonial Korea - Theodore Jun Yoo Tuesday Feb 14: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions due for Thursday s texts Thursday Feb 16: IN CLASS SLD: Home (1926) - Hyun Jin Geon/ The Blast Furnace (1926)- Song Yong/ Bloody Flames (1927)- Choe So Hae/ City and Spector (1928)- Yi Hyo Sok/ The World of Settlers - Jun Uchida / On National Reconstruction (1920)- Yi Kwang Su 2

3 Tuesday Feb 21: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions due for Thursday s texts Thursday Feb 23: IN CLASS SLD: The Lure and Danger of the Public Sphere - Hyaeweol Choi/ Wise Mother Good Wife - Hyaeweol Choi/ Fantasies of Universality - Uta G. Poiger / Salt (1934)- Kang Kyong Ae/ Kkoraei (1933) - Paek Sin Ae Tuesday Feb 28: ONLINE Watch the film, Sweet Dream (Mimong, a.k.a. Death's Lullaby) (1936) -Yang Ju Nam Thursday March 2: IN CLASS SLD: Wings (1936)- Yi Sang/ Dining Out in the Land of Desire - Katarzyna J. Cwiertka// A Day in the Life of Kubo the Novelist (1934) - Pak Tae Won/ Respatializing Choson s Royal Capital - Todd A Henry Tuesday March 7: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Outlines for paper #1 due ( it to the class by 3:10pm) Thursday March 9: IN CLASS Writing workshop Tuesday March 14: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions for Thursday s texts Thursday March 16: IN CLASS SLD: Constructing Culture - Charles Armstrong/ Into the Light (1940)- Kim Sa Ryang / Barley (1941)- Kim Nam Chon/ The Jackals (1951)- Han Sor Ya/Paper #1 due Tuesday March 21: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions: Flowing Back to the Future - Hong Kal Thursday March 23: IN CLASS SLD: Assign paper #2 (research and finding sources)/ Kapitan Ri (1962)- Chon Kwang Yong/ Seoul: 1964, Winter (1965)- Kim Sŭng-ok/ Political Cleavages in South Korea - Jang Jip Choi Tuesday March 28: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Write an informal one page description of what you plan on researching. 3

4 Thursday March 30: IN CLASS LIBRARY RESEARCH DAY Tuesday April 4 : ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions to Thursday s text Thursday April 6: IN CLASS SLD: The Dwarf (1978) - Cho Se-Hui Tuesday April 11 Thursday April 13 Tuesday April 18 Thursday April 20 CUNY FOLLOWS A MONDAY SCHEDULE Tuesday April 25: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Upload all research materials in your folder on Blackboard Thursday April 27: IN CLASS Presentation due Tuesday May 2: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Paper #2 general outline due with possible sources and thesis proposal Thursday May 4: IN CLASS Presentation due Tuesday May 9: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Response and 2 questions to Thursday s texts Thursday May 11: IN CLASS SLD: The Strawberry Field (2000)- Shin Kyung Sook 4

5 The Place Where No One Knocks (2003)- Kim Ae Ran / Corpses (2005)- Pyon Hye-young/ Invention of the Factory Girl - Ruth Barraclough Tuesday May 16: ONLINE (Blackboard under Discussions) Due by 3:10 pm Upload a one page summary of your research paper. Choose one to read and respond to. Thursday May 18: IN CLASS Last day of class Paper #2 due/ Presentations of research paper 5