KOREAN 205 : Korea through TV Drama and Film

Arts

2021 Semester Two (1215) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Examines some of the cultural, social and political issues of contemporary South Korea through a selection of popular TV dramas and films.

Course Overview

With Bong Joon-ho's Parasite (2019) winning the Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars and Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes film festival, international audiences have refreshed their interest in Korean popular culture. However, a close look at the monumental success of Parasite confirms the ongoing contact between Korean media and overseas audiences since the early 1990s when Korean films, television dramas and pop music began to spread across neighbouring countries. The course aims to investigate such encounters between national/local cultures and the globalised mediascape through Korean films and TV dramas as example. Each week students will study exemplary Korean films or television dramas with their sociohistorical contexts, which explain South Korea’s path to modernity from a devastated war-stricken country to a developed multicultural society that it is now. Also, students can enhance the skills of close reading of media texts by learning relevant critical approaches that will remain useful for their further study of society and contemporary media culture.
  
No knowledge of Korean language is required.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in Asian Studies, Chinese, Japanese or Korean, or 30 points from COMMS 100, FTVMS 100, 101, MEDIA 101 or 45 points at Stage I in BA courses Restriction: ASIAN 202, KOREAN 305

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the background and implications of the globalisation of Korean popular culture and its relation to their own cultural experience (Capability 1.1, 1.3 and 6.2)
  2. Critically analyse a range of Korean media texts in relation to their sociopolitical and cultural contexts (Capability 2.1 and 2.2)
  3. Develop and demonstrate the ability to apply critical ways of understanding contemporary South Korea through its popular culture (Capability 1.3 and 2.2)
  4. Discover and develop the ability to independently research, read and critically interpret various academic sources in the field of Korean studies and media studies (Capability 1.3, 2.2 and 5.1)
  5. Communicate and explain ideas in spoken and written academic style (Capability 4.1 and 4.2)
  6. Develop and demonstrate the skills that help one to engage with other societies, peoples and cultures in a culturally sensitive manner (Capability 1.2 and 6.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Assignments 80% Individual Coursework
Final Test 20% Individual Test

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course. Students are expected to spend 10 hours per week on each 15 point course that they are enrolled in, including class time and personal study and assignment preparation. There will be a two-hour lecture class and a one-hour tutorial class each week. Students are expected to prepare for class by reading and watching assigned materials and preparing assignments in their own time. 

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience or Online

This course is offered in two delivery modes:

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Online

Attendance is required at scheduled online activities including tutorials to complete components of the course.
Attendance on campus is not required for the test.
Where possible, study material will be released progressively throughout the course.
This course runs to the University semester timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 22/12/2020 04:45 p.m.