KOR-205 Visual Culture in Korea (3)

This course explores the ways in which Korean visual culture is produced, distributed, and consumed. Students understand Korean lifestyles, sentiments and values as reflected in authentic Korean visual culture such as cultural products, visual arts, fashions, films, TV dramas, and music videos. Students also gain a deeper understanding of the current local and national Korean visual culture which is being consumed in multicultural communities at the global level. This course helps students critically evaluate Korea’s authentic visual artifacts. In the process, students engage in a comparative exploration of cultural hybridity in reference to their own cultural identity. AU Core Habits of Mind: Cultural Inquiry. Note: Language of Instruction: English.