| No. | Course | Course Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Politics: Right-Wing Movement and Constitutional Revisionism |
Review the history of Japanese politics, and analyze the current issues revolving constitution revisionism and right-wing movement in postwar Japanese politics. | Ki Jeong Nam (IJS HK Professor) |
| 2 | Japanese History: Understanding Japanese History |
Introduction of Japanese history, and understand Japanese people, society, and culture through history. | Eun-gyeong Lee (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 3 | Japanese Pop Culture: Japanese Otaku and Korean Odukhu |
Otaku(Odukhu) Culture is the most noticeable case of the reception of Japanese popular culture in Korea. This course explores the history and the current relationship between Japanese Otaku culture and Korean Odukhu culture, and attempts to develop a way of mutual understanding between two countries. | Hyojin, Kim (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 4 | Japanese Thought: Internet Right-Wingers, Hate Speech, and Anti-Korea |
Why did anti-Korea groups such as Netto-Uyoku and Zaitokukai emerge? This course explores the background of their emergence, distorted logics and emotions, and the synergy effect of anti-Korea and anti-Japan sentiments. | Gwanja, Jo (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 5 | Japanese Diplomacy: Japan in Asia |
Japan is an ally to the United States and a member of Asia at the same time. We will review the changing Japanese diplomacy under changing administrations and its influence in Korea-Japan relations. | Cheol Hee Park (IJS Director/GSIS Professor) |
| No. | Course | Course Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Politics: Right-Wing Movement and Constitutional Revisionism |
Review the history of Japanese politics, and analyze the current issues revolving constitution revisionism and right-wing movement in postwar Japanese politics. | Ki Jeong Nam (IJS HK Professor) |
| 2 | Japanese History: Understanding Japanese History |
Introduction of Japanese history, and understand Japanese people, society, and culture through history. | Eun-gyeong Lee (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 3 | Japanese Literature: Literature and Aesthetics of Kawabata Yasunari |
What is “beauty” to the Japanese youth? Understanding the meaning of “beauty” through Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari’s 『Snow Country』. | Sang-Wook Nam (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 4 | Japanese Society: Secondary Education System and Social Inequality |
Explore how the structure of Japanese secondary education system produces social inequality. | Jeehwan Parke (IJS HK Professor) |
| 5 | Japanese Economy: Postwar Japan’s Economy through Energy Production and Consumption |
Review postwar Japanese economy of high growth and long-term stagnation through energy production and consumption perspective, and understand the implications in the Korean society. | Chai Sung Lim (IJS HK Professor) |
| No. | Course | Course Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Politics: Right-Wing Movement and Constitutional Revisionism |
Review the history of Japanese politics, and analyze the current issues revolving constitution revisionism and right-wing movement in postwar Japanese politics. | Ki Jeong Nam (IJS HK Professor) |
| 2 | Japanese History: Understanding Japanese History |
Introduction of Japanese history, and understand Japanese people, society, and culture through history. | Gwanja Jo (IJS HK Professor) |
| 3 | Japanese Literature: Japanese Romanticism and Literary Movement |
While Japan is the forerunner of accepting Western culture in Asia, Japanese Romanticists raised the issue of National-Culture Theory after the 1930s. We will explore the literary movement and its influence in the current society. | Sang-Wook Nam (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 4 | Japanese Society: Secondary Education System and Social Inequality |
Explore how the structure of Japanese secondary education system produces social inequality. | Jeehwan Park (IJS HK Professor) |
| 5 | Japanese Diplomacy: U.S.-Japan Alliance and Japan in Asia |
Japan is an ally to the United States and a member of Asia at the same time. We will review the changing Japanese diplomacy under changing administrations and its influence in Korea-Japan relations. | Cheol Hee Park (IJS Director/GSIS Professor) |
| No. | Date | Course Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/22(Mon) |
* Japanese Economy: How is the Japanese economy doing after 3.11? This course will analyze Japan’s nuclear and energy problem from economic perspective. |
Chai Sung Lim (HK Professor) |
| 2 | 7/23(Tue) |
* Japanese Literature: Which Japanese authors won the Nobel Prize for Literature? This course will allow you to think about globalization of Japanese novels through the Nobel Prize winning Japanese authors. |
Dong Ju Seo (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 3 | 7/24(Wed) |
* Japanese Society: Is Japan as equal society? Through this question, we will try to explain Japan’s education problem. |
Jeehwan Park (HK Research Professor) |
| 4 | 7/25(Thurs) |
* Japanese History: Understanding contemporary Japan through history. By introducing Japan’s uniqueness by differentiating Japan from China and Korea, the course will help you understand contemporary Japanese people, society, and culture. |
Eun-gyong Lee (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 5 | 7/26(Fri) |
* Japanese Mass Culture: What is ‘love’ in Japanese mass culture? Through Japanese animation, we will discover Japanese mass culture and creative imagination as well as the outlook of the world. |
Dong Ju Seo (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 6 | 7/29(Mon) |
* Japanese Politics: How will you identify Japanese politics’ conservatism/right-wing movement? We will analyze problems of Japanese politics by reviewing the history of Japanese politics. |
Ki Jeong Nam (HK Professor) |
| 7 | 7/30(Tue) |
* Japan and Korea: How is ‘Japan’ perceived to Koreans? We will look into the history of Korea-Japan relations after independence to understand the current status of Korea-Japan relation. |
Ki Jeong Nam (HK Professor) |
| 8 | 7/31(Wed) |
* Japan and Asia: How do Japanese think of Asia? We will look into how reflection and solidarity in “Asia attack” is perceived in postwar Japan. |
Gwanja Jo (HK Professor) |
| No. | Date | Course Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/6(Mon) |
* Japanese History Introduction to Japanese history and understanding modern Japanese society, culture, and people through history. |
Eungyeong Lee (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 2 | 1/7(Tue) |
* Japanese Literature: Kawabata Yasunari’s [Snow Country] Understanding Japanese aesthetic value that emphasizes nature over history through the interpretation of a work written by the first Japanese Nobel Prize winner. |
Dong Ju Seo (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 3 | 1/8(Wed) |
* Japanese Society: Secondary Education System and Social Inequality Explore how the structure of Japanese secondary education system produces social inequality. |
Jeehwan Park (HK Research Professor) |
| 4 | 1/9(Thurs) |
* Japanese Economy: Post-war Japanese Economy and Energy Study postwar Japan’s economic development, bubble economy and the current situation revolving energy production and consumption and reflect on Korean society. |
Chai Sung Lim (HK Professor) |
| 5 | 1/10(Fri) |
* Japanese Politics: Japanese Right-Wing Movement and the Issue on Constitution Reform Understand the history of postwar Japanese politics and analyze the problems of modern Japanese politics such as the right-wing movement. |
Ki Jeong Nam (HK Professor) |
| No. | Date | Course Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/14(Mon) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* Why is Japanese Politics Always Unstable? We prospect postwar Japanese politics and what direction Japan should go after 3.11. |
Ki Jeong Nam (HK Professor) |
| 2 | 1/15(Tue) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* What is the Meaning of “Japan” for Koreans? We will compare the current Korea-Japan relation from the immediate postwar Korea-Japan relation. |
Ki Jeong Nam (HK Professor) |
| 3 | 1/16(Wed) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* Status of the Japanese Nuclear Plant after 3.11 We will study Japan’s nuclear energy problem after 3.11. |
Chai Sung Lim (HK Professor) |
| 4 | 1/17(Thurs) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* What is “Love” in Japanese Mass Culture We will look into Japanese mass culture and animation. |
Dong Ju Seo (IJS HK Research Professor) |
| 5 | 1/18(Fri) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* How was Hokkaido’s Myth Made? We will study the history of Hokkaido after modernization. |
Ahra Jo (HK Research Professor) |
| 6 | 1/21(Mon) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* Is Okinawa part of Japan? We will study Okinawa that is famous for American military station, Ryuku Dynasty, and tropical culture and look into other features of Okinawa. |
Pil-su Jin (HK Research Professor) |
| 7 | 1/22(Tue) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* Is Japan an Equal Society? We will question whether Japanese society is equal through Japan’s education problems. |
Jeehwan Park (HK Research Professor) |
| 8 | 1/23(Wed) 10:00 ~ 12:00 |
* Identity of Zainichi/Chosun People We will study the lives and culture of Koreans living in Japan. |
Gwanja Jo (HK Professor) |
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