Snapshots and Soundbites of Korean Culture

Andrew David Jackson is Associate Professor and Director of Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) at Monash University, Melbourne where he has worked since 2017. He also taught Korean Studies at the University of Copenhagen and is the author of The Musin Rebellion: Politics and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century Korea.Sandy Nguyen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Korean Studies. She previously worked as a Korean Language In-class Student Support Assistant for Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH), assisting in Introductory Level Korean. Sandy is currently the Hub Coordinator and is responsible for managing the MUKSRH website, coordinating Korean studies events, and leading outreach programs which teach Korean Language and culture to the local community.Eva Richards is a PhD student in Korean Studies at Monash University. Her research focuses on gender, sexuality and feminism in contemporary South Korea, examining how young women navigate intimacy and the intersection of their personal and political lives. She completed her Master’s in Korean Studies at Yonsei University in 2024.

• Section 1: Art and Culture(i) Fine Art Fine Art Introduction1. Green-glazed Celadon Ceramics of the Koryŏ Period2. Japanese Depictions of Music among Korean Envoys (the Chōsen shisetsu gyōretsu zukan, 1655?)(ii) Songs and MusicSongs and Music Introduction3. Pansori, An Intercultural History of Korean Story-Singing4. How to Count Korean Rhythm5. Transcending Multiple Borders: Korean Performing Arts and Artists in the Early Twentieth Century6. The 1990s Arrival of Punk Rock in Korea(iii) Performance and TheatresPerformance and Theatres Introduction7. Mask Dance Dramas (kosŏng Ogwangdae)8. The Seoul Drama Center9. Madanggŭk (People’s Theatre and Taehangno Theatre District, Seoul)Popular Culture in the Two Koreas(iv) Popular Culture in the Two Koreas: South Korea South Korean Popular Culture Introduction10. On the Movie Shiri (dir: Kang Je-gyu, 1999)11. On Hand-painted Cinema Billboards in South Korean Cities12. K-dramas that Hurt and Heal(v) Popular Culture in the Two Koreas: North KoreaIntroduction13. Shin Sang-ok and the New Wave of North Korean Cinema14. North Korean Graphic Novels about the Korean WarSection 2: Religion, Philosophy, Thought and Texts(i) ShamanismShamanism Introduction15. Muga – the Songs of the Shaman16. Pari Kongju (Princess Pari, the First Shaman)(ii) BuddhismBuddhism Introduction17. The Korean Buddhist Canon: the Koryŏ Taejanggyŏng18. The Chikchi and Its Global Impact19. Kwanseŭm – the Boddhisatva of Compassion20. Toksŏng- the Mysterious Lonely Saint in Korea’s Buddhist Monasteries21. Chŏng Yak-yŏng and Buddhism(iii) ConfucianismConfucianism Introduction22. Confucianism During Chosŏn Period Korea23. Korean Genealogy (Chokpo)24. Chosŏn Dynasty Funerary Tablets (Myojimyŏng)(iv) ChristianityChristianity Introduction25. On the Translation of the Bible into Korean26. The Ilsin Women’s Hospital(v) CommunismCommunism Introduction27. On the Politician, Pak Hŏn-yŏng (1900-1956)(vi) NationalismNationalism Introduction28. On Pre-modern Korean Identity29. Personality Cults Past and Present(vii) Authors, Texts and BooksAuthors, Texts and Books Introduction30. On the Ten Injunctions (Hunyo sipcho) of the Koryŏ Dynasty31. The Poet, Philosopher and Politician, Yun Sŏn-do32. The Chosŏn Dynasty text, Chŏnggamnok (the records of Chŏnggam)33. The Sim Wŏn-gwŏn ilgi (Sim Wŏn’gwŏn ilgi)34. Pak T’ae-wŏn’s Novel: A Day in Life of Kubo, the Novelist, as a Representative Korean Modernist Novel35. Children’s LiteratureSection 3: Korean Places, Spaces, Pastimes, Food and Language(i) Korean Places and Spaces Korean Places and Spaces Introduction36. The Diving Women of Chejudo, Haenyŏ37. The Kumŏng Kage (Old style corner shops)38. Korean Bathing Culture: Spaces for Social Communication and Cultural Identity39. Ondol/kudŭl, the Korean Underfloor Heating System(ii) Education Education Introduction40. Sunŭng (The South Korean College Entrance Exam)(iii) Korean Sports and PastimesKorean Sports and Pastimes Introduction41. A Brief Historical Account of the General Evolution of Taekwondo(iv) Nutrition Nutrition Introduction42. Korean Ginseng43. The Chilli in Korea44. Sinsŏllo – a Forgotten Treasure of Korean Cuisine(v) Language Language Introduction45. On Sinographs (Chinese Characters Used in the Korean Language)46. On the Invention of Hangul47. The Other Uses of the Korean Alphabet: Foreign Language Learning in Pre-modern Korea48. On the Publication of Korea’s First Unabridged Monolingual Dictionary (Chosŏnmal k’ŭn sajŏn)49. Honorifics, Politeness and Social ChangeSection 4: Social, Political and Historical Developments(i) Social changeSocial change Introduction50. Early Korean Migrants to Hawai`i51. The Meaning of Multiculturalism (tamunhwa) in South Korea52. Markets and North Korean Women, 2015Political and Historical change(ii) InvasionsInvasions Introduction53. Waegu (Japanese pirates), 1350 to 141954. The Court Debate Over the 1637 Qing Invasion(iii) Factionalism in Chosŏn Factionalism in Chosŏn Introduction55. Political Factionalism in Chosŏn Korea(iv) The Korean War and the Vietnam War The Korean War and the Vietnam War Introduction56. On the POW Issue During the Korean War57. On the 1954 US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement58. South Korean Participation in the Vietnam War(v) Democratisation and ProtestDemocratisation and Protest Introduction59. On the Kwangju Uprising, 198060. On the 1987 Seoul Demonstrations (the June Uprising)61. On the 1987 Constitutional Reforms62. The Student Movement of the 1990s(vi) Historical Controversies Historical Controversies Introduction63. The Koguryŏ Controversy and Korea’s ‘Shared History’ with ChinaIndex