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 (2016). 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 the Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH), assisting with introductory-level Korean. Sandy is currently the Hub Coordinator and is responsible for managing the MUKSRH website, coordinating Korean studies events, and leading outreach programmes that 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 desire in contemporary South Korean popular culture and digital media, particularly in Korean video games. She completed her master’s in Korean Studies at Yonsei University in 2024.

• Section 1: Art and Culture(i) Fine ArtFine Art Introduction, Andrew David Jackson1. Green-Glazed Celadon Ceramics of the Koryŏ Period, Charlotte Horlyck2. Japanese Depictions of Music Among Korean Envoys (The Chōsen Shisetsu Gyōretsu Zukan, 1655?), Keith Howard (ii) Songs and MusicSongs and Music Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 3. Pansori, an Intercultural History of Korean Story-Singing, Chan E. Park 4. From Squares to Triangles: How to Count Korean Rhythm, Jocelyn Clark 5. Transcending Multiple Borders: Korean Performing Arts and Artists in the Early Twentieth Century, Sunhee Koo 6. The Arrival of Punk Rock in Korea, Stephen Epstein(iii) Performance and TheatresPerformance and Theatres Introduction, Andrew David Jackson7. Mask Dance Dramas (Kosŏng Ogwangdae), CedarBough T. Saeji 8. The Seoul Drama Center, Jan Creutzenberg 9. Madanggŭk (People’s Theatres) and Taehangno (Theatre District, Seoul), JooYeoul (Jy) Ryu (iv) Popular Culture in the Two Koreas: South KoreaPopular Culture in the Two Koreas: South Korea Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 10. The Metanarrative of the Nation in Shiri (Dir: Kang Je-Gyu, 1999), Hye Seung Chung 11. Hand-Painted Cinema Billboards in South Korean Cities, Roald Maliangkay 12. K-Dramas That Hurt and Heal, Bonnie Tilland (v) Popular Culture in the Two Koreas: North KoreaPopular Culture in the Two Koreas: North Korea Introduction, Andrew David Jackson13. Shin Sang-Ok and the New Wave of North Korean Cinema, Gabor Sebo 14. North Korean Graphic Novels About the Korean War, Andrew David Jackson Section 2: Religion, Philosophy, Thought, and Texts(i) ShamanismShamanism Introduction, Michael Pettid and Andrew David Jackson 15. Muga – the Songs of the Shaman, Boudewijn Walraven 16. Pari Kongju (Princess Pari, the First Shaman), Michael Pettid (ii) BuddhismBuddhism Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 17. The Korean Buddhist Canon: The Koryŏ Taejanggyŏng, Robert E. Buswell, Jr.18. The Chikchi and Its Global Impact, Kim Jongmyung 19. Kwanseŭm – the Boddhisatva of Compassion, Antonio J. Domenech 20. Toksŏng- the Mysterious Lonely Saint in Korea’s Buddhist Monasteries, Beatrix Mecsi 21. Chŏng Yag-yong and Buddhism, Kim Daeyeol (iii) ConfucianismConfucianism Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 22. Confucianism During Chosŏn-Period Korea, Gregory N. Evon 23. Korean Genealogy (Chokpo), Eugene Y. Park 24. Chosŏn Dynasty Funerary Tablets (Myojimyŏng), Martina Deuchler (iv) ChristianityChristianity Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 25. On the Translation of the Bible Into Korean, Daniel Pieper 26. The Ilsin Women’s Hospital, Hea-Jin Park (v) CommunismCommunism Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 27. On the Politician, Pak Hŏn-yŏng (1900-1956), Vladimir Tikhonov (vi) NationalismNationalism Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 28. On Pre-Modern Korean Identity, John Duncan 29. Personality Cults Past and Present, Kyung Moon Hwang (vii) Authors, Texts, and BooksAuthors, Texts, and Books Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 30. On the Ten Injunctions (Hunyo sipcho) of the Koryŏ Dynasty, Remco E. Breuker 31. The Poet, Thinker, and Politician, Yun Sŏn-Do (1587-1671), Anastasia A. Guryeva 32. The Chosŏn Dynasty text, Chŏnggamnok (The Records of Chŏnggam), Anders Karlsson 33. The Diary of Sim Wŏn-gwŏn (Sim Wŏn’gwŏn Ilgi), Holly Stephens 34. Pak T’ae-Wŏn’s Novel A Day in Life of Kubo, the Novelist, as a Representative Korean Modernist Novel, Justyna Najbar-Miller 35. Children’s Literature, Dafna Zur Section 3: Korean Places, Spaces, Pastimes, Food, and Language(i) Korean Places and SpacesKorean Places and Spaces Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 36. The Diving Women of Chejudo, Haenyŏ, Jae-Eun Noh 37. The Kumŏng Kage (Old-Style Corner Shops), Hye-jin Park 38. Korean Bathing Culture: Spaces for Social Communication and Cultural Identity, Jung Youn Moon 39. Ondol/Kudŭl, the Korean Underfloor Heating System, Sungkon (SK) Moon (ii) EducationEducation Introduction, Andrew David Jackson (Monash University)40. Sunŭng, the South Korean College Entrance Exam, Hyein Cho (iii) Korean Sports and PastimesKorean Sports and Pastimes Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 41. A Brief Historical Account of the General Evolution of Taekwondo, Udo Moenig (iv) NutritionNutrition Introduction, Andrew David Jackson (Monash University)42. Korean Ginseng, James B. Lewis 43. The Chilli in Korea, Niamh Calway 44. Sinsŏllo – a Rediscovered Treasure of Korean Cuisine, Maria Osetrova (v) LanguageLanguage Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 45. On Sinographs (Chinese Characters Used in the Korean Language), Ross King 46. On the Invention of Hangul, Young-Key Kim-Renaud 47. The Other Uses of the Korean Alphabet: Foreign Language Learning in Pre-Modern Korea, Sixiang Wang 48. On the Publication of Korea’s First Unabridged Monolingual Dictionary (Chosŏnmal k’ŭn Sajŏn), Daniel Pieper 49. Honorifics, Politeness and Social Change, Lucien Brown Section 4: Social, Political, and Historical Developments(i) Social ChangeSocial Change Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 50. Early Korean Migrants to Hawai`i, Kyounghee Moon 51. The Meaning of Multiculturalism (Tamunhwa) in South Korea, Erin Aeran Chung 52. Markets and North Korean Women, 2015, Andrew David Jackson (ii) InvasionsInvasions Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 53. Waegu (Japanese Pirates), 1350 to 1419, Damien Peladen 54. The Court Debate Over the 1637 Qing Invasion, Seung B. Kye (iii) Factionalism in ChosŏnFactionalism in Chosŏn Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 55. Political Factionalism in Chosŏn Korea, Andrew David Jackson (iv) The Korean War and the Vietnam WarThe Korean War and the Vietnam War Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 56. On the POW Issue During the Korean War, Park, Tae-gyun 57. On the 1954 US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement, Park, Tae Gyun 58. South Korean Participation in the Vietnam War, Christopher Lovins (v) Democratisation and ProtestDemocratisation and Protest Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 59. On the Kwangju Uprising, 1980, Don Baker 60. On the 1987 Seoul Demonstrations (the June Uprising), Roland Bleiker 61. On the 1987 Constitutional Reforms, Hannes B. Mosler 62. The Student Movement of the 1990s, Tae-sik Kim (vi) Historical ControversiesHistorical Controversies Introduction, Andrew David Jackson 63. The Koguryŏ Controversy and Korea’s ‘Shared History’ With China, David Hundt Index