HIST428i Contentious Historical Memories in/between Korea and Japan | Choi
Fields: South and East Asia; Empires and Colonialism; War, Peace, and Society
This course explores the history of modern Korea-Japan relations, with a focus on historical memories of the Japanese empire and two catastrophic wars (World War II and the Korean War). Topics include: Korean “kamikaze” pilots and the Yasukuni Shrine; Japanese colonial settlers in Korea; Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Korean “hibakusha” (atomic-bomb survivors); “comfort women” controversies.
TuTh 2:00 - 3:15 | TLF 1101 | Spring 2024
Material covered in this course includes:
- Korean/Japanese Relations
- Historical Memory
- World War II and the Korean War
- Empire and Colonialism