HS 495 - Seminar: East Asia in the Global 1960's

(3.00 cr.)

Examines the turbulent 1960s in China, Japan, and South Korea, with an emphasis on political, social, and cultural upheaval in all three countries. The Cultural Revolution in China, the April Revolution in South Korea, and the AMPO and student activism in Japan were vibrant and violent moments of change as individuals negotiated new identities and new relationships between themselves, their governments, and the world. These movements are treated as arising from concerns specific to each place, and as part of a "global 1960s" during which people all over the world sought to re-imagine their societies. As such, the course links regionally and nationally specific developments to those taking place outside of East Asia through readings in a diverse range of scholarship. Written or electronic permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: One HS 100-level course, one HS 200-level or HS 300-level course.
Recommended Prerequisite: HS 400 .
Sessions Typically Offered: Varies
Years Typically Offered: Varies

Interdisciplinary Studies: GT/IA