Rethinking Northeast Asia: Region, Culture and Society

Northeast Asia is in the midst of major transformations. Developments in the region, including the rise of China and ongoing efforts to resolve the crisis created by the last remaining corner of the Cold War - the division of the Korean Peninsula - have global implications. This course offers a new look at Northeast Asia. Key themes addressed include: Empires and their frontiers; colonial modernity; the legacies of the Asia-Pacific and Korean Wars; the Cold War architecture of Northeast Asia; migration and cultural interactions between the countries of the regions in the Cold War and post-Cold War eras; and contemporary political and social issues in the region. This course will help students to develop their research skills, through finding and interpreting archival resources, current data and visual material on Northeast Asia.