Introduction to Korean Art

Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

CREDIT 3 INSTRUCTOR Sunglim Kim OFFICE OFFICE HOURS TIME TBA CLASSROOM LOCATIO TBA E-MAIL [email protected] * Please leave the fields blank which haven’t been decided yet.

[COURSE INFORMATION]

This course introduces the art, architecture, and archaeology of Korea within the larger framework of East Asian art. The class will cover more than five thousand years of Korean art history, beginning with the prehistoric period and continuing through the Three Kingdoms COURSE (57 B.C. – 668 A.D.), the Unified Silla (668-918), and the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), Joseon DESCRIPTIOdynasty (1392-1910), the colonial period (1910-1945) and contemporary period. Art works in & GOALS diverse media, including ceramics, painting, metal crafts, sculpture, and architecture, will be examined in their cultural and historical contexts. We will also examine how Shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, regional and Western influences brought new ideas and shaped art objects.

PREREQUIS No previous knowledge in Korean language, East Asian history, or Art History is expected.

Attendance and Participation (30%): Class meeting will combine lectures, discussions, and field trips. Your attendance is mandatory and will be checked regularly. In class, we will proactice writing visual descriptions and art analysis. If for any reason you cannot attend class, please inform the professor in advance. Only documented excuses (doctor’s note, etc) will be accepted for absences. Two In-class Exams (40%): Each exam (20 % each) consists of slide identifications, several short-answer questions, and one essay question. The questions are based on the class COURSE lectures, readings, and class discussions. REQUIREMEGroup Research and Presentation (10%): A group of students will collaborate to conduct research on assigned art objects or architecture and will give a presentation during a field trip. The group must meet with the professor in advance. After presentation, a typed research paper should be turned in by the following Monday. Final Exam (20%): The final exam will be a cumulative one. The study guide will be given in advance and images to study will be also posted on Blackboard. The final exam consists of slide identifications, short answer questions, and one essay out of three essay questions given in advance. Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

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Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology (abbreviated as KAA), London: British Museum TEXTS & Press, 2000. REFERENCEInternational Journal of Korean Art and Archaeology: http://museum.go.kr/program/ebook/ebookList.jsp?menuID=002005006005&ebookTypeID=6 Koreana: http://www.koreana.or.kr/issues.asp

Sunglim Kim is Assistant Professor of Art History and Asian Middle Eastern Studies at Dartmouth College. She received her PhD from University of California, Berkeley in 2009. Her research interests include the rise of consumer culture in late Joseon dynasty and the role INSTRUCTO of the professional nouveau riche, the so-called jungin in the production, distribution, PROFILE collection, and consumption of art in 18th and 19th century Korea; the shaping of images of Korea and her people during the Japanese colonial period; and the use of visual space as political tool in modern and contemporary Korea.

[WEEKLY SCHEDULE] * Your detailed explanation would be very helpful for prospective students to get a pre-approval for credit-transfer from their home university in advance. COURSE MATERIAL & WEEK (PERIOD WEEKLY TOPIC & CONTENTS REFERENC ASSIGNMENTS KAA, 9-21, 27-29, 36-41, 54-  Introduction to Pre-modern 59, 64-65, 100-107. Korean History (From Neolithic Yun Yong-I, “Koreans Shaped period to Joseon dynasty)  Philosophy and Religions: Base for Japan’s Pottery: Film: Clay 1 Shamanism, Buddhism, and Origin of Satusma & Arita Oddysey Confucianism Wares,” Koreana (1991): 50-  Pottery: Earthenware, Celadon, 55. Buncheong, and Porcelain Additional readings will be assigned. KAA 45-49, 89-92, 121-135, & 143-155. Lee Kyung-su, “The Painter’s Tools,” Koreana (Autumn 1992): 50-55. Field Trip Painting: Goguryeo Mural painting, to National Painting Formats in East Asian Goryeo Buddhist painting, Joseon Museum of 2 Landscape, Portraits, Genre, and Folk Art: Korea & painting. http://www.metmuseum.org/to Group 1 presentation ah/hd/pfor/hd_pfor.htm Mountain and Water: Korean Landscape Painting, 1400- 1800: Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

COURSE MATERIAL & WEEK (PERIOD WEEKLY TOPIC & CONTENTS REFERENC ASSIGNMENTS http://www.metmuseum.org/to ah/hd/mowa/hd_mowa.htm Lee Tae-ho, “Painting from Actual Scenery and Painting from Memory: Viewpoint and Angle of View in Landscape Paintings of the Late Joseon Dynasty,” Journal of Korean Art & Archaeology, Vo l . 3 (2009): 106-149. Additional readings will be assigned. Jang Jiyeong, “Gyeongbokgung: The Primary Joseon Palace,” Koreana Vo l . 24, No. 4 (Winter, 2010): 8-15. Field Trip Lee Kang-Pyo, to Korean Palaces: Gyeongbok-gung, “Gyeongbokgung Palace Gyeongbok 3 Changgyeong-gung & Changdeok- Palace gung, and Deoksu-gung. Restoration: A 20-year First & Group 2 Phase,” Koreana Vol. 24, No. 4 presentation (Winter, 2010): 16-23. Additional readings will be assigned.

Youngna Kim, 20th Century Field Trip Korean Art 10-39, 64-87, & to Seodaemun Korean art from the Japanese colonial 4 106-123. (PDF files will be Prison and period posted.) History Hall Additional readings will be & Group 3 assigned. presentation KAA 166-193. Field Trip to Museum 20-century Korean Art 172- of Modern 197, 198-229, 252-265, & 267- and 5 Korean Contemporary Art 281. (PDF files will be Contempora ry Art & available.) Group 4 Additional readings will be Presentation assigned. Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

COURSE MATERIAL & WEEK (PERIOD WEEKLY TOPIC & CONTENTS REFERENC ASSIGNMENTS Jane Portal, Art Under Control in North Korea, 6-30, 53-79, 80-104, & 124-168. (PDF files North Korean Art & 6 Final Exam Wrap-up will be available) Additional readings will be assigned.