This course is an introduction to research methods on modern East Asian studies through the perspective of the economics discipline. Its main objective is to equip students with necessary concepts, tools and techniques which are essential to do quantitative analysis on East Asia. These tools are useful for setting up and solving a wide range of problems, not just limited to economic problems but also to political and social problems. We will learn how to develop a real research project on East Asia by applying these methods. We will start from finding a research topic, to surveying the literature, then to setting up a theoretical framework, and finally to finding and analyzing data. “Learning by doing” is the most important principle. A half of the course will focus on theoretical learning, and another half will be devoted to practicing and discussion. During the practicing courses, the students will form self-selected groups and are expected to contribute to the research project by using your own special skills.
- Lehrende(r): Martin Kleimann
- Lehrende(r): Yuan Li
In this course, we will explore modern Korean society through a cultural lens.
Starting from the colonial period until the contemporary, each week will explore a different moment in Korea’s modern history and examine the relationship between culture and society. At times, we will study how culture of the time engaged with contemporaneous issues. At other times, we will examine how historical issues are remembered and reemployed in subsequent cultural works. In examining this link between society and culture, we will also study key cultural theories that will aid students in critical thinking and analysis. Per week, there will be one primary source (either a piece of literature or a film/television episode) and two readings: one historical overview and one article analysing the text. Sporadically, we will also engage in theoretical concepts in order to widen our tools for cultural analysis. By engaging in history, theory, and culture, students will have gained a thorough knowledge of the key historical happenings that have shaped contemporary Korean society, as well as a deep understanding of the ways in which culture reflects/challenges/distorts history.
- Lehrende(r): Ji-Yoon An
The course introduces and debates advanced themes that span the sociology of China and sociology as practiced in China.
- Lehrende(r): Flemming Christiansen
- Lehrende(r): Aimi Muranaka
- Lehrende(r): Karen Shire
- Lehrende(r): Kei Takata