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Week IX:
March 1st and 3rd
Crossing the DMZ
Tuesday, March 1st
Border Crossing and National Identity
Thursday, March 3rd
Movie: The Fates of Geumhui and Eunhui (1975)
Reading:
- S. Y. Kim,DMZ Crossings, Introduction, chaps 1-3
- Youngmin Choe, "Postmemory DMZ in South Korean Cinema, 1999-2003," Journal of Korean Studies 18(2)0:315-36l
- Suzy Kim, "Mothers and Maidens: Gendered Formation of Revolutionary Heroes in North Korea," Journal of Korean Studies 19(2): 257-89.
Study Questions:
- Why, according to S. Y. Kim, do DMZ crossings reveal emotional citizenship?
- Are there parallels between what S. Y. Kim says for North Korean film and what Yougnmin Choe says for South Korean film?
- Are S. Y. Kim's and Suzy Kim's ideas about gender and national identity the same or different?
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