KORE2811 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tripitaka Koreana, Concentric Objects, Kojiki
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Final: cumulative (although heavier on latest information taught) Last name/family name is first; typically one or two syllables; for example: kim. Given first/personal name is last; typically one or two syllables; written in. English with and without a hyphen, such as yi sanghwa or yi sang-hwa. Romanizing: the representation of a written word or spoken speech with the roman script, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language uses a different writing system. Official system in south korea until 2000; still official system in north korea. System two: new (2000) ministry of culture system- revised romanization of korean. Big course issue #1: historicism vs. presentism. Taegu daegu, pusan busan, ky ngju gyeongju, tongnimmun doglipmun. Colonial rule by japan (ended in 1945) The past as it really was vs. the past in relation to (as interpreted and used in) the present. Revolution in most important, made modern korea. Big course issue #2: continuity vs. change.
