Geography GEO 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Korean Diaspora, Korean Wave, Japanese Language
16 May 2018
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Department
Course
Professor
Religious Unity and Diversity
• Taoism – Daoism
1. Stresses nature worship and spiritual harmony
2. Feng Shui – wind and water... everything flows naturally
• Minority religions
1. Christianity and Islam
• Secularism (most people in China and North Korea)
1. Marxism in China
2. Juche (self-reliance) in North Korea… true socialism
Japanese language and national identity
• Worlds most homogeneous peoples (one group of people) (Koreans as well)
• Discrimination felt by:
1. Ainu minority
2. Koreans in Japan
Korea
• Strong regional identities
• Korean diaspora
Taiwan
• Ethic complexity
• Tensions between Taiwanese and Mandarin communities
China
• Han is largest regional group
• Incorporated Chinese culture and political systems
• Mandarin is common tongue
Non-Han Peoples
• Inhabit remote, upland areas
• Non-Sinitic languages
• Tribal peoples
• Autonomous regions
Cultures in Global Context
• Two-way cultural exchange in Japan and Korea
• Anime
• Hallyu
China and North Korea
• Emergence of Chinese urban pop culture
• North Korea’s isolation
The Evolution of China
• Expansion from core area
• The Manchu Qing Dynasty (lots of western influence)
• The modern era
The Rise of Japan
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Document Summary
Japanese language and national identity: worlds most homogeneous peoples (one group of people) (koreans as well, discrimination felt by, ainu minority, koreans in japan. Taiwan: ethic complexity, tensions between taiwanese and mandarin communities. China: han is largest regional group, mandarin is common tongue. Inhabit remote, upland areas: non-sinitic languages, tribal peoples, autonomous regions. Cultures in global context: two-way cultural exchange in japan and korea, anime, hallyu. China and north korea: emergence of chinese urban pop culture, north korea"s isolation. The evolution of china: expansion from core area, the manchu qing dynasty (lots of western influence, the modern era. The rise of japan: closing and opening of japan, shongunate era (shogun) true ruler of japan until 1868, meiji restoration, the japanese empire, expansion into east asia and beyond. Postwar geopolitics: japan"s defeat in ww2 and loss of territory, japan"s revival, growing military, tensions with china over islands, anti-japanese feelings. Division of korea: divided at 38th parallel, korean war.
