KOREA 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Agreed Framework, Kim Dynasty (North Korea), Stock Keeping Unit
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Postliberation: museum structure: joseon; north korean claims to be kuguryoe -> competing nationalism. Democratization of south korea: seoul olympics; cosmetic; shows korean wealth to the world; also darker aspect. Globalization and korea in a digital age: lotte world; biggest indoor park; represents prosperity in late 1980s-1990s; increasing income. Starcraft and rise of korean pc gaming culture. Internet popularized in 1994; first pc bands in 1995: accidental results of the imf crisis. Nationwide broadband internet (ahead of time in the age) Significant number of unemployed pass time in pc bangs (computer rooms) High-tech fo(cid:272)us e(cid:374)(cid:272)ourages (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)er te(cid:272)h (cid:272)ulture i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludi(cid:374)g (cid:862)e-sports(cid:863) Globalization of korean literature: han kang (han gang) First korean to win man booker international prize. Works examine normalization of violence in south korean society: kim aeran. Youngest to win the yi sang literary award in 2013. Frequently focuses on young, average people who move to seoul. What to (cid:374)oti(cid:272)e i(cid:374) (cid:862)to the (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:374)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e store(cid:863)
