Korea’s long 20th century experienced many tumultuous moments of dissent, rebellion, and revolution. When, why, and how do specific people dissent? This course devotes each weekly meeting to the study of a single moment of dissent, ranging from the peasant uprisings of the 1890s to labor activities in the colonial period and from anti-regime student movements in the 1970s to recent social movements and candlelight demonstrations.
Korea’s long 20th century experienced many tumultuous moments of dissent, rebellion, and revolution. When, why, and how do specific people dissent? This course devotes each weekly meeting to the study of a single moment of dissent, ranging from the peasant uprisings of the 1890s to labor activities in the colonial period and from anti-regime student movements in the 1970s to recent social movements and candlelight demonstrations.
