Korean studies
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Korean studies is an academic discipline, focusing on the study of Korea. Areas commonly included under this rubric include Korean history, Korean literature, Korean art, Korean music, Korean sociology, Korean political science, Korean economics, Korean folklore, and Korean ethnomusicology. It may be compared to other area studies disciplines, such as American studies and Canadian Studies. Korean studies is sometimes included within a broader regional area of focus including: "East Asian studies", "Far East Studies", "Oriental Studies", or "Asian studies." While other more focused disciplines include: "Chinese studies" and "Japanese studies".
The term first began to be used in the 1940s, but did not attain widespread currency until South Korea rose to economic prominence in the 1970s. In 1991, the South Korean government established the Korea Foundation to promote Korean studies around the world.
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[edit] Notable foreign centers of Korean studies
- University of California, Berkeley — Center for Korean Studies
- University of California, Los Angeles — Center for Korean Studies
- University of Chicago — Center for East Asian Studies
- Columbia University — Weatherhead East Asian Institute
- Harvard University — Korea Institute
- University of Hawaii — Center for Korean Studies
- Indiana University - East Asian Studies Center
- Indiana University_Bloomington - Center for Korean Studies
- University of London School of Oriental and African Studies — Centre of Korean Studies
- University of Pennsylvania — Center for East Asian Studies
- University of Sheffield — School of East Asian Studies
- Yale University — East Rock Institute
- University of British Columbia - Centre for Korean Studies
[edit] Notes
^ Introduction. Korean Foundation website. Retrieved on January 12, 2006.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Online database of Korean Studies specialists
- Academy of Korean Studies
- The Association for Korean Studies in Europe
- Korea Foundation
- Yuldo.net: A Korean Studies Site
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