Course Syllabus
Course Title
An Intro. to Women's Studies in Korea
Course Schedule
Fall 2012
Instructor’s Name
CHANG Pilwha
Telephone
822-3277-2110
E-mail Address
changpw@ewha.ac.kr
Course Number
35754 - 01
Course Objectives
An Introduction to Women's Studies in Korea is designed to help students understand what
Women's Studies entails, and to consider a variety of themes such as family, work, and
sexuality from a gender perspective.
Course Description:
Women's Studies as a discipline in Korea has developed rapidly since the latter half of the
1970s. Recently research endeavors has been extended to a wide context in Asia involving
Women's Studies practitioners in other countries in Asia.
This course is an introduction to Women's Studies on Korea covering some theoretical
discussions on feminism and concepts such as patriarchy as well as social phenomena of
contemporary Korea.
Required Text & Supplementary Materials:
You will be able to download the readings needed for each lesson from the ICU web site. In
addition, in the first week, you will be provided with an optical reading list of Korea and
Women-related materials as well as a list of suggested Women's Studies-related websites
from Korea and the Asian region.
Grading
Attendance : 10%
Assignment : 10%
Discussion : 25%
Midterm Exam : 25%
Final Report : 25%
Participation : 5%
Course Schedule
Part 1. Sex/gender Identities : Introduction to Women’s Studies
Week 1-1. Where am I from? Lineage/naming/location
Week 1-2. Women’s Studies at Ewha Womans University
Week 2-1. Our bodies, Our selves; Growing up as a girl/boy
Week 2-2. Feminisms in Asia
Week 3-1. Our identities: as Sexual Beings
Week 3-2. Patriarchy(1)
Week 4-1. Our identities: as Working/Cousuming Beings
Week 4-2. Patriarchy(2)
Part 2. Women and Men in Public Spheres
Week 5. Public-Civil-Private Organizations –Statistical Overview
Week 6. Legal Changes and Policy Issues
Week 7. Organizational gender concentration and Leadership Issues
Week 8. Patriarchal Family History
Part 3. Families, Communities
Week 9. Marriages and Commitments
Week 10. Birthing, Care giving and receiving; division of labor
Week 11. Crevices; sexualization and commodification of relationship
Part 4. Challenges and Alternatives
Week 12. Women’s Movements and Social Change
Week 13. Ecofeminism
Week 14. Gift giving economy
Week 15. Conclusion and Final Exam