ࡱ > e bjbj c`c`,# r # # # # # 7 7 7 8 o 4 t 7 rR ( ? ( g g g Q Q Q Q Q Q Q $ V X t Q 9 # " Q # # g g f ,R " " " # g # g Q " Q " " 6 = P A {X M? Q BR 0 rR i? *Y \ *Y 8 A A 8 *Y # IA p " Q Q " rR *Y : The Korean War HIS 247 / 247W (Spring 2019) Tues. & Thurs., 9:40 10:55AM, Classroom: Morey 504 Instructor: Dahpon D. Ho ; HYPERLINK "mailto:dahpon.ho@rochester.edu" dahpon.ho@rochester.edu Teaching Assistant (TA): Carrie Knight ; HYPERLINK "mailto:cknight3@ur.rochester.edu" cknight3@ur.rochester.edu Instructors Office: Rush Rhees 459; phone: 585-275-7869 Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 12:30-1:30 PM, and by appointment THEIR STORY, OUR STORY The Korean War claimed over 3 million lives and led to the division of Korea, the isolation of China, and the rise of postwar Japan. In America, it helped push massive military buildup and McCarthyism. It was the first battleground of the Cold War, the first jet war, and the first limited war whose battlefieldsChosin, Heartbreak Ridge, and Pork Chop Hilltaught Americans painful lessons that were all too quickly forgotten as the United States stumbled into Vietnam just a decade later. This course covers modern Korean history, the role of Soviet and American intervention, Chinas entry into the war, and the trauma of a Korean nation split in half between North and South. Through books, memoirs, and films, we will remember the Forgotten War and its impact on Korean history, American history, and the world. This is a 200-level history course: the driving force is discussion, with little room for lecture time. The value of the course depends on your active reading, writing, and analysis of the class materials. Group work is also vital. Students who do not intend to read, write, or engage with their classmates are advised to drop the class and go take something (or do something) meaningful instead. Respect your own time and that of your peers. EXPECTATIONS & GRADING Your grade will be based on the following 100 total points: Attendance & Contribution (1 pt. per class) 24 Four partnered film papers (10 pts. each) 40 91̳ Korean War Memorial field trip 8 The DMZ final research project 28 You are required to attend every session and complete the assignments before each class meeting. Some readings will be heavy: please plan ahead (especially at paper deadlines). Be prepared to submit leading discussion questions. If you miss a class, you are expected to make up all material on your own time. Students in the writing section (247W) will have one extra project of producing a mini-documentary of the class journey. CLASS PLEDGE No bullshit. Mutual respect. Academic integrity. Required books: Koreas Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated Edition, 2005), by Bruce Cumings (hereafter: Korea) The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam (hereafter: Winter) Valleys of Death: A Memoir of the Korean War by Bill Richardson and Kevin Maurer (Valleys) War Trash: a novel by Ha Jin To Kill a Tiger: A Memoir of Korea by Jid Lee (hereafter: Tiger) CLASS SCHEDULE Note: ** means that the PDF article is posted on Blackboard (Course Materials folder) #DATEMEETINGASSIGNMENTDEADLINES0101/17/19 ThuIntroduction Decision time: are you ready to work in this class? If so, start reading. Make a self-introduction slide. Part I: KOREA 0201/22/19 TUEKorea: Land of the Morning Calm (and why we cant forget the Forgotten War) Korea, 19-76 **Pierpaoli, Beyond Collective Amnesia 0301/24/19 ThuDecline of the C h o s On D y n a s t y K o r e a , 7 6 - 1 3 8 0 4 0 1 / 2 9 / 1 9 T U E K o r e a A n n e x e d K o r e a , 1 3 9 - 1 8 4 0 5 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 9 T h u I n d e p e n d e n c e a n d C r i s i s K o r e a , 1 8 5 - 2 3 6 0 6 0 2 / 0 5 / 1 9 T U E T h e W a r t h r o u g h K o r e a n E y e s K o r e a , 2 3 7 - 2 8 3 * * E x c e r p t s f r o m V o i c e s f r o m t h e K o r e a n W a r , 7 6 - 8 4 ; 1 5 6 - 1 7 2; 185-198; 206-209 Part II: FIRE AND ICE 0702/07/19 ThuWarning Shots Winter, 1-85Paper 1: Tae Guk Gi0802/12/19 TUEMacArthur, Truman, and Acheson Winter, 89-2130902/14/19 ThuThe Loss of China and the American China Lobby Winter, 214-2501002/19/19 TUEFrom Pusan to Inchon Winter, 251-3631102/21/19 ThuTheyre not here. Winter, 364-4031202/26/19 TUEThe Coldest Winter Winter, 404-485 **Christensen, The Lessons of Maos Korean War Telegrams 1302/28/19 ThuRidgways War Winter, 486-5881403/05/19 TUEThe True Tragedy Winter, 589-657; 659-661; 667-669 (END; Authors Note & Afterword) Korea, 283-298 1503/07/19 ThuHearts and Minds Asunder**J.K. Kim, Korean War-Era Leaflets: Implications for Future Dialogues Paper 2: Pork Chop Hill03/09 03/117 *** NO CLASSES SPRING BREAK *** Part III: THE FACE OF WAR 1603/19/19 TUEAmericans at War Valleys, xi-195 **Williams, Kill em All 1703/21/19 ThuWar Crimes, Refugees, and Migrants Valleys, 197-235 **Conway-Lanz, Refugees and the U.S. Military **Yuh, Moved by War: Migration, Diaspora and the Korean War **Ackerman, Digging Too Deep at No Gun Ri1803/26/19 TUEThe Chinese at War War Trash, 3-133 **Excerpts from Voices from the Korean War, 85-94; 117-124; 173-184 1903/28/19 ThuThe Home Front: McCarthyism and the Rise of the Military-Industrial Complex War Trash, 134-160 **Jervis, Impact of Korean War on the Cold War **Pierpaoli, Trumans Other War 2004/02/19 TUEPrisoners of War War Trash, 161-307 **Roskey, The POW Impasse **Excerpts from Voices from the Korean War, 213-258 2104/04/19 ThuCamps of Life and Death Valleys, 237-324 (END) War Trash, 308-352 (END)Paper 3: The Front Line (Go-ji-jeon) Part IV: AFTERSHOCKS 2204/09/19 TUEThe Pueblo Incident and the Quiet WarTiger, 9-100 **Lerner, A Failure of Perception **Sarantakes, The Quiet War: 1966-1969 2304/11/19 ThuSouth Koreas Economic MiracleKorea, 299-341 Tiger, 101-155 2404/16/19 TUEKorea and VietnamTiger, 156-249 **Gartner & Myers, Body Counts as Success in Korea and Vietnam **H.S. Kim, Koreas Vietnam Question 2504/18/19 ThuThe Hard Road to DemocracyKorea, 342-403 **Oh & Arrington, Democratization and Anti-Americanism in S. Korea 2604/23/19 TUENorth Korea: A Country of its OwnKorea, 404-447 Tiger, 249-305 **Kang, Rethinking North Korea **OHanlon, Stopping a North Korean Invasion 2704/25/19 ThuBombs and CircumstancesTiger, 306-344 (END) **Kang, International Relations Theory and the Second Korean War 2804/30/19 TUEA World without Kim Jong-il Korea, 448-513 (END) **Sanger, Kim Jong-il Dies (Dec. 2011) **S.Y. Kim, Staging the Cartography of Paradox: DMZ Special Exhibition Paper 4: J.S.A. (Joint Security Area)**05/02/19 ThuWar Memorial Field Trip (probable date) **Submit the DMZ final package on Blackboard by 6:25PM Sunday, May 12 DMZ final project due * Four Papers and a Field Trip * Film Analysis Papers: there are four in total. Students will pair up with a partner to research and write each paper. This is a team effort. If a student reports that her/his partner is not contributing, the claim will be investigated and (if needed) punished with a zero grade. Each team will view the assigned film, discuss it, and write a concrete paper that analyzes the following topics: Historical Analysis Evaluate the historical accuracy of the film: what parts of the film have a historical basis in fact? What aspects are non-historical or fictional constructions? How well does the film capture vital aspects of the war as a live, historical experience? You must support your argument with evidence from the readings and other sources from your research. Contextual Analysis Interpret the film as a historical artifact: when, and in what context, was the film made, and what political or cultural messages did it contain for its target audience(s) at the time? Analyze the films intention and its biases. What criticisms of Korean, Chinese, or American policy are present in the film? Use evidence from the readings and other sources to prove your points. War Memorial Field Trip: We will make a class field trip to the 91̳ Korean War Memorial at terms end. Together, we will reflect on memory and layers of meaning: how does 91̳ remember and/or forget the Korean War? If there is a core message, is it one of war, peace, both, or something deeper? Each student will ponder the monument, record his/her own reactions, and make a small but personally meaningful action to contribute to the living memory of the Korean War. Their story, our story. * The DMZ Final Project * This means War; this means Peace. The course will climax in a project of research and role-playing. The class will be cut in half at a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South and forced to live out the realities of that split. 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