KORE 1800 — Introduction to Korean Pop Culture

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath ICusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional

Introduces students to Korean popular culture with texts ranging from comics, films, K-drama, pop music, and popular novellas in translation. Explores how "Hallyu" (the Korean wave) reverberated through different Asian regions and the rest of the globe in the 1990s and 2000s and continues into the present through global fandoms and streaming platforms. Critically examines the rising popularity of Korean popular cultural genres and influences in various global contexts in relation to race, class, gender, ethnicity, social media, and youth culture. Conducted in English.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 202524443102%0.0
Spring 202612525100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 28% · F 0%

Common patterns: MW (72% of sections), MWR (28% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

Official catalog (KORE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All KORE courses · Plan it at numap.app