This 23-day program will explore one of the world's largest and most technically advanced cities, while also taking students into remote traditional Korean communities, including mountain hikes to shaman sites and overnight stays at traditional Confucian villas and Buddhist Temples. By exploring the palaces, temples, and coastal communities of traditional Korea, students will encounter the challenges involved in transitioning from traditional life to becoming a global economic powerhouse. We will visit the DMZ, explore the legacy of the Korean War, and study the process by which a devastated country rose to experience the most rapid urbanization project in world history. Come live and study in the heart of East Asia's powerful economic and cultural moment!
Students will explore these themes against a backdrop of Korean traditional, Confucian culture, examining the ways in which traditional culture continues to shape Korean life and the ways in which globalization dynamics are uprooting traditional culture and with what consequences. Field explorations to traditional Korean communities along the northeastern coast, in the Gyeongju area, and at a Buddhist mountain temple will allow us a first hand look at Korean traditional culture, with tea ceremonies, music and calligraphy experiences, and hikes to ancient settings.
Reach out to professor Tony Robinson (tony.robinson@ucdenver.edu) and begin your application now! Apply here: https://studyabroad.ucdenver.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=36140
Highlights include:
- Boat tour of the mighty Han river,
- Bullet Train to Busan Beaches
- Overnight stay at Buddhist temple
- Trip to the DMZ.
- Esports stadium visits
- Meet KPOP industry players, democracy activists, Korean college students, union organizers, anti-gentrification activists, feminist leaders, LGBTQ+ advocates, and public officials