FYS HST07 - The Samurai Invasion of Korea

4 Hour(s) Credit
Investigate East Asia before, during and after the disastrous Imjin War (1592-98) in which a Japanese warlord invaded Korea, leading to Chinese intervention and a devastating three-way conflict. While introducing to the range of library and academic resources at Salisbury University, and building skills in critical thinking, reading and writing, explore a unique moment in world history in which three societies originally built on the same model of culture and civilization had diverged across an unbridgeable gulf into different political, military and ideological values. By hearing the voices of the past through primary sources and evaluating different scholarly approaches to the war, explore the benefits of multiple disciplinary approaches to learning. Finally, not only study a war and its aftermath - which intersects with timeless issues of trauma, empire and defeat - but also raise broader questions of culture, identity, nationalism, civilization and belonging that are still as relevant to us today as they were to people in early modern East Asia.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Meets General Education: First Year Seminar (FYS)
May Not Receive Credit for Both if a second FYS is taken. Taking a second FYS will replace the original FYS grade, regardless of topic.