In a joint program with Kyungpook National University and Korea University, masters and doctorate students will participate in a five-day program of classes and fieldwork. The study of Korean history will serve to look at ancient Japan from a global perspective. At Korea University, there will be lectures and field trips in subjects such as the Buddhist literature and art of the Silla and Goryeo periods, folk religions, and the P’ansori genre of music. Students will deepen their understanding of the history, literature, religion, and culture of Korea which in turn will help with placing ancient Japan in East Asian history. At Kyungpook National University, students will attend classes and visit the mounded tombs and sites of ancient city ruins in southern Korean peninsula as part of a comparative study of the state formation process in Korea and Japan.
