KOREA 50 Lecture 3: Namhansan Fortress and the Making of Koreanness
Document Summary
How is joseon resilience remembered today: chaekgeori painting (19th century) A picture of chinese & japanese collections. Shows intellectual wealth, in the form of stuff -> materialism & intellectuality. Notional system to record what it sounded like, what instruments it was played with: curious case of hendrik hamel. Hamel shipwrecked & stuck in korea with 35 others. Described a lively & busy joseon -> already recovered from invasion 30 years ago. Described that korea doesn"t have clear sense of religion. Japan unified after 200 years of civil war
