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EALC 83N

Ghosts, Zombies, and Cyborgs: More-Than-Humans in East Asian Literature (KOREA 83N)

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-A-II

This course will read premodern supernatural stories along with contemporary science fictions and movies in East Asia, and some theoretical works of posthumanism and transhumanism to rethink diverse issues concerning the boundaries of humans.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

1 Term
Intro Seminar - Freshman 1Open
ID: 25851
0 / 16 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:3 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Park, Hyun Suk
3units

EALC 83N: Ghosts, Zombies, and Cyborgs: More-Than-Humans in East Asian Literature (KOREA 83N)

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-A-II

This course will read premodern supernatural stories along with contemporary science fictions and movies in East Asia, and some theoretical works of posthumanism and transhumanism to rethink diverse issues concerning the boundaries of humans.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Intro Seminar - Freshman — Tuesday Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM — Departmental Room — Park, Hyun Suk (Undergrad)

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  • EALC 110: Gender and Sexuality in East Asia (EALC 210, FEMGEN 110)
  • EALC 114: Aesthetics of Trauma: Designing for Ghosts, Memory, and Afterlives in East Asia (ANTHRO 114E)
  • EALC 150: Intercultural Encounters in Korean Literature (EALC 350)
  • EALC 155: Women on Stage in East Asia (EALC 355)
  • EALC 164: East Asian Media and Popular Cultures
  • EALC 179: Rebalancing Economic Systems in a World Driven by Tech: Quality-of-Life in Socio-Cultural Context (EALC 279, EASTASN 179, EASTASN 279)
  • EALC 198: Senior Colloquium
  • EALC 198C: Senior Research (Capstone Essay)
  • EALC 198H: Senior Research (Honors Thesis)
  • EALC 199: Individual Studies in East Asian Languages and Cultures (Undergraduate)
  • EALC 200: Individual Studies in East Asian Languages and Cultures (Graduate)

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