[Sophia Kang]

Today's lecture was very informative about the depth of Korea's history as it fought to create its own national identity. How they adjusted their foregin influence from America, Japan, and China to define their own identity in their language, architecture, technology also interests me as well. The adoption of architecture and technology helped the country grow but they also reinvented to define what their country would value. 

As I think about how I would incorporate this topic of identity into my lesson, this can definitely be used to talk about the individual as well as collective identity. My essential question would look something like this: How does individual identity help us build a collective identity with a group of people to create change? What characterizes the revolutionaries and their passion to collaborate? How does that look differently today as people have an increased individual identity but less defined group identity with the increased usage of technology and social media? Does an egotistical culture lead to a more creative or less creative culture? 

[Sophia Kang]

With an increasing global economy comes more opportunities for the hybridity of cultures. For example, we see McDonald's food looking different in Korea (ie. bulgogi burgers) and especially in LA, there are foods that are combined together such as sushi burritos or bulgogi tacos. As other ethnic foods become introducted, there is the exoticism of "cultural" foods with some ethnic foods becoming more expensive than what they actually cost in their motherland and people taking advantage over others to serve these novelty items outside of the motherland. I am curious as to who benefits from globalization?  

[Sophia Kang]

Hi all! 

My name is Sophia and I am an 11th grade (American Literature) English teacher at South East High. I believe literature helps me reflect on my identity and roots, and I hope that as I do so in this seminar, I will also be able to bring that process to my students as we discuss literature. In my free time, I love to travel and explore neighborhoods. I find the effects of history and architectural/cultural spaces on groups of people fascinating. I can't wait to meet you all!  

 

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