Two Koreas and the United States: History, Society, and Culture

Description from DukeHub

Introduces divided histories of North and South Korea and global geopolitical legacies as a critical lens to understand post-1945 United States and beyond. Explores variable topics: imperialism, territorial division, hot and cold war, family separation, militarism, race, gender and sexuality, migration, refugees, human rights, and globalization in cross-border lens. Examines stories and images of trauma including sexual and racial violence. Critically engages historical, legal, and popular narratives, museums, literature, and visual and film cultures.

Skills

• writingdescription: "writing" and 1 more
• policy and lawdescription: "geopolitical" and 1 more

AI-resilient: 1 of 5 1/5

• No: Physical, lab or field work
• No: Live work with people
• ✓Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "legal"
• No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
• No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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