Prof. Koo's New Course Titled "The Age of Upheaval" in Collaboration with Jared Diamond
- 사회과학대학
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- 2021-09-01
Prof. Jeong-woo Koo of the Department of Sociology will open a new course titled “The Age of Upheaval” in this semester, collaborating with the Chaired Prof. Jared Diamond, the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel.
In this class, Prof. Diamond’s lectures include ‘What factors promoted the rise and fall of civilization?’, ‘How does a society choose success or failure?’ and ‘How does a society escape from crisis?’ Examining key questions, we look back on the past and present of civilizations and the world, and look into the future.
The main lectures will be conducted by Prof. Jeong-woo Koo, who received the 2017 SKKU Teaching Award and is known to the public through tvN <Future Class>, and Prof. Diamond will give two special lectures being held online in real time on Nov. 9 and Nov. 30 at Business Hall Theater, and anyone can attend.
This course covers the origins of the modern economic and political system, the rise and fall of the state and society, and a new civilization and a sustainable future by integrating Prof. Diamond’s civilizational and environmental perspectives with Prof. Koo’s historical and sociological ones. In addition, Prof. Diamond’s trilogy will be the main thematic structure and dealing with closely related social change issues.
In particular, it is supposed to examine the changes in the history of civilization related to the 4th Industrial Revolution and Transhumanism, and reflect on what these macroscopic social changes imply for the future of Korea.
The class will be delivered in a mixture of pre-recorded online and real time streaming at 13:30-14:45 on Tuesday, 12:00-1315 on Thursday.