Studying the culture and day-to-day life in Joseon Korea, what resources would you recommend?

by I2oy

I was looking at books related to Korean history about that time period and the 2 that caught my eye was "A Concise History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present" and "Korean History in Maps: From Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century".

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Are there any other books, documentary, video series or podcast that relates to Korean history from the Joseon dynasty?

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In terms of pop culture, there are a lot of Korean dramas that are set in that time period, but I find it personally difficult as a student to always know what is historically accurate and what is just for the sake of the plot.

torneberge

I wouldn't recommend Korean History in Maps as a resource for everyday life, it's much more about the states at large, and the main focus is on context for the maps (which cover prehistory to the present day) so it doesn't go into too much detail. Michael J Seth's History of Korea that you mention does have a decent chapter for what you're looking for though, so I would definitely recommend that one.

It's not especially affordable, but if you can find it in a library near you, the book Everyday Life in Joseon-era Korea: Economy and Society would be the best thing available in English; it's a translation of the first book in what was a major Korean-language series on the topic, and while there's not a translation of the other part, this one still covers a pretty wide variety of relevant subjects in a lot of depth.

That's probably the most broadly relevant book to you, but the other place to look is books about more specific topics in the Joseon period, because they'll normally have relevant background. JaHyun Kim-Haboush's Heritage of Kings and Culture and the State in Late Choson Korea, Martina Deuchler's Confucian Transformation of Korea and Under the Ancestors Eyes, all of these (and lots of others) have more specialized but very extensive information about Joseon culture.