Members of the Centre of Korean Studies

Modern Korean history and society; Korean historiography; social and economic history of 19th and 20th century Korea

Korean language; literature and society; history of 19th century Korea

Korean and East Asian literary traditions (prose and fiction); literary and intellectual history; travel literature and cultural encounters; critical theory and comparative literature

Korean language teaching

Doctoral researcher development

Foreign Direct Investment, Emerging-Market Multinationals, Applied spatial econometrics, Chinese management/economy

Visual and material culture of the Korean peninsula; Pre-modern Korean burial practices, particularly of the Koryŏ period (AD918-1392); Arts of the Koryŏ period, especially bronze mirrors and ceramics; 20th century  collecting of Korean artefacts; Heritage and museum practices; Gender and material culture.

International politics of memory and identity, IR theory (constructivism, poststructuralism), foreign policy, ontological security, discourse analysis, East Asia (Japan, South Korea, North Korea)

Comparative Political Economy (East Asia): varieties of capitalism; socialist to market transitions; Security on the Korean Peninsula, Development Theory

Korean art history (from prehistory to the 20th century), Buddhist art, Confucian elite and its culture, Text and Images

Korean language and linguistics, especially morpho-syntax and linguistic typology; structure and history of Korean language; Korean language teaching and translation; modern Korean literature

Ethnomusicology; anthropology; Korean music; music traditions in Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Thailand, and Siberia; studies of religion; composition; education; shamanism; early keyboard instruments, players and restorers

State, society, economy and international politics of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

FCO Research Analysts (China, Japan and Korea) for 33 years. PhD from SOAS 1971 in Japanese history. Served in Seoul, Beijing and in 2001-2002, established the British Embassy in Pyongyang., Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Has taught Korean history at SOAS and currently teaches a course, “The Other Korea” on North Korea since 1945. Numerous publications, broadcasts etc.

Social anthropologist working with North Korean defectors/refugees in contemporary South Korea; language politics; social inequality; belonging, identity, & citizenship; humanitarianism & social welfare.

Sociolinguistics; immigrant language; language use in Korean communities in Japan

Pre-modern cross-cultural link between Korea and the Islamic regions.

Film, Media and Literature – currently focusing on Korean Film and Media: The Cold War culture, media and gender (Korea/Germany), shamanism in visual media,  Korean cinema and history

Research Area: The financial crisis of public broadcasting. The crisis of democracy centered on freedom of speech
Date of Appointment: December 2023 - December 2024

Research Area: The daily life of Classical literature in the Joseon Dynasty.
Date of Appointment: February 2024 - February 2025

Research Area: Comparative Study on Business Models of East Asian Games and User Identities.
Date of Appointment: September 2023 - August 2024

Research Area: Korea‘s unique economic situation and how to make innovative digital economic news based on it.
Date of Appointment: June 2023 - June 2024

Research Area: A Comparative Study of Journalism Culture and Ethics in the UK and South Korea with a Focus on Media Reports Disputes.
Date of Appointment: December 2023 - December 2024