Senior Lecturer in Korean Dr Anders Karlsson Korean language; literature and society; history of 19th century Korea
Lecturer in Korean Literature Dr Grace Koh Korean and East Asian literary traditions (prose and fiction); literary and intellectual history; travel literature and cultural encounters; critical theory and comparative literature
Lecturer in Korean Studies Dr Owen Miller Modern Korean history and society; Korean historiography; social and economic history of 19th and 20th century Korea
Senior Lecturer in International Business & Management (China) Dr Eunsuk Hong Foreign Direct Investment, Emerging-Market Multinationals, Applied spatial econometrics, Chinese management/economy
Reader in the History of Korean Art Dr Charlotte Horlyck 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.
Reader in Comparative Politics and Development Studies Professor Tat Yan Kong Comparative Political Economy (East Asia): varieties of capitalism; socialist to market transitions; Security on the Korean Peninsula, Development Theory
Dr Youngsook Pak Korean art history (from prehistory to the 20th century), Buddhist art, Confucian elite and its culture, Text and Images
Emeritus Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics Professor Jae Hoon Yeon Korean language and linguistics, especially morpho-syntax and linguistic typology; structure and history of Korean language; Korean language teaching and translation; modern Korean literature
Emeritus Professor of Music Professor Keith Howard Ethnomusicology; anthropology; Korean music; music traditions in Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Thailand, and Siberia; studies of religion; composition; education; shamanism; early keyboard instruments, players and restorers
Professorial Research Associate Professor Hazel Smith State, society, economy and international politics of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Research Associate Dr J E Hoare 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.
Dr Jennifer Hough Social anthropologist working with North Korean defectors/refugees in contemporary South Korea; language politics; social inequality; belonging, identity, & citizenship; humanitarianism & social welfare.
Research Associate Dr In-Sung Kim Han Pre-modern cross-cultural link between Korea and the Islamic regions.
Senior Teaching Fellow, Researcher, Research Associate Dr Hyun Seon Lee 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
Visiting Scholar Mr Kiyoung Beom Research Area: The financial crisis of public broadcasting. The crisis of democracy centered on freedom of speech Date of Appointment: December 2023 - December 2024
Visiting Scholar Professor Moonjong Kang Research Area: The daily life of Classical literature in the Joseon Dynasty. Date of Appointment: February 2024 - February 2025
Visiting Scholar Professor Jung Yeop Lee Research Area: Comparative Study on Business Models of East Asian Games and User Identities. Date of Appointment: September 2023 - August 2024
Visiting Scholar Ms Jihye Song 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
Visiting Scholar Mr Chikyung Yun 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
9 October 2024 Interrogating 'K-Culture': Religion, culture and philosophy through multicultural perspectives A collaborative international symposium on Interrogating 'K-Culture': Religion, Culture, and Philosophy through Multicultural Perspectives.
11 February 2023 The Real North Korea: in its Multiplicity of Origins, Dynamics, and Futures This special one-day symposium on North Korea's history, society and economy will be co-hosted by the SOAS Centre of Korean Studies and the AKS Korean Studies Laboratory: 'The Real North Korea'.
