Centre for Translation Studies & School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

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Centre for Translation Studies School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics PhD Researcher
Qualifications
BA Political Science and Diplomacy (Yonsei University, Seoul)
MA Translation (Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul)
PhD Candidate Translation Studies (SOAS, London)
Email address
694141@soas.ac.uk
Thesis title
Translating the Korean War and the National Division: Reconstruction of Narratives in Korean Division Fiction

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Suseong Park is a book translator who has published more than a dozen Korean translations of books written in English covering various genres, from children’s books to business books. 

She is a PhD candidate in translation studies at SOAS University of London. Her research focuses on division fiction in Korea as peripheral literature, narrative changes in translation, and the consequent impact of and strategy for the translation and circulation of peripheral literature.

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  • Translation theory, particularly socio-narrative theory
  • Korean literature, especially division literature
  • Translation strategies for peripheral literature
  • Translation history and practice in Korea
  • Politics of translation
  • Translation and culture

Other activities

  • Co-organiser of the Global Seminar Series at the Centre for Translation Studies at SOAS University of London (2024–2025)
  • Teaching MA students, Practical translation of English into Korean, January 2024
  • Presentation at CTS seminar, January 2024
  • Guest lecture for Translation Theory, December 2023
  • Teaching MA students, Practical translation of English into Korean and translation theory, January 2022

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