Dr Grace Koh
BA (American Univ. Paris); MST, DPhil (Oxon)
Overview
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea
Lecturer in Korean Literature
Centre of Korean Studies
Member, Centre of Korean Studies
Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies (CCLPS)
Member
Centre for Translation Studies (CTS)
Steering Committee Member for Korean
- Name:
- Dr Grace Koh
- Email address:
- gk5@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4290
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 385
- Office Hours:
- Fridays 11:00-13:00
Biography
Grace Koh received her BA in Comparative Literature and French Studies at the American University of Paris, MSt in Korean Studies and DPhil in Oriental Studies (Korean Literature) at Oxford University. She began her post at SOAS in 2002, and teaches courses on Korean literature, literary theory, and translation, and convenes the MA Korean Literature and MA Comparative Literature programmes. Her research interests include Korean and East Asian literary traditions (prose and fiction); literary and intellectual history; travel literature and cultural encounters; critical theory and comparative literature. She is currently working towards the completion of an edited volume on encounters between Korea and the West in travel literature (1700-1910), and a critical study (monograph) and co-edited translation of the Samguk yusa.Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
- Extended Essay in Korean Language and Culture
- Independent Study Project in Korean Language and Culture
- Korean-English-Korean Translation
- Literary Traditions and Culture of Korea
- Literary Traditions and Culture of Korea (Masters)
- Practical Translation from and into Korean
- Readings in Korean Literature
- Readings in Korean Literature (Masters)
- Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature
- Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean Literature
- Trajectories of Modernity in 20th Century Korean Literature (Masters)
PhD Students supervised
- Deborah Smith, Agency, history, and reality (hyŏnsil) in contemporary Korean literature
- Eugene Lee, Critical Explorations of Late Chosŏn Travel Writing: Othering, Bordering, and Gift-giving
- Kyeong-Soo Kim, Naturalizing Strategy in the Translation of Korean Fiction into English: from a pragmatic perspective
Research
Korean and East Asian literary traditions (prose and fiction); literary and intellectual history; travel literature and cultural encounters; critical theory and comparative literature
Expertise
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Available for
- Briefings
- Special Study Programmes
Regional Expertise
- East Asia
Country Expertise
- Korea South
Languages
- Korean
Publications
Book Chapters
Koh, Grace (2003) 'Artefacts of memory and style: the preservation of early Korean 'literature' in the Tongmunson.' In: Shin, G-H, (ed.), Korea: Lnaguage, Knowledge and Society. KSSA (Australia), pp. 96-107.
Conference or Workshop Items
Koh, Grace (2005) The Association of Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE) 2005 Conference - Presented Paper on 'From detached narratives to personal ruminations: Koryo miscellanies'. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Koh, Grace (2005) Culture and Society in Pre-Modern Korea - Presented Paper on 'Historical reality and literary strategy: "Historical vision and literary imagination in the _Samguk yusa_"'. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Koh, Grace (2003) Third Biennial KSAA (Korean Studies Association of Australasia) Conference - Artefacts of memory and style: the preservation of early Korean 'literature' in the Tongmunson. In: UNSPECIFIED.
