Senior Lecturer in Korean Dr Anders Karlsson Korean language; literature and society; history of 19th century Korea
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
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 Dr Tat Yan Kong Comparative Political Economy (East Asia): varieties of capitalism; socialist to market transitions; Security on the Korean Peninsula, Development Theory
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.
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 Dr Kyungeun Park Research Area: A study on the images of paradise shown on Korea’s Baekje gilt-bronze incense burner and in the ancient myths of East Asia. Date of Appointment: January 2023 - January 2024
Visiting Scholar Dr Che-Hyun Ryu Research Area: Understanding the difference in urban planning focusing on Smart Cities and Policies. Date of Appointment: January 2023 - January 2024
Visiting Scholar Dr Myungjeen Song Research Area: Comparative Research on Criminal case handling and juvenile protection for juvenile offenders between the UK and Korea. Date of Appointment: December 2022 - December 2023
9 December 2022 The Clash of the Falcons: Animals, Hunting, and Falconry in Premodern Korea This talk examines human-animal relations, royal and elite private hunts, and falconry in Korea and northeast Asia from the 1270s through 1500.
