Professor Youngchul Jun Research Area: information structure of the Korean language Date of appointment: September 2017 - February 2018
Professor Yoong-hee Jo Research Area: Influences of Joseon royal archives on cultural trends during the late Joseon period, Joseon literati's self-reflection represented in the literary discourses of the early twentieth century. Date of Appointment: February 2017-February 2018
Professor Kyung-Hee Koh Research Area: Transition of celadon ewers used for alcoholic beverages in the Koryo Dynasty, Korean food culture and art history. Date of Appointment: February 2017 - February 2018
Professor Young-hwan Chong Research Area: Creation of the “Third World” and the Korean Peninsula in the post-WWII (1945-1955) Date of appointment: 1 June 2017 - 31 March 2018
Professor Kilim Nam Research Area: Searching the Soul the Soul of Language through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics: The Construction of a Korean Emotion Vocabulary DB Date of Appointment: June 2017 - June 2018
Dr Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili My primary research interest concerns the process of literary production under authoritarian states. I have completed my doctoral project on the dialectic of literature and power with a specific focus on post-revolutionary Iran. My current project addresses the same question throughout the history of Persian literature.
Dr Vayu Naidu Historical research methods for fiction and creating text from crossing borders with oral traditions. Science and myths.
Dr Behar Sadriu Behar Sadriu is a Teaching Fellow for the Department of Politics and International Studies.
Professor Murray Last Medical anthropology; traditional medicine; pre-colonial history: Islamic (especially 19th century Jihad) and pre-Islamic societies of northern Nigeria; religion among non-Muslim Hausa; Islamic intellectual tradition in northern Nigeria; youth culture of urban Kano (Nigeria).