This talk provides an engaging and easy-to-follow exploration of the future trajectory of Hangeul and the Korean language amidst the global phenomenon of Hallyu. Designed for students with heritage from both South and North Korea, as well as the general British public, it examines how Hangeul is expanding beyond the Korean peninsula, growing in significance … [Read More]
Translator: Jieun Kiaer
Selected translations
- Anthology: On Translating Modern Korean Poetry ed Jieun Kiaer, Anna Yates-Lu, Mattho Mandersloot, Routledge 2021
- Baek Heena: Moon Pops tr Jieun Kiaer, Owlkids 2021
Publications by Jieun Kiaer as author
- Emergence of Korean English: How Korea’s Dynamic English is Born, Routledge 2023
- The K-Wave On-Screen: In Words and Objects, Routledge 2023
- The Language of Hallyu: More than Polite, Routledge 2023
- Korean Wave in World Englishes: The Linguistic Impact of Korea’s Popular Culture, Routledge 2022
- Understanding Korean Film: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Routledge 2021
- Study Abroad in Korea: Korean Language and Culture, Routledge 2020
Book talk: The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre
KCCUK is pleased to announce the forthcoming author talk with Cho Yeeun about her novel ‘The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre’, published this month. This is an in-person event at the Korean Cultural Centre with the author Cho Yeeun joining via video-link. Join us to discover more about Yeeun’s inspirations and work. Set in a … [Read More]
Beyond the Subtitle: what even the best translators can’t tell you
Some of the debates about Squid Game turned the spotlight on the role of the subtitler: Are they skilled enough? Are they paid enough? Are there enough of them? We think that even the best, most highly-paid translator can’t tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on in your favourite K-film or … [Read More]
March Korean Literature Night: The Road to Sampo
This March we will read the novel ‘The Road to Sampo’ by Hwang Sok-yong. This month will also feature a special discussion Zoom event, with all participants able to turn on the camera, speak, and discuss the work during the talk. Prof. Jieun Kiaer (Associate Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics, University of Oxford) will … [Read More]
Children’s books – the latest translation trend?
In this month’s edition of World Literature Today, Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp draws attention to a number of recent publications of translated children’s books coming from Korea. She speculates: The interest in the Korean children’s market may have been spurred by innovative illustrator, animator, and artist Baek Heena being named the 2020 laureate of the Astrid … [Read More]
Understanding Minari: Language and life between and beyond Korea and America
The last Wednesday in May is turning out to be a busy day online at the KCC: the book launch for Choi Jin-young’s To the Warm Horizon, the first of the K-music online showcases, and now this talk: Understanding Minari Language and life between and beyond Korea and America Wednesday 26 May 2021, 6pm | … [Read More]
Particles are Expressives: the case of Korean
This Friday’s seminar at SOAS is on the subject of linguistics: Friday, March 11th, 5pm, room G50 (main building) Dr. JIEUN KIAER, University of Oxford Particles are Expressives: the case of Korean Abstract: Often, the dimensions of meaning beyond propositional meaning have been understudied or put aside, as those meanings have been considered insignificant and … [Read More]
SOAS lecture series – spring term 2011
Here’s the schedule for the coming couple of months. I’ll update this post with the detailed abstracts and speaker biographies as and when I receive them. All lectures are in room G50 of the SOAS main building unless otherwise stated. Friday, January 21st, 5pm Prof. HAZEL SMITH, Cranfield University “The political economy of poverty in … [Read More]
The 2nd European Conference on Korean Linguistics, at SOAS
A bargain three-day conference begins at SOAS this Thursday. The 2nd European Conference on Korean Linguistics (ECKL2) 7 – 9 August 2008 Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS The Centre of Korean Studies of the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London, and the Oriental Institute at Oxford University take great pleasure in welcoming … [Read More]