Hyuk-chan Kwon, PhD
Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept
- hyukchan@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1589
- Address
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3-42 Pembina Hall
8921 - 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H8
Overview
About
Hyuk-chan Kwon is primarily interested in reading all kinds of fun stories for sheer pleasure, without regard to moral values, didacticism, or learning. For him, page-turners that can be read overnight are ideally suited to this interest. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta and previously held appointments at City University of Hong Kong, Academy of Korean Studies, and Korea University. He has been published, in various languages, in Acta Koreana, Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica, Playing with the Past: Digital Games and the Simulation of History, Journal of Chinese Language and Literature (Seoul), Wiley Blackwell Companion to World Literature (forthcoming), Self, Identity, and Emotions in Traditional China (forthcoming) among others. He is revising his dissertation, “From Sanguo yanyi to Samgukchi: Appropriation and Domestication of Three Kingdoms in Korea” for publication. He has taught courses in multiple languages on the literatures and cultures of China, Korea, Japan, and East Asia, as well as courses on translation, popular culture, and cultural heritage management. One of his research interests is to contribute original research, in an East Asian context, that illuminates the ever-increasing interplay between traditional and modern literary cultures inspired by Chinese literary masterpieces.
Research
Premodern Korean literature, especially sexuality and conflicts of identities in p’ansori narratives
Literary translation between Korean, Chinese, and English
Comparative research of Korean and Chinese literature
Premodern Chinese narratives, especially sexuality in the novels of late imperial China
Women’s authorship and readership of traditional Chinese narratives in Korea
Transformation of traditional East Asian narratives in contemporary interactive media
Analysis of Three Kingdoms- related cultural products and their dissemination in East Asia
Courses
EASIA 270 - Overview of Korean Culture
Major trends in Korean literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression, from earliest times to the modern period. Note: Not open to students with credit in KOREA 240.
EASIA 372 - K-Pop and Korean Culture
Note: Not open to students with credit in EASIA 370 when its topic is Culture Reflected on K-Pop. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.
EASIA 473 - Love, Death, and Cannibalism in Korean Culture
Note: Not open to students with credit in EASIA 472 when its topic is Jeong in Korean Lit/Culture. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.