Dr. Barbara Wall, University of Copenhagen: “From self-victimizing mother to self-sufficient heroine – The depiction of single mothers in  When the Camellia Blooms“ On January 12, Dr. Barbara Wall, Associate Professor in Korean Studies at the University of Copenhagen will give an engaging lecture on the topic of single mothers viewed (or not?) as part of a social minority group through their depiction in Korean literature and pop culture. The lecture is supported by the EPEL  project of the Association of Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE ..read more

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On Monday, April 3, 2023, Virgil Mihai Țâru gave a virtual talk to the students enrolled in the course on Korea Literary Translations – Methods and Strategies. Virgil Țâru is an alumnus of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the University of Bucharest, holding a BA diploma in French and Korean. He is also a graduate of the MA program in linguistics from Yonsei University in Korea. He is currently residing in Seoul, where he works in the area of literary publishing. Virgil Țâru is also the translator of two successful Korean novels written by female writers: 1. M-am săturat de t ..read more

On Monday, March 27, Professor Irina Sotirova from St. Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia, Bulgaria gave a special lecture on translating Korean literature to the students and professors from the University of Bucharest, Korean Language and Literature Program. Professor Sotirova is the head of the Korean Studies Department, where she teaches Korean language, Classical Chinese, and traditional Korean culture and religions. She has authored various academic papers and the book “Myth of Tangun and Formation of Korean National Identity” (2016) She is also a very well-accomplished translator of ..read more

Last special lecture for this semester at the “Literary Translation – Methods and Practices” course, Monday, April 18, 17:00. Assistant Professor Diana Yüksel, coordinator of the Korean Language and Literature Program, will talk about the process of translating Korean literary works into Romanian. She will refer to the works of contemporary Korean women writers such as Shin Kyung-Sook, Cho Nam-Ju and Ji-Min Lee. The event is online. The talk and following discussion will be in Romanian. This event is part of the AKS-2021-INC-2230004 project. Doamna lect.dr. Diana Yüksel, coordonatoarea progra ..read more

During the newly introduced course “Literary Translation – Methods and Practices”, Virgil Mihai Țâru, alumnus of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Bucharest and translator of Korean literature, will talk about his translations into Romanian of Suah Bae’s novel I’m Tired of You (나는 이제 니가 지겨워) and Hye-Jin Kim’s novel Concerning My Daughter (딸에 대하여). This event is part of the AKS-2021-INC-2230004 project. The event is online. The talk and following discussion will be in Romanian. Virgil Mihai Țâru, absolvent al Facultății de Limbi și Literaturi Străine a Unive ..read more