Translation’s forgotten history: Russian literature, Japanese mediation, and the formation of modern Korean literature

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Kevin N. Cawley

Kevin N. Cawley received his PhD in Korean Studies from the University of Sheffield, after having lived in South Korea for several years. He was then awarded the prestigious Kyujanggak Research Fellowship at Seoul National University before taking up his current position as Director of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies in the Department of Asian Studies at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, where he was also head of department (2015–2019). He has published widely on Korea’s intellectual history, including translational and acculturation issues between traditions, by engaging with contemporary critical theory. His latest book is Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (Routledge 2019).