Dr Owen Stampton

School of Languages, Arts and Societies

Research Associate

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Dr Owen Stampton
School of Languages, Arts and Societies
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA
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Owen Stampton is a post-doctoral research associate at the Centre for Korean Studies working on Korean literature. His main research areas are poetry and drama, focusing on the transitional era of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century and the rise and fall of literary genres as Korea found itself caught in the tides of enlightenment and civilisation, tradition and modernity, imperialism and nationalism. At the Centre for Korean Studies, Owen is working on his first monograph while coordinating events and contributing to activities showcasing Korea to the Sheffield community.

Before joining the team at Sheffield, Owen taught at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada and at the School or Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.

Qualifications

Education: BA – Sheffield, MA – AKS, PhD – SOAS

Research interests

Korean Literature, Poetry and Drama

Publications

“The Apotheosis of Landscape: Sacred Space, Symbolic
Landscape and National Consciousness in Ch’oe Nam-son’s
T’aebaek Poetry.” Journal of Korean Studies, vol. 29 no. 2
(2024): 171-199.


“Staging 'Civilisation and Enlightenment' - Yi Kwang-su's
Kyuhan and the Communicability of Modern Theatre Space.”
Korean Studies, vol. 48 (2024): 128-165.


“Korea’s First Modern Play? An Introduction and Translation of
Yi Kwang-su’s Kyuhan.” Asian Theatre Journal, vol. 39 no. 1
(2022): 58-82.


"National Division, Rural Lives and Anti-War Sentiment in Cha
Beom Seok's Forest Fire." The Review of Korean Studies, vol.
21 no. 1 (2018): 7-31.