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Dr Owen Stampton is a Research Associate at the Centre for Korean Studies within the School of Languages, Arts and Societies at the University of Sheffield, specializing in Korean literary history. His work examines Korea's transitional period during the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, analyzing the interplay between tradition/modernity, imperialism/nationalism, and enlightenment/civilisation through poetry and drama.
His educational background includes a BA from the University of Sheffield, an MA from the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), and a PhD from SOAS, University of London. Prior academic appointments include teaching positions at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) and SOAS London.
Owen's research centers on Korean literature's evolution during colonial and post-colonial periods, with particular focus on symbolic landscapes, national consciousness, and theatrical modernization. His methodology combines close textual analysis with historical contextualization, revealing how literary forms responded to geopolitical upheavals and cultural transformations in Korea's journey toward modernity.
His recent publications (2018-2024) demonstrate consistent thematic focus on early modern Korean literary pioneers like Ch'oe Nam-son and Yi Kwang-su. The corpus reveals evolving scholarly attention from sacred landscapes and national identity (2024) to theatrical communication (2024), foundational play translation (2022), and wartime rural narratives (2018), collectively mapping Korea's cultural negotiation of modernity through literary forms.
As an active member of the Centre for Korean Studies, Owen coordinates cultural events and community outreach initiatives to promote Korean studies within Sheffield, while advancing his first monograph on transitional-era Korean literature.
