GUEST LECTURE: "Translations of The Journey to the West in North Korea and Yanbian" by Prof. Barbara Wall

As a part of our ordinary teaching, we are going to have the following guest talk by Barbara Wall (Copenhagen University) on November 15:

"Translations of The Journey to the West in North Korea and Yanbian"

Abstract: 

In contrast to typical assumption that popular literary classics like The Journey to the West are stable texts with a single original, Barbara Wall approaches The Journey to the West as a dynamic text comprised of all its variations. From Korean scholars in the 14th century to boy bands like Seventeen in the 21st century, artists and storytellers from diverse backgrounds participate in the ongoing creation of the ¡°story world¡± known as The Journey. By focusing on translations of The Journey to the West from North Korea and Yanbian, Barbara Wall tries to explore new ways to understand the dynamics of transmedia storytelling and engage with story worlds.

Barbara Wall is an associate professor in Korean Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She has a BA in Japanese Studies and Classical Chinese from Heidelberg, an MA in Confucian Studies from Sungkyungkwan University and a PhD in Korean Literature from Bochum. Her main research interests are the circulation, translation and adaptation of literary narratives in Korea, Japan and China.

 You can also follow the meeting on Zoom: 

 https://uio.zoom.us/j/65463723041   Meeting ID: 654 6372 3041