[KS] Online Database of English Translations of Korean Literature

[Heekyoung Cho]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that an Online Database of English Translations
of Korean Literature <https://koreanlit.ds.lib.uw.edu/> is now open to the
public. Developed over three years (2022-2025), it is currently the most
user-friendly, extensive, and accurate database of English translations of
Korean literature. We believe that this database will serve as a vital tool
for researchers, educators, students of Korean literature, and the broader
public in locating available translations of Korean literary works. We also
hope that it will serve as a foundational resource for future research that
incorporates translation data into further insightful analyses of literary
and cultural phenomena.

*Database website: *
https://koreanlit.ds.lib.uw.edu/


*Project background:*This searchable database of English translations of
Korean literature is a project that evolved from the field-defining edited
volume The Routledge Companion to Korean Literature
<https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Korean-Literature/Cho/p/book/9781032202662?srsltid=AfmBOoqYnHdVZmvaoLkO3VMBUS82P1RYc0lix6F0M3C-G69ntftO_Os8>
(edited by Heekyoung Cho, 729 pages, published in 2022). One of the key
initiatives within the volume was the creation of a database of English
translations of Korean literature, intended to be paired with scholarly
resources for both teaching and research purposes. To briefly introduce the
volume, it comprises 35 chapters written by leading scholars in the field
and holds particular significance as the most comprehensive collection to
date of English-language articles on Korean literature. The primary
objective of this volume is to provide thorough, reliable, and enduring
reference work not only for research but also for teaching in the fields of
Korean literature, cultural studies, and related disciplines. In an effort
to provide invaluable resources for researching, teaching, and studying
Korean literature, the Companion includes as an appendix an extensive list
of English translations of Korean literature, originally compiled by
Hyokyoung Yi. Aware of the limitations of static, unsearchable printed
data, we have collaborated with various individuals and units to develop an
expanded, searchable online database based on the list presented in the*
Companion*.


*PIs:*Heekyoung Cho (Associate Professor, Department of Asian Languages &
Literature, University of Washington; hchohcho at uw.edu)
Hyokyoung Yi (Director for Tateuchi East Asia Library, Korean Studies
Librarian, University of Washington; hkyi at uw.edu)


*Acknowledgement:*This online database was made possible through the
generous support of the Tateuchi East Asia Library, the Simpson Center for
the Humanities, and the Center for Korea Studies at the University of
Washington.

Sincerely,
Heekyoung Cho
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