Seungyeon Lee

Contact

• workRoom EA09 Building E
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• Seungyeon.Lee@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Korean at the School of Languages and serves as the External Engagement and Mobility Officer within the school. As a passionate language teacher and scholar, she teaches Korean language modules and actively participates in initiatives promoting cultural exchange. Dr. Lee was honored with the Lord Dearing Award in 2022 for her outstanding contributions to enhancing students' positive experiences in the teaching and learning environment. She is also a member of the Malaysian Scholars on Korea (MASK) Network.

Dr. Lee earned her Ph.D. at the Department of English Language and Literature at Yonsei University, Seoul, with her dissertation titled: "Social Dynamics of Desire in Contemporary South Korea: An Analysis of The Handmaiden and Burning." She holds an MA in International Studies from Yonsei University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) from the University of Nottingham Malaysia. Her qualifications include a certificate for teaching Korean as a foreign language (Level 3) and a certificate for teaching English at secondary schools in South Korea (Level 2). Dr. Lee's passion for language teaching was ignited during her undergraduate studies in English Language and Literature at the Catholic University of Daegu.

Teaching Summary

She convenes Korean language modules.

Research Summary

Dr. Lee's research interest lies in cultural studies, focusing on the interaction between language, culture, and identity. Her recent work explores the dynamics between collective identity and… read more

Selected Publications

• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2018. From Victorian England to Colonial Korea: Desire and Subversion in Chan-wook Park’s Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden). In: SHARMANI PATRICIA GABRIEL and NICHOLAS O. PAGAN, eds., Literature, Memory, Hegemony. Palgrave Macmillan. 77-89
• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2017. DAMUNHWA (MULTICULTURALISM) AND SEGYEHWA (GLOBALIZATION) IN SOUTH KOREA: AN UNEQUAL EXCHANGE SARJANA. 32(1), 37-45
• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2015. Rhetoric of Tradition in Multicultural/Globalized Societies 동서비교문학저널. 247-266
• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2014. Rhetoric of the Korean Diaspora: Critical Reflection on the Analysis of Grain in Ear and Desert Dream. 인문연구. 203-226

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Current Research

Dr. Lee's research interest lies in cultural studies, focusing on the interaction between language, culture, and identity. Her recent work explores the dynamics between collective identity and individual desire as expressed through literature, film, and linguistic perspectives.

• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2018. From Victorian England to Colonial Korea: Desire and Subversion in Chan-wook Park’s Ah-ga-ssi (The Handmaiden). In: SHARMANI PATRICIA GABRIEL and NICHOLAS O. PAGAN, eds., Literature, Memory, Hegemony. Palgrave Macmillan. 77-89
• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2017. DAMUNHWA (MULTICULTURALISM) AND SEGYEHWA (GLOBALIZATION) IN SOUTH KOREA: AN UNEQUAL EXCHANGE SARJANA. 32(1), 37-45
• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2015. Rhetoric of Tradition in Multicultural/Globalized Societies 동서비교문학저널. 247-266
• LEE, SEUNG YEON, 2014. Oriental Imagery and Female Victimhood in Nora Okja Kellers Comfort Woman 영어영문학 21. 27(2), 333-349
• LEE, SEUNGYEON, 2014. Rhetoric of the Korean Diaspora: Critical Reflection on the Analysis of Grain in Ear and Desert Dream. 인문연구. 203-226