John Frankl
Yonsei University · Social Sciences
About the Lab
Professor John Frankl's research lab specializes in the historical and cultural formation of national identity in East Asia, with a particular focus on Korea. The lab explores the evolution of national language, literature, and collective memory, especially in relation to political transformation and cultural resilience. Key research directions include the role of language in nation-building, the impact of colonialism on cultural identity, and the interplay between literature and political sovereignty. The lab also investigates how historical narratives are constructed and transmitted through literary and linguistic practices.
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Selected Papers
3This article explores the historical shifts in Korean conceptions of national identity, national language, and national literature. For much of Korea’s history, it did not possess a written language, and nearly all writings were composed in literary Chinese. Although the Korean writing system was invented in 1443 and promulgated in 1445, it enjoyed relatively little official usage until the close of the nineteenth century. In the early twentieth century, following the Japanese annexation of Kore
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