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Stephen Epstein

Stephen Epstein is the Director of the Asian Studies Programme at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He has published widely on contemporary Korean society and literature and has also translated or co-translated numerous works of Korean and Indonesian fiction, including Contradictions, by Yang Gwi-ja (Cornell East Asia Series, 2005), Who Ate Up All the Shinga?, by Park Wan-suh, (Columbia University Press, 2009) and The Long Road by Kim In-suk (MerwinAsia, forthcoming 2010). He is currently working on a book entitled Korea and its Neighbours: Popular Media and National Identity in the Twenty-First Century.

Stephen Epstein

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  • Complicated Currents

    Daniel Black, Stephen Epstein and Alison Tokita

Events

  • Book launch: Peaking by Saskia Beudel (Readings, Carlton)

    Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

    We are delighted to invite you to hear a conversation between Bridie O'Donnel and Saskia Beudel about Peaking. The three peaks are Tawonga Gap, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek in...

  • Author talk: The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan (Beechworth, VIC)

    Beechworth Library 101 Ford St, Beechworth, VIC, Australia

    Join Lachlan Strahan chatting about his latest book The Curious Diplomat. A memoir from the frontlines of Diplomacy at Beechworth Library. Join us at Beechworth Library for an intriguing conversation...

  • Willy Lit Fest: Journeys in Nature: Dave Witty & Darryl Jones

    Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

    Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones joins nature writer David Witty to explore the complex, and sometimes surprising, interactions between humans, the built environment and other species. Proudly supported by The...

  • Willy Lit Fest: Dennis Altman: Righting My World

    Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

    Acclaimed professor of politics and gay rights activist Dennis Altman discusses his new volume of essays – insightful reflections on the personal and the political from across half a century...