Area of expertise

East Asian Studies

Academic Degree

• Ph.D. in East Asian Studies from the University of Málaga
• M.A. in East Asian Studies
• Degree in Dramatic Art
• B.A. in Literary Arts

Teaching

Degree in East Asian Studies – Korea Mention

Employment relationship

Professor

Areas of interest

• Performing Arts
• Korean Literature
• Korean Language
• Korean-Spanish Translation

Books and book chapters:

• Botella Sánchez, L. A.; Kang, E. K.; Doménech, A. J. and Wulff, F. (eds. lits.) (2023). Samguk Yusa. Memoirs of the Three Kingdoms. UMA Editorial.
• Domenech, A. J. and Kang, E. K. (2023). Thought and religion throughout the history of the Korean peninsula: harmony, coexistence and conflict. Title Book: One step closer to Korea. History, Culture and Society. Collection: Korea from Latin America (pp. 35-39). RIL Editores. Center for Comparative Korean Studies of the Central University of Chile.
• Kang, E. K. and Domenech, A. J. (2023). From Analog to Digital Comics: Webtoons in Korea. Book title: Manga, Video Games and Audiovisual Graphic Culture (pp. 9-22). UMA Editorial.
• Domenech, A. J. and Kang E. K. (2022). Gender in Korean Shamanic Rituals. Jung, I.S. (Ed.), Asian Community and Europe (pp. 53-72). Pacini Editore.
• Kang, E. K. and Domenech, A. J. (2022). New Theater Movement (Sinyeongeuk) in Korea. Title Book: Korea facing a new epochal change. Approximations from the Global South” (pp.177-191). National University of La Plata Publishing House.
• Ribas, C. A. and Kang E. K. (2021). The construction of the experience of academic internationalization. The University of Malaga-Korea case. International mobility and education in Korea. A sociocultural approach (pp. 15-27). Comares Editorial.

Journals:

• Kang, E. K. and Chica Morales, P. (2024). Women, Family and Society in HAN KANG’S THE VEGETARIAN, International Journal of Cultures and Literatures, Issue: 27 (2024) (pp. 165-180). ISSN: 1885-3625. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL2024.i27.09
• Kang, E. K. and Domenech del Rio, A. J. (2024). Religious thought in Korea as a path (dao) of Inclusion and Liberation. RAPHISA. Journal Of Anthropology And Philosophy Of The Sacred, 7(2), 7-22.
• Domenech del Rio, A. J., Martin-Casares, A. and Kang E.K. (2023). Korea, Its People and Customs as Seen by the World Renown Novelist Vicente Blasco Ibañez (1923) / Review Article. Seoul Journal of Korean Studies, 36(1), 333-352.
• Kang, E. K. and Domenech del Rio, A. J. (eds.) (2023). Religion, Discrimination, Inclusion, and Liberation in Korea. Journal of Anthropology and Philosophy of the Sacred (RAPHISA), Volume: 7(2). D.O.I.: https://doi.org/10.24310/raphisa.7.2.2023.18323
• Kang, E. K. and Martin Casares, A. (eds.) (2023). Women’s studies, equity and equality in Korea and East Asia. International Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 2(1): 1-289, January-June 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15517/riea.v2i1

• Kang, E. K., Montalbán Peregrín, F. M. and Doménech del Río, A. J. (2023). Korean mask theater: its reinterpretation and transformation in contemporary theater.Asian and African Studies, 58(2), 243-272. https://doi.org/10.24201/eaa.v58i2.2784

• Martin Casares, A. and Kang, E.K. (eds.) (2022): ‘Women and Gender in Korea’, International Journal of Asian Studies (monographic no.).

• Kang, E. K. and Domenech del Rio, A. J. (2014). Korean mask theater (2014) in La Ratonera.Revista Asturiana de Teatro.Nº 39 (June 2014).Ed. Oris Teatro. ISSN 1578-2514, pp. 135-145.DOI: https://doi.org/10.24310/raphisa.7.2.2023.18323

Autora de Teatro:

• When the Green Swallowed a Dream: Theatre Song (Seoul, 2014), International Festival of Contemporary Theater (FITC, 2014) / Gades Hall (2014).
• Princess Bari CCP ( Malaga Province Cultural Center) (2010) / Triangle Hall, Madrid (2010) / Ronda Space, Madrid (2010) / THEATER LAS LAGUNAS (2010)
• Beyond Memory: Seongnam Civic Center Small Theater, 28th National Theater Festival, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Grand Prize for Best Play (2010).
• Soup of women: Provincial Theater of Malaga, Malaga (2006) / University of Granada, Granada (2006) / Coin Theatre, Malaga (2007).
• I Went to the Chicken House, directed by Satishin, produced by Theater Company Today, Arongu Jisoso Theater, 27th Seoul Theater Festival (2006) / Shinyon Art Hall (2006) / Taebaek Arts and Culture Center, Grand Prize at 24th Gangwon Theater Festival (2007) / Bomnae Theater (2007) / Geoje Cultural Arts Center, 25th National Theater Festival (2007) / Incheon Arts Center (2009)
• Hit and Run – Voila, a baseball game! Munyehak Center for the Arts, Official Participation in the 2001 Seoul Performing Arts Festival (2001)
  Wonderful Sushi: Theater Lab, Hyehwa-dong 1, Hyehwa-dong 1, participated in Yukdu Yukgam Festival (2001) / Theater Lab, Hyehwa-dong 1, Seoul Performing Arts Festival 2001 (2001) / Theater Song (2014)
• How to Eat a Full Course Deliciously – Happy Birthday Two: Yeonwoo Small Theater, Hyehwa-dong (1999)
• Mirage: Korea National University of Arts Dance Studio, Group Contemporary (1999)
• The Story of Donggae Donggae: Supported by Children’s Cultural Arts Center, Munyehak Center Small Theater, Gold Prize at the 1993 National Children’s Theater Festival (1993) / International Festival OKINAWA for Young Audience (1994) / Cheongpa Small Theater (1995)

Theater Director:

• Lost Dreams: 30th Fantastic Film Festival (FANCINE, 2020)
• The Alley: Carmen Thyssen Museum Malaga (2020)
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Contenedor Cultural UMA (2018) / Korean Cultural Center (Madrid, 2018)
• Utopias: Pompidou Museum of Malaga (2019)
• Macbeth: 70th anniversary of Esad Málaga (2017) / Echegaray Theater (2018) / III Contest of Andalusian Theatrical Innovators (CINTA) (2018) / IV Festival of Classical Theater of Fuenteovejuna (2019).
• RevoLUZión: Annual exhibition The Romanov Dynasty of the Russian Museum Collection of Malaga (2017) / Centro Cultral MVA (2019) / Ehegaray Theater, Factoría Fénix (2020)
• When the green swallowed a dream: Theatre Song (South Korea, 2014) / International Festival of Contemporary Theater (FITC, 2014) / Gades Hall (2014)
• Sacred: Provincial Cultural Center María Victoria (2016)
• Air: micro Theater Malaga (2014)
• The Suicide of the Angel: XXIX Malaga Theater Festival Teatro Echegaray (2012) / Joaquín Eléjar Hall (2013).
• Mu Korea: Mijas International Festival (Mijas Pueblo, Málaga) (2011)
• So come in…: XXVIII Malaga Theater Festival, Teatro Echegaray (2011)
• Princess Bari: CCP ( Cultural Center of Malaga Province) (2010) / Triangle Hall (Madrid, 2010) / Ronda Space (Madrid, 2010) / Las Lagunas Theater (2010) / Contest of New Theatrical Researchers (Theatrical Research Center Atalaya TNT) / The 4th Exhibition of Andalusian Theater / Echegaray Theater.
• Seagull: III International Research Theater Festival, Sensation Theater (Ciudad Real, 2008)
• Kkoktugaksi Nori: I Malaga Theater Festival, Sala Joaquín Eléjar (2008) / Korean Cultural Center (Madrid, 2015)
• Seagull of A. Chekhov’s adaptation – III International Festival of Sensation Theater, Ciudad Real (2008).
• Soup of woman: Provincial Theater of Malaga, Malaga (2006) / University of Granada, Granada (2006) / Coín Theater, Malaga (2007)