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Haekyung Um

Dr Haekyung Um
PhD, MA, BA

Director of Postgraduate Research and Lecturer in Music
Music

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Korean Musical Drama: P'ansori and the Making of Tradition in Modernity (Book - 2013)
  2. Rediscovering Traditional Korean performing Arts (Book - 2012)
  3. The poetics of resistance and the politics of crossing borders: Korean hip-hop and ‘cultural reterritorialisation’ (Journal article - 2013)
  4. The politics of performance and the creation of South Asian music in Britain: Identities, transnational cosmopolitanism and the public sphere (Journal article - 2012)
  5. New P'ansori in Twenty-first-century Korea: Creative Dialectics of Tradition and Modernity (Journal article - 2008)
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2022

From ‘Blue and White Porcelain’ to ‘Island’s Sunrise’: Young Audience Perceptions of Chineseness and Taiwaneseness in Taiwan’s Popular Music

DOI
10.31235/osf.io/hw4pt
Preprint

2019

2017

2016

Korean Musical Drama: P'ansori and the Making of Tradition in Modernity

Um, H. (n.d.). Korean Musical Drama: P'ansori and the Making of Tradition in Modernity. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315591223

DOI
10.4324/9781315591223
Book

Vocal Music and Contemporary Identities: Unlimited Voices in East Asia and the West

Um, H. (2016). Vocal Music and Contemporary Identities: Unlimited Voices in East Asia and the West. TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC, 13(1), 169-175. doi:10.1017/S1478572215000237

DOI
10.1017/S1478572215000237
Book Review

2014

2013

Korean Musical Drama: P'ansori and the Making of Tradition in Modernity

Um, H. -K. (2013). Korean Musical Drama: P'ansori and the Making of Tradition in Modernity. Aldershot: Ashgate.

Book

The Poetics of Resistance and the Politics of Border Crossing: Korean Hip hop and 'Cultural Reterritorialisation

Um, H. (2013). The Poetics of Resistance and the Politics of Border Crossing: Korean Hip hop and 'Cultural Reterritorialisation. Popular Music, 32(1), 51-64.

Journal article

The poetics of resistance and the politics of crossing borders: Korean hip-hop and ‘cultural reterritorialisation’

Um, H. -K. (2013). The poetics of resistance and the politics of crossing borders: Korean hip-hop and ‘cultural reterritorialisation’. Popular Music, 32(1), 51-64. doi:10.1017/s0261143012000542

DOI
10.1017/s0261143012000542
Journal article

2012

Introduction: Rediscovering Traditional Korean Performing Arts

Um, H. (2012). Introduction: Rediscovering Traditional Korean Performing Arts. In H. Um, & H. Lee (Eds.), Rediscovering Traditional Performing Arts (pp. 14-17). Seoul: Korean Arts Managment Service.

Chapter

Performing Pansori Musical Drama: Stage, Story and Sound

Um, H. (2012). Performing Pansori Musical Drama: Stage, Story and Sound. In H. Um, & H. Lee (Eds.), Rediscovering Traditional Performing Arts (pp. 72-79). Seoul: Korean Arts Managment Service.

Chapter

2008

New P'ansori in Twenty-first-century Korea: Creative Dialectics of Tradition and Modernity

Um, H. -K. (2008). New P'ansori in Twenty-first-century Korea: Creative Dialectics of Tradition and Modernity. Asian Theatre Journal, 25(1), 24-57. doi:10.1353/atj.2008.0001

DOI
10.1353/atj.2008.0001
Journal article

'Che in P'ansori: Creating Styles and Structuring Convention'

Um, H. -K. (2008). 'Che in P'ansori: Creating Styles and Structuring Convention'. In C. -Y. Hwang, & Y. Yi (Eds.), Essays on Music Offered to Dr. Lee Hye-ku in Honor of His Hundredth Birthday (pp. 957-1008). Seoul: Minsogwôn.

Chapter

2007

Classical vocal music

Um, H. -K. (2007). Classical vocal music. In L. Byongwon, & L. Yongshik (Eds.), Korean Music: Introduction (pp. 37-56). Seoul: National Centre for Korean Traditional Performing Arts.

Chapter

Kayagûm performance for the opening of 'Tradition Transformed: exhibition of contemporary Korean Ceramics'

Um, H. -K. (2007). Kayagûm performance for the opening of 'Tradition Transformed: exhibition of contemporary Korean Ceramics' [Public Performance].

Performance

P'ansori and Ch'anggûk

Um, H. -K. (2007). P'ansori and Ch'anggûk. In L. Byongwon, & L. Yongshik (Eds.), Korean Music: Introduction (pp. 122-141). Seoul: National Centre for Korean Traditional Performing Arts.

Chapter

2005

The dialectics of politics and aesthetics in the Chinese Korean dance drama,<i>the spirit of Changbai Mountain</i>

Um, H. -K. (2005). The dialectics of politics and aesthetics in the Chinese Korean dance drama,<i>the spirit of Changbai Mountain</i>. Asian Ethnicity, 6(3), 203-222. doi:10.1080/14631360500226945

DOI
10.1080/14631360500226945
Journal article

Community, identity and performing arts: the Korean diasporas in the former Soviet Union and China

Um, H. -K. (2005). Community, identity and performing arts: the Korean diasporas in the former Soviet Union and China. In H. -K. Um (Ed.), Diasporas and Interculturalism in Asian Performing Arts: Translating Traditions (pp. 43-60). London: Routlege.

Chapter

Diasporas and Interculturalism in Asian Performing Arts: Translating Traditions

Um, H. -K. (Ed.) (2005). Diasporas and Interculturalism in Asian Performing Arts: Translating Traditions. London: Routlege.

Book

Lunch Time Concert Series, School of Music

Um, H. -K. (2005). Lunch Time Concert Series, School of Music [Public Performance].

Performance

2004

Performance of kayagûm and samul nori

Um, H. -K., Ricky, T., Riley, K., Rice, A., & Ramsey, G. (2004). Performance of kayagûm and samul nori [Public Performance].

Performance

Pigyo Muhwajôk Kwanchôm esô Ponûn Hanguk Kagok: Segyeshwa Sidaeûi Chônt¿ongsonggwa Hyôndaesông¿ (Korean Classical Lyric Songs in an Age of Globalization: Tradition and Modernity)

Um, H. -K. (2004). Pigyo Muhwajôk Kwanchôm esô Ponûn Hanguk Kagok: Segyeshwa Sidaeûi Chônt¿ongsonggwa Hyôndaesông¿ (Korean Classical Lyric Songs in an Age of Globalization: Tradition and Modernity). In Society for Study of Korean Classical Lyric Songs (Ed.), Hanguk Sôngakûi Yesul Segye (Korean Vocal Musics: Their Traditions and Aesthetics) (pp. 117-144). Seoul: Kûktong D & C.

Chapter

Website review of ¿British Library National Sound Archive¿ and ¿UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive"

Um, H. -K. (2004). Website review of ¿British Library National Sound Archive¿ and ¿UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive". Unknown Journal, 36, 213-215.

Journal article

of kayagûm and samul nori for the Tubular Bells recording project

Um, H. -K., Rickey, T., Reily, K., Rice, A., & Ramsey, G. (2004). of kayagûm and samul nori for the Tubular Bells recording project [Public Performance].

Performance

2003

Food for Body and Soul: Measuring the Dialectics of Performance

Um, H. -K. (2003). Food for Body and Soul: Measuring the Dialectics of Performance. Oideion, 3, pp 94-pp 106.

Journal article

Performance of kayagûm and voice for the joint project 'Around the Corner: Souvenirs of a day on Rathlin', six songs by Rachel Holstead for six paintings by Natalia Black

Um, H. -K. (2003). Performance of kayagûm and voice for the joint project 'Around the Corner: Souvenirs of a day on Rathlin', six songs by Rachel Holstead for six paintings by Natalia Black [CD-ROM].

Performance

2002

Korean Vocal Techniques', 'P'ansori and Kayagûm Pyôngch'ang, and 'Kagok, Sijo, and Kasa'

Um, H. -K. (2002). Korean Vocal Techniques', 'P'ansori and Kayagûm Pyôngch'ang, and 'Kagok, Sijo, and Kasa'. In R. C. Provine, Y. Tokumaru, & J. L. Witzleben (Eds.), The Garland Encyclopaedia of World Music. Vol. 7, ¿East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea¿. London: Routledge.

Chapter

Making Cultural Narratives: P'ansori of the Korean Diaspora in the Former Soviet Union and China

Um, H. -K. (2002). Making Cultural Narratives: P'ansori of the Korean Diaspora in the Former Soviet Union and China. In Festschrift Committee (Ed.), Essays on Korean Music: Festschrift to Professor Kim Chông-ja (pp. 857-888). Seoul: Minsogwôn.

Chapter

Performance and lecture on 'Korean Music: Tradition and Innovation'

Um, H. -K. (2002). Performance and lecture on 'Korean Music: Tradition and Innovation' [Public Performance].

Performance

2001

Modelling and measuring the parameters of performance

Um, H. -K. (2001). Modelling and measuring the parameters of performance. In F. Hüsken, & D. van der Meij (Eds.), Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies (pp. 219-239). Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.

Chapter

2000

Listening Patterns and of Identity of the Korean Diaspora in the Former USSR

Um, H. -K. (2000). Listening Patterns and of Identity of the Korean Diaspora in the Former USSR. British Journal of Ethnomusicology, 9(2), 121-142.

Journal article

1999

Book review of ¿The Birth of Tsugaru Shamisen Music: The Origin and Development of a Japanese Folk Performing Art¿ by Suda Naoyuki, Daijo Kazuo and Anthony Rausch. Aomori: Aomori University Press

Um, H. -K. (1999). Book review of ¿The Birth of Tsugaru Shamisen Music: The Origin and Development of a Japanese Folk Performing Art¿ by Suda Naoyuki, Daijo Kazuo and Anthony Rausch. Aomori: Aomori University Press. Unknown Journal, (19), p. 35.

Journal article

1996

The Korean Diaspora in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: Social Change, Identity and Music-Making

Um, H. -K. (1996). The Korean Diaspora in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: Social Change, Identity and Music-Making. In K. Schulze, M. Stokes, & C. Campbell (Eds.), Nationalism, Minorities and Diasporas: Identities and Rights in the Middle East (pp. 217-232). London: I. B. Tauris.

Chapter

1994

Socio-Historical Context and Creative Process in the Construction of Korean Dramatic Narrative

Um, H. -K. (1994). Socio-Historical Context and Creative Process in the Construction of Korean Dramatic Narrative. Lore and Language, 12, 253-275.

Journal article

1993

BookBook review of ¿The Arabesk Debate: Music and Musicians in Modern Turkey¿ by Martin Stokes

Um, H. -K. (1993). BookBook review of ¿The Arabesk Debate: Music and Musicians in Modern Turkey¿ by Martin Stokes. Unknown Journal, 1(3), 41-43.

Journal article

Changing Views on the Aesthetics of P¿ansori, Korean Narrative Music with Reference to Ch¿unhyang-ga (The Song of Ch¿unhyang)

Um, H. -K. (1993). Changing Views on the Aesthetics of P¿ansori, Korean Narrative Music with Reference to Ch¿unhyang-ga (The Song of Ch¿unhyang). In P. M. Baumann, A. Simon, & U. Wegner (Eds.), European Studies in Ethnomusicology: Historical Developments and Recent Trends (pp. 189-198). Wilhelmshaven: Folorian Noetzel Verlag.

Chapter

Mode (Cho) in P¿ansori, Korean Narrative Music

Um, H. -K. (1993). Mode (Cho) in P¿ansori, Korean Narrative Music. In G. Giuriati (Ed.), European Seminar in Ethnomusicology,1989 (pp. 135-152). Siena: Accademia Musicale Chigiana.

Conference Paper

Undated

Asian Pop Music in Cosmopolitan Europe: K-pop Fandom in the Age of Globalisation

Um, H., Sung, S. -Y., & Fuhr, M. (n.d.). Asian Pop Music in Cosmopolitan Europe: K-pop Fandom in the Age of Globalisation. Routledge.

Book