Remco Breuker

Remco Breuker
Born1972
Zaandam, The Netherlands
Education

Remco Erik Breuker (born 1972) is a Dutch historian, author, academic, and translator specializing in Korea and Northeast Asia, focusing on medieval Korean and Northeast Asian history and contemporary North Korean affairs.[1][2] He is currently a professor of Korean studies at Leiden University.

Biography

In 2011, Breuker was promoted to full professor of Korean studies at Leiden University.[1] Outside academia, Breuker works translating Korean literature into Dutch.[3] He is also a regular media commentator on Korean affairs in the Netherlands.[4]

Education

Breuker possesses master's degrees in Japanese studies and Korean studies, and a doctorate in Korean history from Leiden University.[1]

Selected bibliography

  • Remco Breuker. (2023). De Koreaanse golf [The Korean Gulf]. Amsterdam: Prometheus.
  • Remco Breuker. (2018). De B.V. Noord-Korea: Een kernmacht in de marge. [North Korea, Inc.: A nuclear power in the margins]. Amsterdam: Prometheus.

Translated works

  • Jang Jin-sung. (2014). Over de grens: Mijn ontsnapping uit Noord-Korea [Over the border: My escape from North Korea]. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Remco Breuker". Leiden University. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Remco Breuker". De Correspondent (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Remco Breuker". Leiden Asia Centre. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ Liesbeth Wytzes (26 June 2023). "Remco Breuker: 'Prestige heeft niets te zoeken aan een universiteit'". EW (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2023.