Codruța Sîntionean

Din anul 2008, predă cursuri de cultură și civilizație coreeană, literatură și traduceri din limba coreeană la Facultatea de Litere a Universității Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca. A absolvit specializările Limba și literatura română–Limba și literatura japoneză în cadrul aceleiași facultăți, iar ulterior, în timpul studiilor doctorale, a beneficiat de o bursă Korea Foundation la Korea University (Seul), care i-a facilitat reorientarea spre domeniul studiilor coreene. Este autoarea mai multor studii dedicate politicilor culturale sud-coreene privind patrimoniul cultural și traducerilor literare.
Cărți și capitole în cărți:
• “Negotiating the Utilization of Cultural Heritage: Insights from the ‘Palace Stay’ Programme Controversy.” In Changing Cultural Landscapes of South Korea, edited by Niki Alsford and Nora Kim. Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2025, pp. 347-367.
• “South Korean Heritage Diplomacy. Sharing Expertise on Conservation with the World.” In Cultural Exchanges Between Korea and the West. Artifacts and Intangible Heritage, edited by Jong-Chol An and Ariane Perrin. Venice: Edizioni Ca’Foscari, 2023, pp. 125-143.
• “Spatializing Tradition: The remaking of historic sites under Park Chung Hee.” In Invented Traditions in North and South Korea, edited by Andrew Jackson, Codruța Sîntionean, Remco Breuker, Cedarbough Saeji. Honolulu: Hawai’i University Press, 2021, pp. 339-367.
• “Embodying Tradition. Spaces – Introduction.” In Invented Traditions in North and South Korea, edited by Andrew Jackson, Codruța Sîntionean, Remco Breuker, Cedarbough Saeji. Honolulu: Hawai’i University Press, 2021, pp. 335-338.
• Andrew Jackson, Codruța Sîntionean, Remco Breuker, Cedarbough Saeji (eds.), Invented Traditions in North and South Korea. Honolulu: Hawai’i University Press, 2021. (ISBN: 0824890337.)
• “Heritage Practices During The Park Chung Hee Era”, in Andrew David Jackson (ed.), Key Papers on Korea: Essays Celebrating 25 Years of the Centre of Korean Studies, SOAS, University of London, Leiden: Global Oriental (Brill), 2014, pp. 253-274.
• Codruța Cuc (coord.), Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Korean Studies. Proceedings of the 7th Korean Studies Graduate Students Convention in Europe, Cluj-Napoca: Casa Cărții de Știință, 2010.

Articole:
• „Tehnologia tiparului și circulația cărților în Coreea dinastiei Chosŏn (1392-1910)” Transilvania, no. 4 (2024): 8-21.
• “The Role of Historical Memory in Japan – South Korea Relations,” European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 12, Issue 1/2020: 53-60.
• “The Appropriation of Sin Saimdang as a Symbol of Modernization During the Park Chung Hee Era,” Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai – Seria Philologia, Vol. 65, No. 1/2020: 85-98.
• “The Role of Translation in the Promotion of Korean Literature.” RIELMA (Revue Internationale d’Études en Langues Modernes Appliquées) No. 12/2019: 9-19.
• “Eurocentrism in Comparative Literature: Criticisms from the Periphery.” Journal of Romanian Literary Studies, Issue no. 15/2018: 338-346.
• “Erasing Difficult History: The Decolonization of Heritage in South Korea.” Romanian Journal of Sociological Studies, No. 2/2017: 145-162.
• “The Preservation of the Chŏnju Hanok Village. From Material Authenticity to the Themed Replica.” Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Summer 2015), pp. 56-75.
• “On the Meaning of Heritage in South Korea: The Case of Sungnyemun,” Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai – Seria Philologia, no. 1/2013, pp. 185-196.
• “Mirror Metaphors in Hyujŏng’s “Samga Kwigam”, in Cahiers d’études coréennes no. 8/2010 (“Mélanges offerts à Marc Orange et Alexandre Guillemoz”), pp. 119-129.
• “Daoist Elements in Koguryŏ Culture,” Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai – Seria Philologia, no. 3/2010, pp. 151-164.