About this Event
635 Downey Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089
https://dornsife.usc.edu/cagr/2026/01/29/literatures-of-the-cambodian-genocide/April 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall (VPD), Room 203
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A public lecture by Viriya Yoo (PhD candidate in English, USC)
2025 Charles E. Scheidt Graduate Research Fellow
Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research
Cosponsored by the USC Dornsife Center for Transpacifc Studies
(Join us in person or online on Zoom)
In this talk, Viriya Yoo (PhD candidate in English, USC) discusses several notable cultural works about the Cambodian Genocide that span genres, including memoir, documentary film, theater, and literary fiction (novels and short stories). Produced primarily by diasporic Cambodian creators, these works examine not only the legacy of genocide, but also of refugeehood and exile. With the passage of time and the maturation of the post-memorial generation, she traces new trends in cultural production, and with it, evolving understandings of survivorship.
Lunch will be served.
Viriya Yoo (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in USC’s Department of English. She is currently at work on her dissertation, which attends to the chronological development of cultural productions about the Cambodian genocide. In particular, her work focuses on shifts in genre and form, and their relationship with memory. Read more about her here.
This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the university’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other prohibited factor.