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 Transpacific Studies

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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.

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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.

Lecture image: Rithy Panh at work on his film, “The Missing Picture” (2013).

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