This event is in the past.It took place on January 27, 2026 at Hertz Hall.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkCrystal Mun-hye Baik reads from her genre-blending elegy that traces Korean diasporic grief through her parents' lives, Japanese colonialism, and war. Expect narrative prose, visual essays, and ancestral mourning rites that confront what it means to study the violence that shaped your own family.
Korean diaspora
Academic reading
Experimental writing
Grief and memory
Tips
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🎓intimate academic setting, perfect for Q&A
đź“–book releases April 2026 from Duke Press
Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun: A book talk by Crystal Mun-hye Baik
Southside
Literature TalkLiterature TalkCrystal Mun-hye Baik reads from her genre-blending elegy that traces Korean diasporic grief through her parents' lives, Japanese colonialism, and war. Expect narrative prose, visual essays, and ancestral mourning rites that confront what it means to study the violence that shaped your own family.
Korean diaspora
Academic reading
Experimental writing
Grief and memory
Tips
đź“ťRSVP required for this free event
🎓intimate academic setting, perfect for Q&A
đź“–book releases April 2026 from Duke Press
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