[KS] [Zoom Book Talk] Triangle Republics: Cross-Border Literary Transits between the Cold War Koreas and Japan

[S Kim]

Dear Korean studies community,
We are hosting a Zoom book talk with Jon Kief. The time slot works well for
people in Asia, Australia/NZ, and the West Coast of North America. Please
feel free to register!

Best,
Su Yun Kim (University of Hong Kong)

For the announcement:
https://meal.hku.hk/post/triangle-republics-cross-border-literary-transits-between-the-cold-war-koreas-and-japan
For Zoom registration:
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=109751

EVENT DETAILS

Modern East Asian Literature Research Cluster presents
Emerging Research on Modern East Asian Literature


Speaker: I Jonathan Kief, Associate Professor of Korean Studies at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Moderator: Su Yun Kim, Associate Professor, Korean Studies, HKU.

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 9:30-11:00 am (HK Time); 10:30 am-12:00 pm KR, JP
*Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 18:30 West Coast (PDT)
*Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 21:30 East Coast (EDT)

Venue: on Zoom
All are welcome. Registration is required.

In this talk, I Jonathan Kief introduces his new book, "Triangle Republics:
Cross-Border Literary Transits between the Cold War Koreas and Japan"
(Columbia UP, 2025), which follows the multi-directional itineraries of
literary exchange linking Cold War-era North Korea, South Korea, and Japan.
Although the two postcolonial Koreas are typically seen as isolated from
each other, Triangle Republics demonstrates that texts continued to
circulate between them with the assistance of an array of colleagues in
Japan. Highlighting the creative ways in which poets, playwrights,
novelists, critics, and academics in these three locations crossed
boundaries of language, ideology, and genre, the book offers a new
perspective on this era that emphasizes its vibrant, dynamic, and
interconnected nature.

I Jonathan Kief is Associate Professor of Korean Studies at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also serves as Associate Chair
and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Asian and Middle
Eastern Studies. He is a scholar of modern Korean literature and culture
whose research explores the movement of words, sounds, and ideas across the
spatial, ideological, and media boundaries of the Cold War era. His first
book, Triangle Republics (Columbia UP), was published in 2025.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTION

Registration is open from 02/10/2026 10:00(HKT) to 21/10/2026 13:00(HKT) on
a first-come-first-served basis. The registration quota for this event is
100.
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