PinnedLauren DeanWriting ThemesUrbanity & Architecture; Travel & Transnationalism; Korean Pop Culture; Identity & Inspiration.Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Lauren Dean4 Novels About Love Set Amidst Violence in South KoreaDeep bonds form during protest, state suppression, and the aftermath of war in South Korea’s 20th century historyMay 5, 20222May 5, 20222
Lauren DeanFour Female Novelists with a Strong Sense of PlaceSince I write about places, I spend a lot of time reading about places too. While essays or social research can convey a place (a city, a…Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
Lauren DeanIn Korean Dramas, 2021 was my ‘Year of the Woman’The new cohort of female leads are not waiting around to be rescuedJan 6, 20222Jan 6, 20222
Lauren DeaninTHE TURNING POINTLeaving New York For Chile Was The Best And Worst Decision I Ever MadeIt would be a decade before that one decision fully unfolded with all its tendrilsDec 16, 20214Dec 16, 20214
Lauren Dean10 Quotes from Writers to Empower You in Dark TimesWhether it’s a global pandemic or an individual depression, writers have you coveredDec 9, 20211Dec 9, 20211
Lauren DeanRecipes I Learned Living in South America that Taught Me Not to Fear My KitchenStarter recipes to give your taste buds a change (without using a stove)Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021
Lauren DeanK-Beauty Skincare: Top 5 of 2021Masks protect from COVID, but what protects our skin from masks?Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Lauren Dean10 Place-Based Movies to Make You Feel Like You Are Traveling, Even When You Can’tCOVID restrictions can’t stop our imaginations from crossing bordersDec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
Lauren Dean“The Neighborhood is in Transition” (diaries from Santiago, Chile)When we moved into the apartment across from Forestal Park, the neighborhood was cute, quaint, walkable, and with everything in arm’s…Aug 25, 20211Aug 25, 20211
