what does democracy sound like?
in an earlier post during the 2012 elections, i asked this question as sound trucks passed by my residence; and now, with a local election finished not too long ago, Continue Reading →
Category: traces of the diverse
diverse traces is an ongoing project on the experience of revisionist histories on taiwan, from a musical perspective
tourism and mythology
last week, i had an ambivalent experience of visiting a natural wonder well worth visiting from a natural history perspective; yet, my visit left me worried that i was trespassing. Continue Reading →
another way of looking at the east coast
this is the second in a series of posts on contemporary indigenous artists and their approach to taiwan’s east coast last night, i had put a six pack into my Continue Reading →
malikoda in japanese colonial discourses (2) : “don’t call us savages”
one of the most powerful examples of the colonial circulation of malikoda can be found in a 1942 film produced by the governor general’s office, “southward advance from taiwan.” a Continue Reading →
malikoda as an articulation of social difference: malikoda in colonial discourses
japanese colonial depictions of malikoda followed the broader dimensions of taiwan in colonial discourses. to understand these discourses, i find it useful to think of them as scale making projects. Continue Reading →
