life in text and stereo sound
diverse traces is an ongoing project on the experience of revisionist histories on taiwan, from a musical perspective
the appearance of malikoda in public representations of taiwan resonates with a broader movement toward a multicultural public sphere. as i have noted elsewhere (see, for example hatfield 2008), democratization Continue Reading →
i’m working these days on a paper for IASPM’s inter-asia music conference. the next few postings will be drafts, ideas, and other work toward the paper. please comment! —— the Continue Reading →
chinese is a language in which the word “return,” hui, always refers to a homeward journey. thus to say, “i’m returning in a week” or for someone to ask, “when Continue Reading →
one of the pervasive themes of the FEL conference was the institutional ecology of language preservation and revitalization programs. from concerns that the work of dividing out the money allocated Continue Reading →
one of the risks of writing what turns out to be a well-regarded book is invitations to talk on a subject that may have exhausted its interest for the writer. Continue Reading →
