perspective
days of watching clouds drape the peaks of the coast ranges, sliding down to the mountain’s waist 雲彩懸掛於山頂，時時而滑下，滑倒山腰 safereday a romi’ad i, it hasn’t rained, even though each day one Continue Reading →
Month: June 2014
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 →
chiang gone, and confucius in the corner
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 →
blast from the past
several years ago–when i was still living in chicago, in fact, my friend marko zivkovic suggested to a small group of friends interested in experimental writing that we write short Continue Reading →
