entangled hopes
“Matrilineal” is really a codeword for the ways in which mimesis of settler forms does not extinguish ‘Amis claims to particularity and self-determination. But what else does matirlineal mean in Continue Reading →
Tag: far ocean fishing
looking like a foreigner
How might we see concrete houses as something other than ruins, as haunted by something other than settler projects? I suggest that we juxtapose the haunting image of the Continue Reading →
haunted by the party state: far ocean fishing and settler concern
Settler concern for indigenous welfare has often focused on housing. On Taiwan, where I work, the Nationalist Party State focused on houses as the most visible sign of deprivation, targeting Continue Reading →
listen to the engines
here is the beginning of some work on a new paper, about the sound of boat engines. wondering what y’all think…. listen to the engines the sound of boat engines Continue Reading →
what can you sing: the tellable and not so tellable in song lyrics
it makes me seem like a total geek to admit it, but a pleasing research task for me is going through the large corpus of ‘amis songs that i have Continue Reading →
