Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
@myetcetera.bsky.social
Academic, poet, translator, & editor of CHA, Voice & Verse, HK Studies, & The Shanghai Literary Review. Junior Fellow @ HK Academy of the Humanities. Resident @ IWP Fall 2023. Email: [email protected] | Originally from Hong Kong, I'm currently based in Paris.
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
@myetcetera.bsky.social
· Dec 11
Can you think of a Chinese text made entirely of existing materials to present a social or political critique? An example:
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I've written on the curious arrival of the Monkey King within its Southern gothic landscape in SINNERS, Ryan Coogler’s audacious and genre-defying box office success, in the latest issue or @worldlittoday.bsky.social, devoted to the art of review.
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I've written on the curious arrival of the Monkey King within its Southern gothic landscape in SINNERS, Ryan Coogler’s audacious and genre-defying box office success, in the latest issue or @worldlittoday.bsky.social, devoted to the art of review.
worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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I'll be in Venice until the end of February. I'd love to learn of any English-language events or speaking opportunities in which I might take part. My interests include poetry, literature, art, & culture more broadly, as well as translation, creative writing, & literary research.
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I'll be in Venice until the end of February. I'd love to learn of any English-language events or speaking opportunities in which I might take part. My interests include poetry, literature, art, & culture more broadly, as well as translation, creative writing, & literary research.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Troy Cabida reflects on his collection 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎 (Nine Arches Press, 2025), exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Four poems from the collection are featured as well.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Troy Cabida reflects on his collection 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎 (Nine Arches Press, 2025), exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Four poems from the collection are featured as well.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
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People are definitely setting up a barricade of trash cans and this couch, in the middle of the street where ICE is.
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
People are definitely setting up a barricade of trash cans and this couch, in the middle of the street where ICE is.
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
The Reparation Blog: Beating the Villain with a Slipper: Rituals of Reparation in Urban Hong Kong
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
Beating the Villain with a Slipper: Rituals of Reparation in Urban Hong Kong - CURE
cure.uni-saarland.de
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The Reparation Blog: Beating the Villain with a Slipper: Rituals of Reparation in Urban Hong Kong
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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[NEW ESSAY] Julia Merican: "One of its central works, which the artist sometimes stylises as ______, 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑, takes the form of a layered embroidered text, Chinese words stitched over one another in different colours so that no single phrase fully dominates.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
[NEW ESSAY] Julia Merican: "One of its central works, which the artist sometimes stylises as ______, 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑, takes the form of a layered embroidered text, Chinese words stitched over one another in different colours so that no single phrase fully dominates.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
I wrote about the practice of “villain hitting" 打小人:
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I wrote about the practice of “villain hitting" 打小人:
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Julia Merican reads Lu Lei’s practice through meals, menus, embroidery, and exhibitions, attending to how intimacy operates as both method and politics. From private dinners with strangers to layered textile works, ...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Julia Merican reads Lu Lei’s practice through meals, menus, embroidery, and exhibitions, attending to how intimacy operates as both method and politics. From private dinners with strangers to layered textile works, ...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
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𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. We'd love to publish reviews/essays on these books, which explore platform-shaped Hallyu production, East Asian media narratives & industries, & evolving celebrity practices. If you're interested in reading any of these titles, email [email protected].
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. We'd love to publish reviews/essays on these books, which explore platform-shaped Hallyu production, East Asian media narratives & industries, & evolving celebrity practices. If you're interested in reading any of these titles, email [email protected].
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Kathy Ngoc Nguyen recounts a Vietnamese refugee family’s exploitation by a nameless sponsor, detailing coerced labour, rage, and inherited memory across resettlement landscapes. It condemns capitalism as predatory, ...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/23/s...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/23/s...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Kathy Ngoc Nguyen recounts a Vietnamese refugee family’s exploitation by a nameless sponsor, detailing coerced labour, rage, and inherited memory across resettlement landscapes. It condemns capitalism as predatory, ...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/23/s...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/23/s...
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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞's global rise: exploring cultural identity through media, gender representation, digital technologies, & transnational fan communities across platforms. If you are interested in reviewing any of these books for @asiancha.bsky.social, please send an email to [email protected]
January 23, 2026 at 8:47 AM
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞's global rise: exploring cultural identity through media, gender representation, digital technologies, & transnational fan communities across platforms. If you are interested in reviewing any of these books for @asiancha.bsky.social, please send an email to [email protected]
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
Rhodes got dragged so hard on the Bad Site by HK Twitter for his description of that photo and how it was used for a book that’s about ‘Being American in the World We’ve Made’ that I’m surprised he didn’t delete his account
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Photographer Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photo used on the cover of Ben Rhodes's 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙 (2021). Garrett argues that images acquire political meaning through context, authorship,& circulation.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Rhodes got dragged so hard on the Bad Site by HK Twitter for his description of that photo and how it was used for a book that’s about ‘Being American in the World We’ve Made’ that I’m surprised he didn’t delete his account
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Zheng Wang reflects on his encounter with Zhang Zhihao & translating his poetry across languages. It traces their meeting by the Yangtze River into a broader meditation on rootedness & memory. A selection of translations included.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Zheng Wang reflects on his encounter with Zhang Zhihao & translating his poetry across languages. It traces their meeting by the Yangtze River into a broader meditation on rootedness & memory. A selection of translations included.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
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Blatant plagiarism of University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) professor Ting Guo’s book for a talk at Yale University!
This looks wildly similar to my book. 1) who at Yale invited him 2) will anyone challenge him at the talk?
macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
The Burdens of Love in Public Discourse in China
Thu, Jan 29 2026, 4:30 - 6pm |
macmillan.yale.edu
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Blatant plagiarism of University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) professor Ting Guo’s book for a talk at Yale University!
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Photographer Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photo used on the cover of Ben Rhodes's 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙 (2021). Garrett argues that images acquire political meaning through context, authorship,& circulation.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Photographer Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photo used on the cover of Ben Rhodes's 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙 (2021). Garrett argues that images acquire political meaning through context, authorship,& circulation.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 in publishing reviews on 𝑅𝑒-𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦-𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎 (2020), eds. Xin Gu, Michael Kho Lim, & Justin O’Connor. If interested, please email [email protected].
⧉ 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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⧉ 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 in publishing reviews on 𝑅𝑒-𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦-𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎 (2020), eds. Xin Gu, Michael Kho Lim, & Justin O’Connor. If interested, please email [email protected].
⧉ 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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⧉ 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Please suggest literature and film from the past decade (2016 to 2026) about Malaysia, or created by Malaysian writers and art practitioners, across a wide range of practices and disciplines.
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Please suggest literature and film from the past decade (2016 to 2026) about Malaysia, or created by Malaysian writers and art practitioners, across a wide range of practices and disciplines.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Abhinav Tulachan on Chetan Bhagat's 𝐹𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒: "If you were growing up around 2009 in India or in nearby parts of South-East Asia, you have likely heard of the film 3 𝐼𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑠, a widely popular Hindi-language comedy-drama."
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/21/f...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/21/f...
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Abhinav Tulachan on Chetan Bhagat's 𝐹𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒: "If you were growing up around 2009 in India or in nearby parts of South-East Asia, you have likely heard of the film 3 𝐼𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑠, a widely popular Hindi-language comedy-drama."
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/21/f...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/21/f...
Create yours? I will share.
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Create yours? I will share.
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Important article by @jwassers.bsky.social and @atasoyemrah.bsky.social on reading current global politics with and via George Orwell’s 1984. Literature foregrounds, and foretells -- theconversation.com/how-george-o...
How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now
Orwell is feted for the farsightedness of his geopolitical vision as long ago as the 1940s. But a lot of writers were thinking along similar lines.
theconversation.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Aizuddin Anuar's “Fieldnotes: Bund & Flood”: "Through a series of fieldnotes, I reflect ambivalently on the government’s construction of a bund to address the increasing incidence of monsoon flooding along the Jelai River."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/f...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/f...
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Aizuddin Anuar's “Fieldnotes: Bund & Flood”: "Through a series of fieldnotes, I reflect ambivalently on the government’s construction of a bund to address the increasing incidence of monsoon flooding along the Jelai River."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/f...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/f...
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{𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒} @asiancha.bsky.social welcomes submissions of original essays & translations. We're interested in well-crafted nonfiction that engages with literature, film, art & culture, & writing that reflects on living in Asia &on Asian experiences.
⧉ 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: chajournal.com/2026/01/17/e...
⧉ 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: chajournal.com/2026/01/17/e...
January 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
{𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒} @asiancha.bsky.social welcomes submissions of original essays & translations. We're interested in well-crafted nonfiction that engages with literature, film, art & culture, & writing that reflects on living in Asia &on Asian experiences.
⧉ 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: chajournal.com/2026/01/17/e...
⧉ 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: chajournal.com/2026/01/17/e...