yirou
@yiirou.bsky.social
grad humanities @university of amsterdam, writer of media studies.
https://yirouxu.wordpress.com/
https://yirouxu.wordpress.com/
don't know what’s the point of what most people are doing, like, for what?
December 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
don't know what’s the point of what most people are doing, like, for what?
sometimes #AI feels like an image of human… in this internet apparatus, our likes & dislikes, highs & lows are captured as data, just like image processing inside the camera… capturing/imaging results in AI, or a photo, an image mirroring the humanity.
July 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
sometimes #AI feels like an image of human… in this internet apparatus, our likes & dislikes, highs & lows are captured as data, just like image processing inside the camera… capturing/imaging results in AI, or a photo, an image mirroring the humanity.
my dream research unit: i listen, i ramble, maybe insightful. some beautiful smart person makes them into an article, you take the academic credits, i take your tote bags;)
July 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
my dream research unit: i listen, i ramble, maybe insightful. some beautiful smart person makes them into an article, you take the academic credits, i take your tote bags;)
working class have to work, thinking class have to think
#marx-himself-didnt-work
#marx-himself-didnt-work
July 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
working class have to work, thinking class have to think
#marx-himself-didnt-work
#marx-himself-didnt-work
#old-day-pop-up when writing my bachelor’s thesis on nisu culture (I named it as ‘reverse fantasy’, i.e. fantasizing male celebrity as women figure in fan fictions💫)
also reminiscent of a summer school then, ‘intro to sexuality’ at uva, where we subverted a lot of gender norms.
pic: Vrankijk, 2019
also reminiscent of a summer school then, ‘intro to sexuality’ at uva, where we subverted a lot of gender norms.
pic: Vrankijk, 2019
June 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#old-day-pop-up when writing my bachelor’s thesis on nisu culture (I named it as ‘reverse fantasy’, i.e. fantasizing male celebrity as women figure in fan fictions💫)
also reminiscent of a summer school then, ‘intro to sexuality’ at uva, where we subverted a lot of gender norms.
pic: Vrankijk, 2019
also reminiscent of a summer school then, ‘intro to sexuality’ at uva, where we subverted a lot of gender norms.
pic: Vrankijk, 2019
not always a close reader for detail and accuracy, which was problematic in school lol.
but for my own leisure (away from bullshit job), I value the aesthetic experience of reading. so among continental theorists, i particularly feel good to read kant and deleuze, who are both open-minded mediators.
but for my own leisure (away from bullshit job), I value the aesthetic experience of reading. so among continental theorists, i particularly feel good to read kant and deleuze, who are both open-minded mediators.
June 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
not always a close reader for detail and accuracy, which was problematic in school lol.
but for my own leisure (away from bullshit job), I value the aesthetic experience of reading. so among continental theorists, i particularly feel good to read kant and deleuze, who are both open-minded mediators.
but for my own leisure (away from bullshit job), I value the aesthetic experience of reading. so among continental theorists, i particularly feel good to read kant and deleuze, who are both open-minded mediators.
Since I had a long trip in Guangzhou (also since I helped the exhibition in memory of architects Liang&Lin), I have revisited Chinese history 1910-1949, when a group of intellects who had studied abroad made a melting pot of western modernity toolkits and chinese canons across many disciplines.
Republic of China Military Academy, Guangzhou. Built in the 1920s.
For hundreds, Guangzhou has been the geographically farthest metropolis beyond the central government's control. In the 1920, revolution against the feudal system started here from the southern China to the northern.
For hundreds, Guangzhou has been the geographically farthest metropolis beyond the central government's control. In the 1920, revolution against the feudal system started here from the southern China to the northern.
June 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Since I had a long trip in Guangzhou (also since I helped the exhibition in memory of architects Liang&Lin), I have revisited Chinese history 1910-1949, when a group of intellects who had studied abroad made a melting pot of western modernity toolkits and chinese canons across many disciplines.
“I want it to be something where you don’t necessarily feel like you have to spend a ton of time with it,” said Hurtle. yes, back to the time when attention was not yet exploited as data mine.
June 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“I want it to be something where you don’t necessarily feel like you have to spend a ton of time with it,” said Hurtle. yes, back to the time when attention was not yet exploited as data mine.
Shanghai Food Scene:
a. Thiner Schnitzel, asked by waiter if I want spicy soy sauce (a local way of eating fried pork)
b. Softer Crepe, reported by past customers it is not soft enough
c. Sikarni, but low-sugar milder yogurt, served in a Nepali restaurant without a Chinese-speaking server
#洋泾浜
a. Thiner Schnitzel, asked by waiter if I want spicy soy sauce (a local way of eating fried pork)
b. Softer Crepe, reported by past customers it is not soft enough
c. Sikarni, but low-sugar milder yogurt, served in a Nepali restaurant without a Chinese-speaking server
#洋泾浜
June 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Shanghai Food Scene:
a. Thiner Schnitzel, asked by waiter if I want spicy soy sauce (a local way of eating fried pork)
b. Softer Crepe, reported by past customers it is not soft enough
c. Sikarni, but low-sugar milder yogurt, served in a Nepali restaurant without a Chinese-speaking server
#洋泾浜
a. Thiner Schnitzel, asked by waiter if I want spicy soy sauce (a local way of eating fried pork)
b. Softer Crepe, reported by past customers it is not soft enough
c. Sikarni, but low-sugar milder yogurt, served in a Nepali restaurant without a Chinese-speaking server
#洋泾浜
Blueprint of a future residence, made in primary school.🤓
#interior-design-to-be
#interior-design-to-be
June 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Blueprint of a future residence, made in primary school.🤓
#interior-design-to-be
#interior-design-to-be
Dream of Red Chamber, Cao Xueqin.
Never have chance to introduce my life canon in English. I can actually monologue it for days •ᴥ• Even if it's written in premodern China in 1792, this books include many topics in modern society - existentialism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, even queer theory.
Never have chance to introduce my life canon in English. I can actually monologue it for days •ᴥ• Even if it's written in premodern China in 1792, this books include many topics in modern society - existentialism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, even queer theory.
June 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Dream of Red Chamber, Cao Xueqin.
Never have chance to introduce my life canon in English. I can actually monologue it for days •ᴥ• Even if it's written in premodern China in 1792, this books include many topics in modern society - existentialism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, even queer theory.
Never have chance to introduce my life canon in English. I can actually monologue it for days •ᴥ• Even if it's written in premodern China in 1792, this books include many topics in modern society - existentialism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, even queer theory.
as a theory person who sees everything philosophically and murmurs my mind in these letters, I always have an idea of writing pure theoretical pieces, but also solitarily unmotivated to weave big canons
June 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
as a theory person who sees everything philosophically and murmurs my mind in these letters, I always have an idea of writing pure theoretical pieces, but also solitarily unmotivated to weave big canons
Makoko Floating System, NLÉ.
A project that has drawn large attention (funding haha). Speculating a possibke waterside lifestyle as the sea level increases👀
nleworks.com/case/makoko-...
A project that has drawn large attention (funding haha). Speculating a possibke waterside lifestyle as the sea level increases👀
nleworks.com/case/makoko-...
June 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Makoko Floating System, NLÉ.
A project that has drawn large attention (funding haha). Speculating a possibke waterside lifestyle as the sea level increases👀
nleworks.com/case/makoko-...
A project that has drawn large attention (funding haha). Speculating a possibke waterside lifestyle as the sea level increases👀
nleworks.com/case/makoko-...
awwwww
flip book! "Dance Lesson: from the good old days" (1941) #mediaBeforeMedia
June 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
awwwww
lovely album :)
open.spotify.com/album/51HFfu...
open.spotify.com/album/51HFfu...
Space 1.8
Nala Sinephro · Album · 2021 · 8 songs
open.spotify.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
lovely album :)
open.spotify.com/album/51HFfu...
open.spotify.com/album/51HFfu...
I was “gossiping” taiwan cinema these days. Have to share these photos of Lin Ching-hsia & Hu Yinmeng because they are just so dreamily beautiful.
May 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I was “gossiping” taiwan cinema these days. Have to share these photos of Lin Ching-hsia & Hu Yinmeng because they are just so dreamily beautiful.
The history of <Lust, Caution> was also interesting. Eileen Chang published this small piece in 1978, which instantly intrigued Taiwanese artist groups (incl. Edward Yang). After several rounds of pitching, Ang Lee finally took over it. <Terrorizer> (1986) also got inspirations from this story.
April 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The history of <Lust, Caution> was also interesting. Eileen Chang published this small piece in 1978, which instantly intrigued Taiwanese artist groups (incl. Edward Yang). After several rounds of pitching, Ang Lee finally took over it. <Terrorizer> (1986) also got inspirations from this story.
I was rewatching Edward Yang's films and reading through Fredric Jameson's 'Remapping Taipei', the film review of <Terrorizer>. Yang was more historically significant than I thought. A lot of Asian filmmakers have his influence. He, as a computer engineer, literally led the arthouse cinema lol.
April 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I was rewatching Edward Yang's films and reading through Fredric Jameson's 'Remapping Taipei', the film review of <Terrorizer>. Yang was more historically significant than I thought. A lot of Asian filmmakers have his influence. He, as a computer engineer, literally led the arthouse cinema lol.
just saw this news like wtf
March 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
just saw this news like wtf
2 channels I subscribed recently:
1. Money on the Left: As explicit as the name is lol. For theoretical discussion on the global monetary system. moneyontheleft.org
2. Neuritis: Surprisingly I found this reading group ‘critical AI’ on Xiaohongshu. They launched a Chinese channel: neuritis.org
1. Money on the Left: As explicit as the name is lol. For theoretical discussion on the global monetary system. moneyontheleft.org
2. Neuritis: Surprisingly I found this reading group ‘critical AI’ on Xiaohongshu. They launched a Chinese channel: neuritis.org
Money on the Left
Visit the post for more.
moneyontheleft.org
March 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
2 channels I subscribed recently:
1. Money on the Left: As explicit as the name is lol. For theoretical discussion on the global monetary system. moneyontheleft.org
2. Neuritis: Surprisingly I found this reading group ‘critical AI’ on Xiaohongshu. They launched a Chinese channel: neuritis.org
1. Money on the Left: As explicit as the name is lol. For theoretical discussion on the global monetary system. moneyontheleft.org
2. Neuritis: Surprisingly I found this reading group ‘critical AI’ on Xiaohongshu. They launched a Chinese channel: neuritis.org
Republic of China Military Academy, Guangzhou. Built in the 1920s.
For hundreds, Guangzhou has been the geographically farthest metropolis beyond the central government's control. In the 1920, revolution against the feudal system started here from the southern China to the northern.
For hundreds, Guangzhou has been the geographically farthest metropolis beyond the central government's control. In the 1920, revolution against the feudal system started here from the southern China to the northern.
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Republic of China Military Academy, Guangzhou. Built in the 1920s.
For hundreds, Guangzhou has been the geographically farthest metropolis beyond the central government's control. In the 1920, revolution against the feudal system started here from the southern China to the northern.
For hundreds, Guangzhou has been the geographically farthest metropolis beyond the central government's control. In the 1920, revolution against the feudal system started here from the southern China to the northern.
Sun Yat-Sen's Memorial Hall, Guangzhou. Built in 1920s.
Compared to Mao's (built in 1970s), I see how the architecture transformed from traditional Chinese style to Soviet style in the past hundred year.
A culturally and historically disparate nation.
Compared to Mao's (built in 1970s), I see how the architecture transformed from traditional Chinese style to Soviet style in the past hundred year.
A culturally and historically disparate nation.
February 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sun Yat-Sen's Memorial Hall, Guangzhou. Built in 1920s.
Compared to Mao's (built in 1970s), I see how the architecture transformed from traditional Chinese style to Soviet style in the past hundred year.
A culturally and historically disparate nation.
Compared to Mao's (built in 1970s), I see how the architecture transformed from traditional Chinese style to Soviet style in the past hundred year.
A culturally and historically disparate nation.
a door from the last century, guangzhou.
February 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
a door from the last century, guangzhou.
Outdoor chess table, Guangzhou.
January 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Outdoor chess table, Guangzhou.