The Chasm of Care vs. Neutrality: Systemic Barriers and Reconstruction of Interpreter Services in Mental Health Support for Injured Migrant Workers | 關懷與中立的鴻溝:通譯制度在職災移工心理健康支持中系統性障礙與重構

Article by 陳翰堂 Chen, Han-Tang and 江宛霖 Chiang, Wan-Lin Abstract: In 2022, Taiwan amended the “Mental Health Act,” expanding the scope of mental health promotion from “citizens” to “all people,” demonstrating a commitment to universal health. However, how to concretely implement this commitment for the migrant worker community remains a […]

在酷兒創傷經歷中思考,與動物對話找到出路 | Finding a Way Out through Dialogues with Animals: Queer Trauma and Multispecies Healing

Article by 江映帆 Chiang, Ying-Fan and 謝顥音 Hsieh, Ivy Haoyin Abstract: This article centers on the collective queer trauma that emerged in Taiwan following the 2018 same-sex marriage referendums, examining how trauma has been produced, governed, and commodified within the continuous structures of colonialism, the Cold War, and neoliberalism. It […]

Unsettling the Family Legacy: Mothers, Daughters, and Aging in Hui-chen Huang’s Small Talk (2016) and Ming-tai Wang’s Cloudy (2017)

Article by Tran Ngoc Hieu and Vu Thi Kieu Chinh Abstract: This paper examines the representation of mothers and ageing in two Taiwanese films, Small Talk (Hui-chen Huang, 2016) and Cloudy (Ming-tai Wang, 2017), both of which confront the complexities of aging and the fraught dynamics of mother-daughter relationships. Rather […]

Navigating Access and Ethics: Methodological Challenges in Rohingya Refugee Research in Bangladesh

Article by Monika Verma Abstract: This article examines the methodological and bureaucratic challenges encountered during fieldwork with Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, between August and September 2025. Drawing on first-hand experiences conducting research on securitization policies affecting displaced populations, this paper addresses a critical gap in refugee studies literature: […]