Article by 曾哲偉 Abstract: This article aims to explore the manifestation of “hostile architecture” in the realm of public space and street furniture design and their preemptive restrictions on the use of public space to prevent crimes before their occurrence, in the context of social control and spatial governance. This […]
Article by Ching-Tai Wu (吳青泰) Abstract: There are over a hundred unofficial Syrian Refugee camps around Mafraq city of Jordan. In this paper, I will focus on two Syrian Bedouin refugee tribes ( 42 Al-Ramlah families and 53 Al-Jamlan families) which Tzu Chi Jordan foundation has provided assistance since 2018. […]
Article by 曾哲偉 Abstract: According to Étienne Balibar, “borders” do not only exist between nations, neither do they have a common and universal meaning, and will even become completely different entities due to different contexts. Therefore, Balibar proposed three major aspects of the equivocal character of “borders” in history: overdetermination, […]
Article by Qi Li Abstract: On December 18, 2023, the International Center for Cultural Studies held a hybrid forum under the topic “Industrial-Scale Scamming Compounds and the Network of Outsourcing Recruitment Systems in the Labor Supply Chain”. The forum invited independent journalists, researchers, and NGO activists who spent years tracing […]
Floating Bodies: Disease and Treatment Experiences among Tibetan Exiles in India Article by 邱宗怡 Abstract: After crossing the Himalayas, Tibetan exiles soon faced the problem of unfamiliar diseases and lack of medical resources. Since the climate and diet of the South Asian subcontinent are completely different from those of the […]
The Malaysian government’s room for flexibility on the Rohingya refugee issue Article by 王尚旻 Abstract: Malaysia hosts the highest number of refugees in Southeast Asia, yet unlike other major hosting countries in the region, there hasn’t been a significant outcry against the government regarding refugee issues. This paper focuses on […]
Article by 許景雅 Abstract: By analyzing the fiction “Jade Flower” (2014) by the Korean-Chinese writer Geum-Hee (1979-), this article attempts to explore Jacques Derrida’s theory of hospitality in a historical, contextual, and situational background. Korean-Chinese writer Geum-Hee’s writings about North Korean defectors not only provide a transnational perspective across South/North […]
Article by Dolma Tsering Abstract: This study examines the occupational choices and status of Tibetan women in Taiwan. The study followed the qualitative narrative analysis of one-to-one interviews and participant observation conducted with Tibetan women in Taiwan. Findings suggested that, in contrast to the existing pattern of occupational choices of […]
