Article by Qi Li Abstract: This research essay pays attention to a grey modality of urban cultivation that differs from the practice of home gardening driven by civic participation purposes, environmental concerns, or marketization strategies. Instead, it is a type of small-scale urban agriculture practiced by Chinese domestic migrant workers […]
Article by Hanh T. L. Nguyen Abstract: Hollywood war films about Vietnam, whether pro-war or anti-war, often depict Vietnamese characters and culture through an oversimplified, American-centric lens. This essay critiques such portrayals, analyzing The Green Berets (1968) as an emblematic pro-war propaganda film and The Deer Hunter (1978), Apocalypse Now […]
Article by Geoffrey Rhoel C. Cruz Abstract: Looking at the characteristics of Philippine politics from its inception, Philippine democracy is about securing vested personal interests at the expense of general welfare. Ever since, it was a quest for personal security, and ensuring security to trickle to all other aspects of […]
Article by Muhammad Irfan Abstract: Paulus Supomo (1955-2021) was not a typical artist. He had no formal art school experience and spent most of his life as a low-wage laborer in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, without significant financial success—until art changed his life at the age of 66. Art not […]
At Home in the World of Sentiment — Reading Eva Illouz’s The Emotional Life of Populism Article by 民粹主義與情感政治寫作小組 [1]: 陳楚思（CHAN Chor See）, 楊啟晴 (YEUNG Kai Ching), 吳耀鏜 (NG Yiu Tong), 甘文傑 (KAM Man Kit） Abstract: Through an analysis of the emotional structures in the Israeli political realm, Eva Illouz’s […]
Article by Wang Junwu Abstract: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been one of the most controversial geo-political conflicts of the past and present century, and it has reached a new height with the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza. Amidst this stark humanitarian crisis, one cannot help but reflect on the fundamental causes […]
Article by 趙崇任（Chung-Jen Chao） Abstract: After World War II, Germany was divided for over 40 years until the official reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. This division provided an opportunity for many to delve into the realities of East Germany under the authoritarian regime, prompting keen analysis. Now, […]
Article by Shyh-Tse Linus Chiou Abstract: The origins of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution can be understood as a radical attempt to implement elements of mass democracy against the backdrop of what Mao Zedong considered to be an increasingly bureaucratized and revisionist Chinese Communist Party. At the forefront of the […]
