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    CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: First Impressions, Essays, En Route, Xi Xiβ€”Can We Say, Write to Power, and Auditory Cortex

    Header artwork by Annysa Ng 茢 First Impressionsclick for information 茢 Essays click for information 茢 En Routeclick for information 茢 XI XIβ€”Can We Sayclick for information 茢 Write to Powerclick for information 茢 Auditory Cortexclick for information

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œThe Reader as Detective: Uketsu’s π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’ π‘ƒπ‘–π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ β€ by Jennifer Eagleton

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Uketsu (author), Jim Rion (translator), Strange Pictures, HarperVia, 2025. 240 pgs. In the Prologue, we are told: β€œAll right, everyone, now I’m going to show you a picture.”…

    May 21, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œThe Reader as Detective: Uketsu’s π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’ π‘ƒπ‘–π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ β€ by Jennifer Eagleton

  • [REVIEW] “Commodifying the Sacred: Alex John Catanese’s π΅π‘’π‘‘π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘’π‘‘π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’” by Palden GyalΒ 

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Alex John Catanese,  Buddha in the Marketplace: The Commodification of Buddhist Objects in Tibet, University of Virginia Press, 2019. 334 pgs. The phenomenon of religious commodification across diverse…

    May 21, 2025
    [REVIEW] “Commodifying the Sacred: Alex John Catanese’s π΅π‘’π‘‘π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘’π‘‘π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’” by Palden GyalΒ 

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Hong Kong & Poetry” by Simona Gallo and Chris Song

    Chris Song and Simona Gallo Dwelling in Tonguesβ—‰ Part Iβ€””Hong Kong & Poetry”β—‰ Part IIβ€””A Translingual Self: The Art of Self-Translation” Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series of interview entitled “Dwelling in Tongues: A Conversation on…

    May 19, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Hong Kong & Poetry” by Simona Gallo and Chris Song

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œDemocracy as Social Practice: Sundar Sarukkai’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π·π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘¦β€ by Kathiravan Annamalai

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Sundar Sarukkai, The Social Life of Democracy, Seagull Books, 2022, 184 pgs. When I reflect on democracy in India today, I see a concept confined largely to the…

    May 19, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œDemocracy as Social Practice: Sundar Sarukkai’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π·π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘¦β€ by Kathiravan Annamalai

  • [REVIEW] β€œMandira Chakraborty’s πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘™π‘¦ πΊπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘ : Stories of Light and Shadow” by Sayan Aich

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Mandira Chakraborty, Firefly Games, Sambhavna Prakashan, 2025. 217 pgs. The world we inhabit today is a curious interplay between misinformation and an overwhelming excess of informationβ€”one click or…

    May 19, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œMandira Chakraborty’s πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘™π‘¦ πΊπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘ : Stories of Light and Shadow” by Sayan Aich

  • [REVIEW] “The Measure of Love in Nobuhiro Doi’s π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘§π‘’π‘˜π‘–” by Anders KΓΈlle

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Nobuhiro Doi (director), Hanamizuki, 2010. 128 min. Water plays a significant role in the work of many filmmakers. One might, for instance, recall the rainwater and silvery puddles…

    May 16, 2025
    [REVIEW] “The Measure of Love in Nobuhiro Doi’s π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘–π‘§π‘’π‘˜π‘–” by Anders KΓΈlle

  • [REVIEW] β€œFrom Spirits to Statues: Commemorating Women Workers in Anru Lee’s π»π‘Žπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ β€ by Elsa Mathews

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Anru Lee, Haunted Modernities: Gender, Memory and Placemaking in Post-industrial Taiwan, University of Hawai’i Press, 2023. 246 pgs. Anru Lee first learned of the 25 Maiden Ladies’ Tomb…

    May 13, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œFrom Spirits to Statues: Commemorating Women Workers in Anru Lee’s π»π‘Žπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ β€ by Elsa Mathews

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œMagical Realism or Political Prophecy? Hon Lai Chu’s 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π΅π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ Β Reexamined” by Susan Blumberg-Kason

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Mending Bodies. Hon Lai Chu (author), Jacqueline Leung (translator), Mending Bodies, Two Lines Press, 2025. 240 pgs. For those who haven’t read the original Chinese…

    May 4, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œMagical Realism or Political Prophecy? Hon Lai Chu’s 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π΅π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ Β Reexamined” by Susan Blumberg-Kason

  • [REVIEW] β€œThe Persistance of Memory: Han Kang’s π‘Šπ‘’ π·π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β€ by Jennifer Eagleton

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Han Kang (author), e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris (translators), We do Not Part, Hogarth, 2025. 272 pgs. Kyungha struggles to sleep or eat, suffers from persistent…

    May 4, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œThe Persistance of Memory: Han Kang’s π‘Šπ‘’ π·π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β€ by Jennifer Eagleton

  • [REVIEW] β€œRelational Ecologies and the Displacement of Borders: Reading Visser’s Sinophone Environmental Imaginary” by Sonalika Chaturvedi

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Robin Visser, Questioning Borders: Ecoliteratures of China and Taiwan, Columbia University Press, 2023. 352 pgs. In recent years, the escalating global urgency surrounding ecological crises has prompted renewed…

    May 3, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œRelational Ecologies and the Displacement of Borders: Reading Visser’s Sinophone Environmental Imaginary” by Sonalika Chaturvedi
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