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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] “Yan Lianke: The Reader Comes First” by A. B. Freeman

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Yan Lianke (author), Carlos Rojas (translator), Sound and Silence: My Experience with China and Literature, Duke University Press, 2024. 192 pgs. In late April 2024, Literary Hub released an…

    Nov 30, 2024
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Yan Lianke: The Reader Comes First” by A. B. Freeman

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “A Fictional Autobiography: Eliot Weinberger’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ 𝑇𝑒 𝐹𝑒” by Juan JosΓ© Morales

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entriesΒ in Cha on The Life of Tu Fu. Eliot Weinberger, The Life of Tu Fu, New Directions, 2024. 64 pgs. A flying goose dropping out of…

    Nov 30, 2024
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “A Fictional Autobiography: Eliot Weinberger’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ 𝑇𝑒 𝐹𝑒” by Juan JosΓ© Morales

  • [REVIEW] β€œBeyond Stereotypes: Ronald Weitzer’s 𝑆𝑒π‘₯ π‘‡π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β€ by Akin JejeΒ Β 

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] β€œBeyond Stereotypes: Ronald Weitzer’s Sex Tourism in Thailand” by Akin Jeje   Ronald Weitzer, Sex Tourism in Thailand: Inside Asia’s Premier Erotic Playground, New York University Press, 2023. 337 pgs. Ronald…

    Nov 29, 2024
    [REVIEW] β€œBeyond Stereotypes: Ronald Weitzer’s 𝑆𝑒π‘₯ π‘‡π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β€ by Akin JejeΒ Β 

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œBetween the Living and the Dead: Sanaka Hiiragi’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ πΏπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘€π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ β€ by Aditi Yadav

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Sanaka Hiiragi (author), Jesse Kirkwood (translator), The Lantern of Lost Memories, Picador, 2024. 224 pgs. What if, when you die, someone greets you with drinks and snacks, briefing you…

    Nov 29, 2024
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œBetween the Living and the Dead: Sanaka Hiiragi’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ πΏπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘€π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ β€ by Aditi Yadav

  • [REVIEW] β€œDress Up for Indonesia: Benjamin Hegarty’s The Made-Up State” by Mario Rustan

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Benjamin Hegarty, The Made-Up State: Technology, Trans Femininity, and Citizenship in Indonesia, Cornell University Press, 2022. 198 pgs. I grew up seeing transwomen day and night. During the day,…

    Nov 29, 2024
    [REVIEW] β€œDress Up for Indonesia: Benjamin Hegarty’s The Made-Up State” by Mario Rustan

  • [REVIEW] β€œLove Lies Wasted: Yasunari Kawabata’sΒ π‘†π‘›π‘œπ‘€ πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by A. B. Freeman

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Yasunari Kawabata (author), Edward G. Seidensticker (translator), Snow Country, Vintage, 1996. 192 pgs. The short review goes a little something like this: Is it possible for one to love…

    Nov 27, 2024
    [REVIEW] β€œLove Lies Wasted: Yasunari Kawabata’sΒ π‘†π‘›π‘œπ‘€ πΆπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by A. B. Freeman

  • [REVIEW] β€œRemembering Wallisβ€”Paul French’s π»π‘’π‘Ÿ πΏπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘Œπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ: πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘…π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑇𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘–π‘  π‘†π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘ π‘œπ‘›β€ by Susan Blumberg-Kason

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Paul French, Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson,  St. Martin’s Press, 2024. 298 pgs. Wallis Simpson will forever be imprinted on British…

    Nov 27, 2024
    [REVIEW] β€œRemembering Wallisβ€”Paul French’s π»π‘’π‘Ÿ πΏπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘Œπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ: πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘…π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑇𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘–π‘  π‘†π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘ π‘œπ‘›β€ by Susan Blumberg-Kason

  • [REVIEW] “Shiori Ito’s π΅π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ π΅π‘œπ‘₯ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ : Documentation is a Political Action, Courage Too” by Peixuan Xie

    πŸ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Shiori Ito (director), Black Box Diaries, 2024. 102 min. This review may contain spoilers. In Bangkok, I went with a friend to see Black Box Diaries, directed by Shiori…

    Nov 26, 2024
    [REVIEW] “Shiori Ito’s π΅π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ π΅π‘œπ‘₯ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ : Documentation is a Political Action, Courage Too” by Peixuan Xie

  • Protected: [REVIEW] β€œAll in All, We’re Just Another Brick in the Wallβ€”Saikat Majumdar’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘Ÿ: 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘¦” by Kabir Deb

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

    Protected: [REVIEW] β€œAll in All, We’re Just Another Brick in the Wallβ€”Saikat Majumdar’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘Ÿ: 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘¦” by Kabir Deb

  • Protected: [REVIEW] β€œViolence, Guilt and the Weight of Inaction in As You Stood in Lee Jung-rim’s 𝐴𝑠 π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 𝐡𝑦” by Dorina Tataran

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

    Protected: [REVIEW] β€œViolence, Guilt and the Weight of Inaction in As You Stood in Lee Jung-rim’s 𝐴𝑠 π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 𝐡𝑦” by Dorina Tataran
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