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

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

  • [REVIEW] โ€œBeyond Stereotypes: Ronald Weitzerโ€™s ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ฅ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘š ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘โ€ by Akin Jejeย ย 

    ่Œถ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ่Œถ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] โ€œBeyond Stereotypes: Ronald Weitzerโ€™s Sex Tourism in Thailandโ€ by Akin Jeje   Ronald Weitzer, Sex Tourism in Thailand: Inside Asiaโ€™s Premier Erotic Playground, New York University Press, 2023. 337 pgs. Ronald…

    Nov 29, 2024
    [REVIEW] โ€œBeyond Stereotypes: Ronald Weitzerโ€™s ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ฅ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘š ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘โ€ by Akin Jejeย ย 

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œBetween the Living and the Dead: Sanaka Hiiragiโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ โ€ by Aditi Yadav

    ๐Ÿ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“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] โ€œBetween the Living and the Dead: Sanaka Hiiragiโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ โ€ by Aditi Yadav

  • [REVIEW] โ€œDress Up for Indonesia: Benjamin Hegartyโ€™s The Made-Up Stateโ€ by Mario Rustan

    ๐Ÿ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“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] โ€œDress Up for Indonesia: Benjamin Hegartyโ€™s The Made-Up Stateโ€ by Mario Rustan

  • [REVIEW] โ€œLove Lies Wasted: Yasunari Kawabataโ€™sย ๐‘†๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆโ€ by A. B. Freeman

    ๐Ÿ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“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] โ€œLove Lies Wasted: Yasunari Kawabataโ€™sย ๐‘†๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆโ€ by A. B. Freeman

  • [REVIEW] โ€œRemembering Wallisโ€”Paul Frenchโ€™s ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘Œ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ: ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‡๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›โ€ by Susan Blumberg-Kason

    ๐Ÿ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“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] โ€œRemembering Wallisโ€”Paul Frenchโ€™s ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘Œ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ: ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‡๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›โ€ by Susan Blumberg-Kason

  • [REVIEW] “Shiori Ito’s ๐ต๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜ ๐ต๐‘œ๐‘ฅ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ : Documentation is a Political Action, Courage Too” by Peixuan Xie

    ๐Ÿ“RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“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 ๐ต๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜ ๐ต๐‘œ๐‘ฅ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ : Documentation is a Political Action, Courage Too” by Peixuan Xie

  • Protected: [REVIEW] โ€œAll in All, Weโ€™re Just Another Brick in the Wallโ€”Saikat Majumdarโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ: ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“-๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ฆ” by Kabir Deb

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

    Protected: [REVIEW] โ€œAll in All, Weโ€™re Just Another Brick in the Wallโ€”Saikat Majumdarโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ: ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“-๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ฆ” by Kabir Deb

  • Protected: [REVIEW] โ€œViolence, Guilt and the Weight of Inaction in As You Stood in Lee Jung-rimโ€™s ๐ด๐‘  ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐ต๐‘ฆโ€ by Dorina Tataran

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

    Protected: [REVIEW] โ€œViolence, Guilt and the Weight of Inaction in As You Stood in Lee Jung-rimโ€™s ๐ด๐‘  ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐ต๐‘ฆโ€ by Dorina Tataran

  • [TRANSLATION] “๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐น๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘ [An Excerpt]” by Luwei Rose Luqiu, translated by Chris Song

    Chris Song’s note: Roses in the Floating World ๆตฎไธ–่–”่–‡ is the debut novel of Luwei Rose Luqiu ้–ญไธ˜้œฒ่–‡, bearing an autobiographical touch as it recounts the lives of three generations of womenโ€”Miss Zhao, Ruolin, and Xiaoyu. The narrative follows these…

    Nov 13, 2024
    [TRANSLATION] “๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐น๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘ [An Excerpt]” by Luwei Rose Luqiu, translated by Chris Song

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “A Poetic, Nocturnal Film: Payal Kapadia’s ๐ด๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐ผ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก” by Oliver Farry

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on All We Imagine as Light. Payal Kapadia (director), All We Imagine as Light, 2024. 118 min. Payal Kapadiaโ€™s debut feature All We Imagine as Light is…

    Nov 13, 2024
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “A Poetic, Nocturnal Film: Payal Kapadia’s ๐ด๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐ผ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก” by Oliver Farry
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