Author: judy

Reviving the Korean right-wing in Los Angeles

24 Jul 2017

Los Angeles launch event for the US chapter of the recently revived ultra-right-wing Northwest Youth League, a paramilitary gang known for massacring civilians between 1947 and 54.… more →

S&F Online: “Becoming Visible, Becoming Political”

19 Apr 2017

“Becoming Visible, Becoming Political: Faith and Queer Activism in South Korea” has been published in Scholar & Feminist Online 14.2,… more →

Interesting CFPs for the 2018 MLA Convention

05 Mar 2017

Here are six (6) interesting calls for papers forÂ the 2018 MLA conventionÂ in NYC from January 4-7, 2018, with themes ranging from representation of community and blacklisting to disability and cannibalism. The presidential theme for the convention is #States of Insecurity.

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DC talk on transpacific homophobia and queer activism

28 Feb 2017

Recently at the George Washington University in Washington DC, I had the privilege of presenting a paper alongside three of… more →

Human cost of lithium ion batteries

02 Oct 2016

Very interesting article. LG Chem, one of the worldâ€™s leading battery makers, said it stopped buying Congo-sourced minerals late last year. Samsung SDI, another large battery maker, said that it is conducting an internal investigation to determine whether the company’s use of cobalt mined in Congo includes cobalt from Huayou.… more →

Re:Orientations (2016) and politics of identity

16 Aug 2016

I had the privilege and pleasure ofÂ participating in the Toronto-based filmmaker and friend Richard Fung‘s latest film,Â Re:Orientations,Â currently on the film… more →

[CFP] The Queer Commons

05 Aug 2016

This special issue asks whether or not it is possible therefore to theorise a queer commons, and â€“ if it is â€“ what it might look like within social, political and cultural practice. Can a queer commons be found across historical periods in, for example, various sexually dissident communities; from drag queen communes to anarcho-queer punk collectives?… more →