Insightful articles on protests in Thailand
Three informative and insightful articles that I found helpful in understanding what’s happening in Thailand.
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Politico
Oct 23 in LA: Protesting Seoul: Resistance in Precarious Times
I’m giving a talk in LA on Wednesday, October 23 about protest cultures in Korea and the Korean diaspora, co-presented with Jennifer Chun on research we’ve been doing for a while. We plan to do a little more than a typical academic talk with multiple projectors and audiovisual materials. An event organized by GYOPO. Please do RSVP.
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Institutionalizing homophobia in Korean seminaries
Five students at Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (PUTS) who dressed in rainbow colors and quietly held up a rainbow flag have been disciplined for their action against homophobia.… more
In Solidarity – “I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies”
This is an urgent request from dear friends at Rainbow Yesu, a group of courageous Christians and allies in Korea working to end homophobia. They are under heightened attack for advancing social justice and embracing LGBTQ folks in their church communities and beyond.… more
Comments on ‘spycam porn’ protests
I did a radio interview last week for a station in Southern California. As always with these things, there is a lot I didn’t get to say but I am glad I got to intervene and resist interpreting the phenomenon as somehow a “cultural” thing.… more
News backgrounder on the feminist protests
Here are two informative news video clips on the feminist protests against spycam porn — and so much more.… more
Re:Orientations (2016) and politics of identity
I had the privilege and pleasure of participating in the Toronto-based filmmaker and friend Richard Fung‘s latest film, Re:Orientations, currently on the film… more
Writing Queer Geo/politics
I’m both very honoured and a little embarrassed to see this article published in Munhwa/Gwahak, a well-regarded cultural politics journal… more