Projects tagged
East Asia
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Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.
Read more: Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.The structure teeters over fields of knee-high grass, looking like a cross between a camping tent and a giant wedding cake. Eleven stories of dark red wooden rooms, diminishing in size as they ascend, balance atop one another, seemingly held…
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Occupy Men’s Toilets
Read more: Occupy Men’s ToiletsThe “Occupy Men’s Toilets” movement, initiated by Chinese feminist activists including Li Tingting (Li Maizi) and Wu Rongrong, emerged in 2012 as a creative, non-violent protest against gender inequality in access to public facilities. Inspired partly by global “Occupy” movements…
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Fang Si-Qi’s First Love Paradise
Read more: Fang Si-Qi’s First Love ParadiseFang Si-Qi’s First Love Paradise, a 2017 novel by Taiwanese writer Lin Yi-han, has become one of the most haunting and politically charged literary works in the Chinese-speaking world. Although presented as fiction, the novel closely mirrors Lin’s own lived…
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Rose Boy
Read more: Rose Boy“Rose Boy” (玫瑰少年) refers to Yeh Yung-chih, a 15-year-old junior high school student in Taiwan who died on April 20, 2000, after years of bullying due to his non-conforming gender expression. Though the official cause of death was ruled accidental—he…
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menstrual pad mutual aid boxes
Read more: menstrual pad mutual aid boxesSince 2020, university students across China have launched a grassroots initiative to combat menstrual stigma by placing “menstrual pad mutual aid boxes” in campus restrooms. These boxes, often accompanied by signs reading “Take one if you need it, donate if…
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21-Day Survival Challenge
Read more: 21-Day Survival ChallengeIn her 2021 graduation project from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Chinese performance artist Zou Yaqi staged a provocative social experiment titled “21-Day Survival Challenge.” For three weeks, Zou assumed the persona of a wealthy socialite, using counterfeit…
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Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Suicide Intervention Program
Read more: Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Suicide Intervention ProgramThe Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, completed in 1968, is one of China’s most iconic infrastructural projects and a potent symbol of national pride. Spanning over 6,700 meters across the Yangtze River, it was the first double-decked road-rail truss bridge designed…
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My vagina says, “I want freedom.”
Read more: My vagina says, “I want freedom.”In November 2013, a group of 17 female students at Beijing Foreign Studies University sparked national debate when they staged a bold social media campaign in support of an upcoming performance of The Vagina Monologues, a feminist play by Eve…
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White paper protest
Read more: White paper protestThe White Paper Movement was a large-scale, decentralized protest movement that erupted across China in late November 2022, initially sparked by a student demonstration at the Communication University of China, Nanjing. In response to the tragic fire in Urumqi—where strict…
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“100 Sexual Questions from Children” , interactive sex education exhibition
Read more: “100 Sexual Questions from Children” , interactive sex education exhibition“100 Questions About Sex from Children” is an annual touring sex education exhibition founded and curated by Se A, a leading advocate of inclusive sex education in China. Since its launch in 2021, the exhibition has been held in major…