Projects tagged
East Asia
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500 advocated letters of removing gender discrimination in work culture
Read more: 500 advocated letters of removing gender discrimination in work cultureOn April 26th, 2012, Zheng Churan, a feminist activist who was a senior at Zhongshan University at the time, brought 500 letters of advocacy to the school post office on a bicycle. She sent a letter of advice to the…
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Occupy the Men Bathroom
Read more: Occupy the Men BathroomOn February 19, 2012, the Chinese young feminism leaders, included Maizi Li and Churan Zheng, initiated an activity, “Occupy the Men Bathroom.” The protesters occupied the male public restroom and invited the women waiting for the women restroom to use…
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Twelve Square Meter
Read more: Twelve Square MeterZhang Huan is a very talented performance artist in China. In the famous work “Twelve Square Meters”, he was covered with fish oil and honey sitting in a dirty public toilet in Beijing’s East Village for an hour, not only…
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Kozaburo contemplates Japan’s spiritual history for AW21
Read more: Kozaburo contemplates Japan’s spiritual history for AW21In the four years since launching his eponymous label, Kozaburo Akasaka has established himself as a leader of New York’s new guard of fashion designers. In 2017, just months after graduating from Parsons’ prestigious Fashion MFA programme, his tailored silhouettes…
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History of Korean Women
Read more: History of Korean WomenIn the series The History of Korean Women, Cho’s suggests that the cost of that gain cannot be paid for by a cultural amnesia masking the pain and suffering of previous generations. Here the semantic emphasis is on the official…
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Candlelight Revolution
Read more: Candlelight RevolutionThe dramatic demonstration of people power on the streets, called the “Candlelight Revolution,” was sparked off by President Park’s abuse of power and corruption. She had shared classified information on state affairs with her close confidantes, including Ms. Choi Soon-sil,…
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Alzheimer’s Disease Fonts
Read more: Alzheimer’s Disease FontsOn Sept 21, 2017, the professional committee of dementia and related diseases of China geriatric health association, together with many caring enterprises, jointly launched a public welfare activity entitled “no longer forget”, hoping to call on the public to pay…
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Student flash mobs in Thailand
Read more: Student flash mobs in Thailand“Thai artists and art students are on the frontline of their country’s swelling pro-democracy movement, calling for reforms of Thailand’s military-backed government, and breaking both taboo and national law to criticise the nation’s monarchy. The near-daily flash mobs numbering in…
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Love Queer Cinema Week (aka the Beijing Queer Film Festival)
Read more: Love Queer Cinema Week (aka the Beijing Queer Film Festival)Founded 19 years ago, the Beijing Queer Film Festival (aka Love Queer Cinema Week) is one of the grassroots film festivals in China focusing on independent queer film screenings and cultural exchange activities. We aim to expand public discussions on…
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呼吸之痛 The Pain of Breath
Read more: 呼吸之痛 The Pain of BreathPneumoconiosis has become the most serious occupational disease in China, and the vast majority of sufferers, nearly 6 million, are migrant workers. Because of the long-term inhalation of dust caused by pulmonary fibrosis, they usually breathing if not oxygen machine…