Author Archives: chengx5

It is inspiring to see how Tmail women renovate, add, and transform their houses in the line rooms. They adapt to their foreign conditions by creating assemblages and building connections with the soil, creating Ūr in and out of the … Continue reading →

I like the idea of a sanctuary for animals’ rights and agency, which has not come to my awareness before. Thinking of humans’ take-for-granted domination of animals and the insensitivity and aloofness to their foods on the table reflects the … Continue reading →

Anna-Maurine creatively uses the word “body-land” to emphasize the connection between the body and land and its meaning regarding indigeneity, queerness, and black sovereignty. She uses colons to connect different layers of meanings of body-land to articulate how inseparable the … Continue reading →

I am fascinated by Shange’s theorization of the metaphor that is used to encapsulate how students of color are put into a disadvantageous spot due to cultural and sociopolitical factors. Various kinds of inequities weave together to challenge Black and … Continue reading →

Tsing claims that her intent behind the project is not reactionary nor conservative but subversive. I find Tsing’s way of arguing for emancipating human imagination fascinating. Human beings are caught up in the narrative of progress accompanied by simplicity. From … Continue reading →