Asia

The seams are the story: Translation, estrangement and the politicos of voice in ‘Taiwan Travelogue’

Translator reviews the winner of the National Book Award for Translated Literature Taiwan Travelogue (臺灣漫遊錄), by Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ is a postcolonial and feminist reimagining of Taiwan’s colonial past....

Glossary As Archive: The Queer Arab Glossary

The Queer Arab Glossary is, first and foremost, an act of presence. In a world that often paints Arab societies with a broad brush of conservatism, this book insists that queerness...

Bamburu Awith (The wasps are here)

The film that still resonates in contemporary Sri Lanka, half a century after it was made Bambaru Awith is making waves again. This piece is an attempt to critically revisit...

The rescue that never came

A harrowing investigation into how young people are trafficked into scam compoundsn in Southeast Asia, and the journey of one Chinese family seeking justice for their son The plane taxied...