J.Y. Kao

“Amit, Wake Up”: Indigenous Feminist Politics in Chang Hui-mei/Amit’s Music Production

J.Y. Kao06/03/2018

The gender politics and ethnic minority identity of pop diva A-mei, also known as Amit, Kulilay Amit, or Chang Hui-mei, prove worth examining. We might look at the series of developments which led her to embrace indigenous identity in music ...

Arts and CultureEnglishJune 2018Music28 min read

J.Y. Kao

J. Y. Kao is a Ph. D student studying Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests include dystopian articulations in the Greater Sinophone world, queer and media culture and indigenous cultural politics in Taiwan. He is currently working toward a dissertation topic that examines the multifaceted discourse of dystopia in fictional writing, film production and popular cultural production.

Arts/Culture

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International

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After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

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Interviews

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Reflecting on an Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with the Interviewees of All Static & Noise

Interview: David Novack and Janice Engelhart on All Static & Noise

Politics

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

J.Y. Kao

“Amit, Wake Up”: Indigenous Feminist Politics in Chang Hui-mei/Amit’s Music Production

J.Y. Kao

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy