Danish Isn’t As Hard As You Think
I became conversationally fluent in 6 months. Here’s why I think Danish is easier than people say.
Walking Tour of Hyderabad, India
This walking tour guides visitors through power and dissent during the late stages of the Nizams’ reign in Hyderabad, India (1850-1950) with a focus on how the Library Movement, in tandem with the national movement, helped inform the majority-illiterate masses on royal and colonial abuses.
The California Genocide and the Conquest of the Desert
Framing these two instances of 19th-century violence against Indigenous peoples as asymmetric wars, assimilations, civilizing missions, or mere instances of ethnic cleansing—rather than genocides—reinforces the traditional hegemonic narrative which justified the campaigns in the first place.
Parasociality and the Economics of ASMR
The parasocial nature of ASMR can help provide mental and physical health benefits to viewers while encouraging modern-day patronage.
Buenos Aires’s Statue of Juana Azurduy
Juana Azurduy’s statue stands as a re-conception of Argentine identity, one that recognizes and celebrates historically marginalized peoples: the First Nations and women. Yet, the statue remains controversial.
A Philosophical Dive into Sweden’s Immigration Policy
I draw upon cosmopolitanism, utilitarianism, and Wellman’s right to association in an essay about Swedish multiculturalism.
‘Vocaloid’ as a Medium for Blending the Historical and Modern
It is in this historical “re-mixing” that the unique medium of Vocaloid shines: its reflexive and postmodern nature allow it to hybridize historical themes seamlessly, even humorously.
Jorge Luis Borges’s ‘The South’
How Borges’s short story pushes against the mainstream semiotics of Argentine nationalism to “engage with broader aspects of human existence.”
Exceptions to Confucian ‘Xiao’
The tension between submitting to the wishes of one’s parents and elders and working towards one’s own ‘good life’ is seen across many cultures. In this essay, I argue that in some cases, children should not have the moral obligation to exhibit Confucian xiao.
Mobilizing Anger and Expertise: The Success of ACT UP
ACT UP was one of the most successful movements of the 80s-90s through its ability to both mobilize and organize anger across a distributed structure, using both attention-grabbing, controversial actions, as well as the power of expertise to combat the AIDS crisis in America.
Constructed Authenticity in Seoul’s Ihwa Mural Village
In many ways, tourists searching for a kind of ‘authenticity’ within Seoul’s Ihwa Mural Village creates its authenticity.
Language-Learning Anxiety and How to Get Over It
Finding it difficult to achieve fluency? I was in the same boat. Here are some tips (and science) for overcoming language-learning anxiety.
Economic Diversity at UHS
How University’s unintentional bias toward independent middle schools impacts its economic demographics—and what the school is doing to fix it.
Ice Ice Baby
As starry-eyed freshman, we were excited for our first ever—gasp—high school dance in 2015. But what made ’Icebreaker’ so exhilarating? And why have all subsequent dances been dimly mediocre in comparison?
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