people used to critique the "Asians associated with robots" kind of techno-orientalism and kung fu tropes in "western pop culture". then you have a whole robots doing martial arts segment as the highlight of state TV's most prestigious stage. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That one piece of music I will play on my headphones after a long day’s class in any given autumn weather. It has been a process.

Weeeeeeeev! Welcome to look at the parasocial media with us at ICA!

New work out (written in Chinese)! Together with the amazing game designer and scholar @molleindustria.org , we discussed why all games are political, how certain logic of games infect real-time thinking of politicians, and how to make better politics possible with better games. Hold our grounds!

Welcome to look at our publication on the platform of Chinese idol industry—a vibrant space filled with love and imagination that has profoundly shaped my research and thinking over the years! And most importantly, many many thanks to my co-author and my wonderful teacher @blakeplease.bsky.social~~