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offonaherosjourney · 9 months

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The most unrealistic part of Red, White and Royal Blue is that Henry is not obsessed with Eurovision

#i choose to believe that he is and he simply didn't mention it in any of the book scenes #rwrb #red white and royal blue #henry wales #eurovision #casey mcquiston #nym's posts

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commajade · 1 year

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2 and 17 please <3

hello!!! thank u for sending!!!

2. top 5 books of all time?

the 5 books that r dear to my heart and u should read to understand me are: stone butch blues by leslie feinberg, the song of ariran by kim san and nym wales, parable of the sower by octavia butler, human acts by han kang, and ceremony by leslie marmon silko!

17. top 5 children's books?

top 5 books (series) of my childhood are: the leviathan trilogy, the artemis fowl series, the percy jackson series, the mysterious benedict society series, and the secret series tied with a series of unfortunate events

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valkyries-things · 13 days

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HELEN FOSTER SNOW // JOURNALIST

“She was an American journalist who reported from China in the 1930s under the name Nym Wales on the developing Chinese Civil War, the Korean independence movement and the Second Sino-Japanese War. While in Beijing, she interviewed Chinese Communist leaders, including Mao Zedong. The Snows also conceptualized the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, known as the Gung-Ho movement, which provided jobs and stability.”

#female history #war history #chinese civil war

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infinitestalia · 5 years

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Is dorne based on south Asia?

Not that I’m aware of. GRRM has cited medieval Wales, Palestine and, most significantly, Moorish Spain as influences for the creation of Dorne. Palestine for the climate, Wales for the political history and Moorish Spain for the cultural influences paralleled to those brought in by the Rhoynish, I think. I always got a Middle Eastern/North African vibe with the climate, food, garb, architecture, etc, and that’s seemingly where the most inspiration was taken, but there’s also that generic “exotic foreigner” thing he does with Dorne that seems to borrow from a bunch of cultures, aesthetics and stereotypes.

Honestly, people sometimes twist themselves into knots trying to force a real life comparison to a particular culture or country, but the fact is that it’s entirely fictional and not based on any one thing. GRRM has drawn influence from multiple sources, has shown repeatedly that there are no fixed rules and that he’ll pick and choose from anything should it suit. He’ll say he envisions the actors playing Dornish characters as Italians, despite he himself othering them as non white in the books. He was delighted in the casting of Chilean, Indian, Sudanese (Siddig was probably most “accurate” casting?) actors (all playing characters of the same ethnic group) for the show. He told an actress of South Asian descent that she was exactly how he envisioned Lady Nym. And so on. If that’s how the author sees it, I personally don’t care to make it something he says it’s not or passionately argue the case for one thing, just for him to shrug and say, “Not really.” So yeah. Dorne draws influence from plenty, it seems, but not made to be one specific real life region or culture.

#sorry for any inaccuracies #dorne #grrm #asoiaf #anonymous

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from-off-the-shelf · 6 years

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‘Song of Ariran’ - Nym Wales (Helen Fostern Snow) & Kim San, Ramparts Press, San Francisco, (1973?)

#chinese pla #korean war #chinese revolution #korean independence #dprk #kim jong un

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rondasarts4 · 6 years

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A few of my Resource book collections I have read lately.

The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture (Oxford Companions) 1st Edition

This unique publication provides a wide-ranging reference to indigenous Australian art, covering documented archaeological traditions, art styles of the early contact period and the nineteenth century, and the development of the contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art practices.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/0195506499?tag=sacreddestin-20

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back : A Wiradjuri Land Rights Journey By Gaynor MacDonald

letters to the Wiradjuri Regional Aboriginal Land Council on its 20th anniversary, 1983-2003

Tradition Today : Indigenous Art in Australia from the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales2014 Revised Edition

written by Hetti Perkins, Cara Pinchbeck

Art Gallery of NSW | ISBN 9781741740875

Paperback

With a foreword by Michael Brand and an introduction by Hetti Perkins, the expanded and revised edition of this popular book includes nine new artists - Tony Albert, Jakayu Biljabu, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Julie Gough, Ivy Pareroultja, Esme Timbery, Wingu Tingima, Harry Tjutjuna and Barrupu Yunupingu - and new works by Richard Bell, Destiny Deacon, Makinti Napanangka and Uta Uta Tjangala.

Using the rich collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, this book provides an important introduction to Indigenous art in Australia through the work of 86 artists across the continent, from remote areas to urban centres.

Contributors: George Alexander, Natasha Brook, Deborah Edwards, Hannah Fink, Vivien Johnson, Jonathan Jones, John Kean, Eric Kjellgren, Steven Miller, Howard Morphy, Hetti Perkins, Cara Pinchbeck, Luke Taylor, Wayne Tunnicliffe, Ken Watson

Artists:

Ian Abdulla, Tony Albert, Paddy Bedford, Richard Bell, Billy Benn, Jakayu Biljabu, Binyinyuwuy, Dawidi Birritjama, Mervyn Bishop, John Bulunbulun, Kevin Bunduck, Nym Bunduck, Robert Campbell Jnr, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Robert Ambrose Cole, Brenda L. Croft, Destiny Deacon, Dr David Malangi, Dr Pantjiti Mary McLean, Emily Kam Ngwarray, Kevin Gilbert, Julie Gough, Willie Gudabi, Philip Gudthaykudthay, Mithinari Gurruwiwi, Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, Roy Kennedy, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Anchor Kulunba, Long Tom Tjapanangka, Samuel Manggudja, Banduk Marika, Mawalan Marika, Wandjuk Marika, John Mawurndjul, Galuma Maymuru, Narritjin Maymuru, Ricky Maynard, Queenie McKenzie, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarrnda Sally Gabori, Tracey Moffatt, Sally Morgan, Wonggu Mununggurr, Mäw Mununggurr, Albert Namatjira, Eubena Nampitjin, Inyuwa Nampitjinpa, Makinti Napanangka, Mitjili Napurrula, Ningura Napurrula, Dula Ngurruwutthun, Jimmy Njiminjuma, Nyirlpirr Spider Snell, Lin Onus, Ivy Pareroultja, Otto Pareroultja, Rusty Peters, Gloria Tamerre Petyarre, Prince of Wales, Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu, Michael Riley, Elaine Russell, Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, Ken Thaiday, Thanakupi, Rover Thomas, Esme Timbery, Wingu Tingima, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Uta Uta Tjangala, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri, Tjumpo Tjapanangka, Timmy Payungka Tjapangati, Harry Tjutjuna, Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, Judy Watson, HJ Wedge, Pedro Wonaeamirri, Jabarrgwa Wurrabadalumba, Owen Yalandja, Lena Yarinkura, Barrupu Yunupingu, Munggurrawuy Yunupingu, r e a

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/shop/item/9781741740875/

Weaving: A Handbook of the Fiber Arts

by Shirley E Held

This book was an old but a goody, with some wonderful ideas on fibre art and weaving that assisted me in my projects.

The artistic and practical aspects of creating fabric are considered in discussions on weaving on the loom and by hand, spinning and coloring yarn, and designing material

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780030226915/Weaving-Handbook-Fiber-Arts-Held-0030226910/plp

Australia’s emblems and Icons- flags

By Jack and Jenifer Barwick

This book gave me information on the Official Australian Aboriginal flag

Vitamin 3D New Perspective Sculpture and installations- Phaidon

http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/books/croak/vitamin-3D12-10-09.asp

Sculpture Today-Judith Colllins

http://www.booktopia.com.au/sculpture-today-judith-collins/prod9780714857633.html?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20Campaign(2)&utm_term=1101100031315&utm_content=All%20Products

Materiality- Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art – Petra Lange-

Berndt (short essay crop version publication)

http://www.booktopia.com.au/materiality-petra-lange-berndt/prod9780262528092.html

How to write about Contemporary Art – Gilder Williams (chapter 3 fear of good writing)

http://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-write-about-contemporary-art-gilda-williams/prod9780500291573.html

Artificial Hells - Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship- Claire Bishop

http://www.booktopia.com.au/artificial-hells-claire-bishop/prod9781844676903.html

Installation Art – Claire Bishop

https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Installation_Art.html?id=o7FPAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y

The Art of Participation – Rudolf Frieling

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6262687-the-art-of-participation

Public Art (Now)- Clair Doherty

https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/public-art-now-by-claire-doherty-9781908970176/#.WQad9bGr3-Y

Public Art Theory Practice and Populism – Cher Krause Knight

https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Public_Art.html?id=qkxClDeTCbQC&redir_esc=y

Critical Issues in Public Art - Harriet F. Senie and Sally Webster, Editors

http://www.harrietfsenie.com/critical-issues-in-public-art/

Contemporary Sculpture. Projects in Münster, 1997 (Germany) - Klaus Bussan; Kasper Koing; Florian Matzner.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/contemporary-sculpture-projects-in-munster-1997/oclc/37392437

This book historically looks at early battles between the Colonial Rule of Australia,the aboriginal tribes and white settlers/convicts. The first chapter Army of Occupation obviously looks at the question of the 1st fleet landing and settlement antagonising the local aborigines. Twin Battles of Sydney Battle of Vinegar Hill Battle of Bathurst Battle of Pinjarra Battle of Eureka stockade Battle of Battle Mountain

https://booksonwaraustralia.com/aboriginal-conflicts/1624-history-six-australian-early-battlefields-aboriginal-convict-conflict-9780207155956.html

An alternative view of Australian history. Through accounts of four clashes, this book demonstrates the realities of life on the Australian frontier and through a retelling of the stories of Vinegar Hill and Eureka reminds the reader of the central place of resistance in Australia's past.

Blood on the Wattle draws together most of the information about the massacres of Aboriginal people which has been recorded in books and journals. Blood on the Wattle draws together, in a single volume, most of the information about the massacres of Aboriginal people which has been recorded in books and journals. It also creates a broad-based level of awareness of the scale of the massacres of Aboriginal people so that this dimension of Australian history can become part of the Australian consciousness. About the Author Bruce Elder is an award-winning journalist and writer who has been involved in the writing of more than 50 books, including the Macquarie Dictionary and The A - Z of Who is Who in Australia's History. He is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald specialising in travel and popular culture.

https://www.booktopia.com.au/blood-on-the-wattle-bruce-elder/prod9781741100082.html

"Judy Watson is one of Australia's leading contemporary artists. Her art explores territory that includes the dispossessed Indigenous Australians with whom she shares a family history and heritage. Judy Watson's art is intense and sublime in its physicality." "Blood language is a beautifully illustrated pictorial exploration of some of Judy Watson's seminal canvases, works on paper, sculptural projects and artist's books. Judy Watson imparts the artist's ideas and writer Louise Martin-Chew gives another insight into the artist's practice."--Jacket.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/judy-watson-blood-language/oclc/436950274

Large, bold and colourful, Indigenous Australian art has impressed itself on the contemporary imagination. But it is controversial, dividing the stakeholders from those who smell a scam. Whether the artists are victims or victors, there is no denying their impact in the media and on the art world and collectors worldwide. How did it become the most successful Indigenous art in the world? How did its artists escape the ethnographic and souvenir markets to become players in an art world from which they had been barred? Superbly illustrated, and rich in detail and critical analysis, this book provides the first full historical account of Indigenous Australian art and shows that there is much more to the art than large colourful canvasses. About the Author Ian McLean is Senior Research Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Wollongong and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia. His previous books include Double Desire: Transculturation and Indigenous Art (2014), How Aborigines Invented the Idea of Contemporary Art (2011) and White Aborigines: Identity Politics in Australian Art (2009).

https://www.booktopia.com.au/rattling-spears-ian-mclean/prod9781780235905.html

Floating Life: Contemporary Aboriginal Fibre Art

Contributing authors include Diane Moon, Diana Wood Conroy, Anna Haebich, John Kean, Julie Ewington, Bruce McLean, Lynne Seear 160 pages paperback colour illustrations

'Floating Life' highlights the importance of fibre within Aboriginal culture, and the Gallery's unique collection of more than 300 fibre objects. Included are commissioned pieces by key artists as well as acquisitions from established and emerging talents. There are woven fibre pieces, three-dimensional works with connections to the objects, and paintings illustrating processes and stitches used.

Banumbirr (the Morning Star), water, and the notion of movement through time and place are major themes. Water defines pathways and points of connection in Aboriginal life and marks important creation sites associated with specific woven objects. Spirit figures, ceremonial poles, dance objects, body adornment and useful nets and traps — ranging from small and delicate to large-scale — reflect variations on tradition, whereas exciting contemporary explorations are embodied in the found materials used by Lorraine Connelly-Northey. An in-depth view of the work of artists such as Jonathan Jones, Gulumbu Yunupingu, Shirley MacNamara, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Lena Yarinkura and Alan Griffiths recognises their role in forging important new directions.

https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/floating-life

https://www.sellingyarns.com/2013/

Selling Yarns 3: Weaving the nation's story was a four-day event that presented a conference, a market day, workshops, an exhibition and associated activities program, and launched the inaugural Indigenous Art Film program. As the premier national forum for Indigenous textile and fibre in the country it was supported by the Centenary of Canberra, drawing people to the nation's capital from across the country.

Thirty Indigenous communities and art centres and 134 artists from every state and territory in Australia converged in Canberra to participate in Selling Yarns 3: Weaving the nation's story. Indigenous artists and elders, and art administrators, came together and participated as speakers, workshop facilitators and market stall holders to share their stories, exchange their knowledge and skills, and to trade. They opened their hearts to each other and to other conference delegates and visitors. As Tim Growcott so eloquently stated post conference:

"An authentic spirit of reconciliation coursed strongly throughout the four days, with so many stories and examples of practical collaborations and life- changing projects. The conference was a recognition of the important and sensitive work being accomplished by like-minded creators, forging links with the living past and forming models for healing into the future."

The project was a huge success, inspiring artists and creating strategic alliances between Indigenous communities across Australia. There has been significant cross cultural engagement and inspiration with international Indigenous artists and culture which paves the way for lasting relationships with opportunities to develop further collaborations and joint projects. Establishing dialogue and sharing cross-cultural exchanges with international artists, curators and researchers has placed Australian Indigenous textile practice within the broader international arena.

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kaythacritic · 4 years

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I give A Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed (ALBUM) - Smoke a 91% (A-) Release Date: February 28, 2020 Features: Westside Gunn (@westsidegunn), Flipp Dinero (@flippdinero), T-Pain (@tpain), Tish Hyman (@listen2tish), Dave East (@daveeast), Nym Lo (@nymlo), Buddy (@buddy), ADE, Wale (@wale) AMAZING TRACKS: Morse Code, Dark Web, Bounce, Brick On My Neck, Rules, 96 Knicks, Frankie Carbone, Get You Sum, Fiscal Thoughts MASTERPIECE TRACKS: Praying For My Soul #music #musiccritic #musicreview #critic #review #AClosedMouthDontGetFed #SmokeDZA #Album #WestsideGunn #TPain #DaveEast #Wale #HipHop #Rap #NewYorkCity #NewYork (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_YGcuTAT5m/?igshid=bvzxjegvz0m0

#music #musiccritic #musicreview #critic #review #aclosedmouthdontgetfed #smokedza #album #westsidegunn #tpain #daveeast #wale #hiphop #rap #newyorkcity #newyork

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commajade · 1 year

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For the bookish ask: 6,17,27

Have a great day 💖

6: which book was the last one u rly loved?

already answered! i said parable of the sower by octavia butler! i would say the amber commajade starter pack for understanding what i'm about is parable of the sower, the song of ariran by kim san and nym wales, and stone butch blues by leslie feinberg. i feel like that covers the bases.

17: if u owned a bookstore, what would you call it?

CommaJade Books! nice and simple lol.

27: if u could change one thing about mainstream literature what would you change?

honestly? valuing originals and craft, allowing authors the time and resources to truly live the time honored writer lifestyle, taking years of hermiting to finish a book and staying out of the public eye for as long as they need to. it's genuinely difficult to write a very good novel at the pace the industry is demanding right now.

also like dismantling the whiteness/overall hegemony of it all but that's a given.

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commajade · 3 years

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hi ! i wanna know more about korean history and was wondering if you have any books you would suggest? or like sources that are good or things i should avoid? there's not really much info in my native language and i'm not very good at finding reliable sources in english? love your page !

hello!!! thank you so much!!!!! i don’t have like big definitive tips for you but just try to look for sources by korean people and keep in mind that some of those may also be wrong. you can always ask me for my opinion on specific books or articles!! when you’re searching around you’re gonna see a lot of people quoting bruce cummings and he’s like 80% accurate and one of the most leftist leaning historians for korean modern history so that’s fine, just remember that i don’t like him lmaooo.

recs:

-The number 1 step is understanding anything about korea is that everything you have ever been told about the dprk is a lie and unless you dismantle that first, it’s going to forever skew the way you see korean people from either side of the peninsula or even the diaspora. https://dprkstudyguide.wordpress.com/ is a pretty good intro.

-Haunting the Korean Diaspora by Grace Cho is a good book.

-If you’re into novels, Human Acts by Han Kang is an excellent one about the U.S. backed Gwangju Massacre of 1980.

-The Song of Ariran by Kim San and Nym Wales is a hugely important memoir from anti-japanese revolutionary Kim San written in English and has a lot of important historical info

-Nodutdol is a really good source for information, they have a twitter and an insta that I follow! They also have some documentaries on their youtube page and cohosted an event with ThirdWorldNewsreel showing a bunch of korean reunification documentaries with a big panel for the filmmakers, they were amazing!!

-My favorite podcast is Millennials are Killing Capitalism and they have 2 episodes about korea and i loved both of them! One is called “US Out of Korea and Everywhere Else with Hyejin Shim” and the other one is called “Aesthetic Markers of Genocide - Ju-Hyun Park on Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite”.

-For like easy accessible stuff, honestly watch Mr. Sunshine except every time the U.S. is shown in a positive light remember that they like destroyed our entire peninsula like 20 years later the drama ends.

let me know if you have any questions!!! talking about korean history is literally my favorite thing.

#asks #korean history #dprk

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commajade · 3 years

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hey! are there any accounts or any form of media you would recommend to non-koreans who would like to learn more about Korean culture and history?

hello!!! for accounts please follow @/koreaarchive on insta and @/nodutdol on insta and twt!! also on twt @/koreanlitnow and @/hermit_hwarang.

for books please read the song of ariran by kim san and nym wales. i have a tag for it and i posted a pdf a while ago. and also read human acts by han kang and the vegetarian by han kang and drifting house by krys lee.

for kdramas watch reply 1988, mr. sunshine (beware pro-US propaganda tho), and queen cheorin (it's not realistic at all but it's a fun starter sageuk)

i have another post in my korean history tag about topics in korean history to start with if you're interested. king sejong and the invention of hangul and admiral yi sunsin and his turtle boats are my fave starter cool korean history stories. i also recommend youtube searching videos about pansori (a genre of korean traditional music) its very cool. also look up korean reunification documentaries there's a lot of them and they're very important.

#asks #korean history #korean literature

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commajade · 3 years

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Do you have any favorite Korean authors?

i can't read korean quickly enough to get through novels yet so not really :(((

drifting house by krys lee, human acts and the vegetarian by han kang, and the song of ariran by kim san and nym wales are my sampler recommendations for korean/korean diaspora lit tho. very well rounded assortment of time periods and topics.

also my friend that runs the insta account @/koreaarchive on insta that i'm always talking about released a novel! it's slow hot by andy choi, i haven't read it yet but i've read his other work and he's very talented! he's only 18 and honestly a bit of a genius i'm very proud of him and impressed by him.