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After seven years of graduate study at Cornell University’s Department of Science and Technology Studies, I am happy to finally share my dissertation, “M.A.D. MONSTERS FOR THE CHTHULUCENE: RADICAL RELATIONALITY AND CARE DURING PLANETARY CRISIS.” Here’s to graduating in December (:D)
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While visiting China, I found a lot of unexpected reminders of home. For example, I walked into a stationery shop in Taigu and found correction tape in the shape of a Miami Heat basketball team jersey, and a cafe I breakfasted at in Beijing was showing Miami Heat highlights. (According to the Taigu fellows, their
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I flew over to China to visit the Taigu fellows for the holidays. Outside in the cold, grey town, people hustled and bustled like any other time of year. Aside from a cut-out of Santa’s head on a shop window or two, the Taigu streets didn’t seem to buzz with the Christmas spirit the way
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A shinkansen ride takes me to a forest path that smells of fresh pine. . 電車での 旅は林道 松香 . でんしゃでの たびはりんどう まつかおり . densha de no tabi wa rindou matsukaori . Gold and crimson leaves fall into a clear river It’s a pretty death . 紅葉が 瀞に流れる 美しい . こうようが とろにながれる うつくしい . kouyou ga
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I experienced a precious moment at school this week. A student walked up to my desk in class and asked in Japanese, “How do you say 大便 in English? ‘Big toilet?’ I need big toilet.” I wasn’t sure what he meant, though I had an idea. I asked him to explain. He drew the following
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Department store advertisement for shatter-resistant glass panes, illustrating the “‘up’ as verb” wase eigo phenomenon. And it’s so creepy.
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和製英語 (わせいえいご) Wasei eigo, or Japanese-manufactured English, is everywhere in Japan. Even though the words are in English, an English-speaking person might not understand wasei eigo. For example, if your Japanese friend asks you for consent to use their phone, they are not asking you for permission, they are asking for a power outlet to
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I walked into my classroom on Wednesday looking like this: Then I turned on “Thriller”, the 15-minute version, and I tested my students’ comprehension of the music video by asking them questions such as, “What is the name of the monster Michael turned into?” “What are the monsters coming out of the cemetery called?” “Is
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This is based on a true story. Class 85 calls me “Curly,” and the drawing I received looks just like the one depicted here. My students don’t really know what “I want you” implies, they just got it from a very popular AKB48 J-pop song. Then again, after watching the video, maybe they do (click on
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. Cicadas proclaim With their constant, soothing drone Summer’s arrival . すてきな蝉 夏の使命者 うるさいじゃない . すてきな せみ なつ の しめいしゃ うるさいじゃない . sutekina semi natsu no shimeisha urusaijanai . . . Ephemeral friends Their bodies litter the ground My front door, their grave . 友つ人 儚い命を 墓にゆく . ともつひと はかない いのち を はか に ゆく . tomotsuhito hakanai inochi wo haka ni
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Lissette Lorenz 