Rina Garcia Chua
Biographic Data
| ID | 1261940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rina Garcia Chua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rina Garcia |
| FAMILY NAME | Chua |
| SIGNATURE | CHUA R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Air Has Changed
The Air Has Changed Rina Garcia Chua (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution Photos from the aftermath of the McDougall Creek wildfire of August 2023 by Andreas Rutkauskas Click for larger view View full resolution After the wildfires, 2023 Grief sits in the bottom of my lungs—maybe I cradle it there so I can breatheevery spore, every whiff of a sliveringland and an unfurling chest—so I can say I have lived through the worstof the fires.…
In Asian Waters
In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama is a fantastic, but not overwhelming, introductory text highlighting the interrelationships that are made possible by way of the oceans. From maritime trades, illegal smuggling, slavery, colonization, and neocolonial militant powers, Eric Tagliacozzo is ambitious and adept enough to weave complex spatial and temporal narratives together in simple prose that introduces these kinds of archives,…
The Surviving Sunset of Manila Bay and the Ethics of Environmental Justice in Philippine Ecopoetry
The Philippines, a country rich with natural resources, has taken steps to preserve its environmental megadiversity through the government’s existing environmental laws. However, reality seems to show a glaring disparity between what is being protected and what is being abused. The question is: what is fair to all? This paper’s primary purpose is to explore the aesthetics of local ecopoetry to discover whether the representation of environmental …
Dismantling Disaster, Death, and Survival in Philippine Ecopoetry
Using field notes drawn from participative research in the context of his home life in Hapao, Ifugao and Baguio City, Benguet, as well as information gathered through interviews with his family, confidantes, and mentees, the article revaluates the oeuvre of pioneering independent filmmaker, Kidlat Tahimik. It is written self-reflexively, approximating the critic’s process of understanding Kidlat’s work through the lenses of a personal encounter. …
In Asian Waters
In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama is a fantastic, but not overwhelming, introductory text highlighting the interrelationships that are made possible by way of the oceans. From maritime trades, illegal smuggling, slavery, colonization, and neocolonial militant powers, Eric Tagliacozzo is ambitious and adept enough to weave complex spatial and temporal narratives together in simple prose that introduces these kinds of archives,…
Dismantling Disaster, Death, and Survival in Philippine Ecopoetry
Using field notes drawn from participative research in the context of his home life in Hapao, Ifugao and Baguio City, Benguet, as well as information gathered through interviews with his family, confidantes, and mentees, the article revaluates the oeuvre of pioneering independent filmmaker, Kidlat Tahimik. It is written self-reflexively, approximating the critic’s process of understanding Kidlat’s work through the lenses of a personal encounter. …
The Surviving Sunset of Manila Bay and the Ethics of Environmental Justice in Philippine Ecopoetry
The Philippines, a country rich with natural resources, has taken steps to preserve its environmental megadiversity through the government’s existing environmental laws. However, reality seems to show a glaring disparity between what is being protected and what is being abused. The question is: what is fair to all? This paper’s primary purpose is to explore the aesthetics of local ecopoetry to discover whether the representation of environmental …
The Air Has Changed
The Air Has Changed Rina Garcia Chua (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution Photos from the aftermath of the McDougall Creek wildfire of August 2023 by Andreas Rutkauskas Click for larger view View full resolution After the wildfires, 2023 Grief sits in the bottom of my lungs—maybe I cradle it there so I can breatheevery spore, every whiff of a sliveringland and an unfurling chest—so I can say I have lived through the worstof the fires.…
In Asian Waters
In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama is a fantastic, but not overwhelming, introductory text highlighting the interrelationships that are made possible by way of the oceans. From maritime trades, illegal smuggling, slavery, colonization, and neocolonial militant powers, Eric Tagliacozzo is ambitious and adept enough to weave complex spatial and temporal narratives together in simple prose that introduces these kinds of archives,…
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