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Reflection #1
I joined the lab really late, so unfortunately I didn't have a chance to talk through the readings with the class. At the same time, I did have some extra time to sit with the readings on my own, which gave me more space to think about how they connect to my own learning experience. One key idea from the readings that stayed with me is that becoming an expert is not simply about knowing more. It is also about learning to recognize what information matters and how different pi
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The Boys from Fengkuei 风柜来的人
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Seeking Direction: Daidō Moriyama’s Focus on the Margins to Reveal Memory of Early Personal and Post Wartime Traumas in Stray Dog
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Living as a Cyborg: Posthuman Imagery as Representations of Transcending Boundaries, Metaphors for Societal Challenges and Shaping Our Existence
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原乡·逃逸·回溯
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一袭旗袍,一缕乡愁
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