Above is a map of Pennsylvania median property values (2000) by zip code created with Google Fusion Tables. Google Fusion Tables is a great tool, but it can be 1) a bit intimidating 2) difficult to use without knowing how to get shape files. While problem #1 can be solved with practice and playing around,  [ Read More ]

w/ Martin J. Murray. In Fassil Demissie (ed.). 2008. Postcolonial African Cities: Imperial Legacies and Postcolonial Predicament (Routledge, NY). Also in African Identities. Vol. 5. No. 2. August 2007. Oliver Schmitz’s Hijack Stories (2000) is a story of cross-over cultures and mixed genres set in Johannesburg. In this blurring of boundaries, he presents us an  [ Read More ]

Presentation for the New York Conference on Asian Studies at Bard College (October 30, 2004) This paper will focus on the historical ephemerality of boundaries in regards to Hong Kong’s cinema in order to understand the multi-leveled negotiations that make up its cinematic vernacular. The role of place and location is both integral to the  [ Read More ]