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This talk from Mei Mingxue Nan (PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at Harvard University) explores the form, function, and finitude of literature in the presence of nuclear waste. The discussion will center on media texts from Taiwan-based Indigenous Tao thinker Syaman Ranpogan, and Japanese cultural icon Azuma Hiroki, which serve as poignant examples of literature's capacity as a shapeshifter in the face of media and nuclear technologies.

Bio:

Mei Mingxue Nan is a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at Harvard University, specializing in transnational East Asian literature and media. Her research draws on Chinese-, Japanese-, and Korean-language materials to examine the intersections of literature, media technology, and empire. Her work has appeared in journals and edited volumes, including Mechademia: Second Arc, Global Storytelling: Journal of Digital and Moving Images, and New Directions in Flânerie: Global Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century.