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Evelyn Shih

@amethystjazz

Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota; Chinese & Korean cultural studies; media, ecologies, phenomenology; comedy. Sound and noise, signifying everything.

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Profile painting of Eve surrounded by abstract representations of the Adam and Eve tale, as well as icons of Atlantic slavery

Profile painting of Eve surrounded by abstract representations of the Adam and Eve tale, as well as icons of Atlantic slavery

This painting of Eve by Harmonia Rosales, displayed alongside medieval illuminated books depicting creation, was my favorite thing at the Getty this trip

13.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of a grotto

Painting of a grotto

I look this painting of a grotto in France, and all I see is something from the east coast of Taiwan (by Gustave Courbet)

13.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Full painting

13.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Still life painting of a porcelain tea set with a clumsy orientalist painting

Still life painting of a porcelain tea set with a clumsy orientalist painting

Can an art historian tell me if this is supposed to be funny? 1780s, Swiss painter

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Oops, β€œpaint,” not β€œpant”

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Meticulous, brilliant, and thought provoking art by Dyani White Hawk at the Walker Art Center right now. She weaves with pant and paints in weaving.

04.01.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

TIL that college students still watch and pass around old Vines fondly. I had no idea! (And also…Vine might be back?) But I guess they were teens/tweens before it died the first time…

18.11.2025 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have also been seeing tributes around my various timelines. Rest in Power.

16.11.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same here, but stricken in week 11 πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

15.11.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For anyone who’s afraid to clickβ€”it’s just a Matisse painting with dancing figures, but I guess they’re technically nude πŸ˜…

18.10.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little bunny sleeping next to a large canvas at the MOMA

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This Kandinsky was one of my favorite finds at the Guggenheim today. Like of course this is how K does a landscape!

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I like how some of them are manually expressing milk

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Honorable mentions (all from Divine Egypt exhibit). Includes one Hippo goddess of pregnancy.

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Turquoise color ancient Egyptian figure of a woman breastfeeding

Turquoise color ancient Egyptian figure of a woman breastfeeding

European painting of a woman breastfeedjng in a train

European painting of a woman breastfeedjng in a train

Persian figurine of a breastfeeding woman and her baby

Persian figurine of a breastfeeding woman and her baby

Triptych of breastfeeding women and their babies at the Met

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Never heard of Red White and Tuna!

10.10.2025 04:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional image for the film "Hero." Pictures An Jung-geun, the protagonist of the film, assassinating a Japanese military official.

Promotional image for the film "Hero." Pictures An Jung-geun, the protagonist of the film, assassinating a Japanese military official.

Looking for suggestions: I was going to show *Hero* (2022, S. Korea) for a class session on musicals, powerful affect, and national(ist) narrative, but my DVD order is delayed. Any suggestions for alternates? Could be a film from anywhere. Must be a musical.

09.10.2025 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.10.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is this? It reminds me of Colorado.

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Also, my two kids who are 10-20 years younger than these students are crrrrrazzzy about the movie and the music. The buzz among parents I know is all about how it’s going to take over Halloween costumes this year. Is there just a mini generation gap between Z and Alpha that I’m finding?

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Screen grab of Rumi from Kpop Demon Hunters making a β€œblah” face. Also what some of my students looked like by the end of the movie.

Screen grab of Rumi from Kpop Demon Hunters making a β€œblah” face. Also what some of my students looked like by the end of the movie.

Wow I just watched Kpop Demon Hunters with a bunch of college juniors and seniors and…they were not only blah, but they also know less about it than I do. Do I just have very specific students who are incredibly sheltered from the reaches of the honmoon??

15.09.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Toddler’s current favorite meal: fufu (tofu) and fanfan (ι£―ι£―οΌ›rice)

15.09.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My daughter’s latest. She calls it β€œThe Breakfast.”

01.08.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Soda Pop is literally #2 on my toddler’s playlist under Baby Shark and above Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes πŸ˜‚ Possibly it’s topping charts because a lot of parents now have it on endless repeat?

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Maybe a novel, like a monograph, is just more prestigious of an achievement for a single Author.

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β€œβ€¦Our laughter outpaced what we know of the world, for a few seconds at a time.” On laughter, shared utopian vision opened up by a joke, and a small flash of light in the dark.

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Yeah that’s the challenge nowadays…getting undergrads to read in a sustained way (without AI assistance XDD)

08.07.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bringing this cool thread to the attention of folks interested in Korean and Japanese culture. A good read!

08.07.2025 05:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Must recommend to my dad as well XD

08.07.2025 04:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Following for the reading list! Would anyone here recommend these same books to teach to undergraduates?

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