The Polyphony
Letters From the Editor Hi! I am Hana, one of Polyphony’s co-editor-in-chief. As a new Co-editor-in-chief, my first and the most important job was re-creating a Polyphony community with new members joined from this year. For me, it was an experience closely connected to this issue’s theme, “Homing.” Usually, it simply means the ability to […]
A Letter from the Editors Co-written by Aisyah & Snow Hey readers!How have you been? Please take a moment to reflect on the current stage. Aisyah: I am not quite sure every time I have to write a letter. A simple thing but a big decision what to write and what not to write. In […]
What if your morning routine isn’t actually yours? From the strategic sequence of your alarms to the global network behind your first cup of coffee, waking up has become less of a fresh start and more of a digital negotiation. Blending personal narrative with contemporary critical theory, this piece deconstructs the fragile, beautiful mess of what it truly means to “become a self” in a world of constant connection.
When we watch Disney’s Zootopia, it is easy to be swept up in the vibrant, glossy optimism of a city where “anyone can be anything.” But let us look past the colourful surface, and tangle the meticulously managed system built on deep-seated anxieties and infrastructures of distrust. This paper pulls back the curtain on the film’s playful storytelling to reveal a much sharper, more complex analysis of institutional power and societal inequality than meets the viewing eye.
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