The Polyphony
Polyphony Student Journal’s Issue 5 is now available online! Enjoy our creative and thoughtful works by GDP students from the link below. Letter from the Editor Dear Readers, Hello! How has 2024 been for you so far? I’m Chok from Malaysia and also a soon-to-be 4th-year student who constantly laments the complexity of our worlds […]
Science fiction cinema has evolved and enriched our wealth of imagination. With concepts such as cyborg figures and non-human characters challenging human dominance, Susan has drawn us into another dimension of nonhuman-centric structures, paving the way for a more diverse perception of subjectivity.
Have you ever wondered how your taste develops? Or how do you decide what to eat and what not to eat? In anthropology of food, students learned that the answers are not as simple as they seem. The food journal series is a collection of 5 analytical and creative student essays from the class Anthropology […]
Intrigued to learn about her favorite order at the hawker center, which also ties back to her Hakka ethnicity, Chok took on the project to study the food history of the Hakka Noodle🍜She analyzes food documentaries detailing the Hakka food business of Chef Pang, who started selling Hakka noodles as a vendor after closing his French patisserie to retrace his ethnic roots in times of cultural destabilization.
These days, as society constantly moves forward for change, older generation tend to keep the traditions and stay behind the curtain of modernization. It is said that they are living in the past, but in fact, they are holding on what is already lost in our current world
In Myanmar, while the pandemic along with military-coup has taken away opportunities from the youth, Moon (a once-4th-year dental student), managed to open a bakery in the middle of crisis. Political upheaval eventually forced her to close, but the experience has shaped her new identity which devoted for her self-freedom and the community she owed.
The Polyphony