Sep 16, 2017
Island of resistance encounters
After several weeks of an idyllic existence, cocooned from the rest of the world in the peaceful Amami islands, I found myself in Okinawa...
Sep 14, 2017
Island 'radio-vending-machine-man' encounters
I have had some pretty awesome community media encounters so far in my research here in the Ryukyu islands but this one with Mr Ikehara...
Sep 13, 2017
Nirai Kanai: happiness and plenty from the out beyond
Island museum encounters: knowing the typhoon was coming fast, I run into the Okinawa Prefecture Art Museum before the grant deluge...
Sep 9, 2017
Islands in between
Island in between port encounters: standing in front of this man with the Yoron t-shirt while waiting for the Okinawa ferry at Yoron port...
Sep 4, 2017
Island community media encounters
As I am getting closer to complete the first part of my data collection in the Amami Islands (I will be back!), I am reflecting on the...