Infinite Text | Dictée by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha @InfiniteText | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
In this video I briefly talk about an ergodic book Dictée (1982) written by Korean-American author Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
Video I mention in the beginning on unusual books: youtube.com/watch?v=iVv9fJ_63-M&t=1s
Theresa was an activist, performance artist, feminist, and author. While it didn't feel appropriate to mention in the video, I will write it here: only a week after the publication of this book she was r*ped and m*rdered in New York by a security guard while she was on her way to meet her husband. She was only 31 years old. This fact adds a little gravitas to the sadness of the central female figures in her work, making the imagery much more powerful and sinister.
In 2022 the New York Times published an article on her art being overlooked: nytimes.com/2022/01/07/obituaries/theresa-hak-kyung-cha-overlooked.html
The New Yorker followed up that piece with more commentary and context. Here is said article:
newyorker.com/books/under-review/theresa-hak-kyung-chas-radical-refusal-to-explain-herself
#ergodic #booktube #reading
In this video I briefly talk about an ergodic book Dictée (1982) written by Korean-American author Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
Video I mention in the beginning on unusual books: youtube.com/watch?v=iVv9fJ_63-M&t=1s
Theresa was an activist, performance artist, feminist, and author. While it didn't feel appropriate to mention in the video, I will write it here: only a week after the publication of this book she was r*ped and m*rdered in New York by a security guard while she was on her way to meet her husband. She was only 31 years old. This fact adds a little gravitas to the sadness of the central female figures in her work, making the imagery much more powerful and sinister.
In 2022 the New York Times published an article on her art being overlooked: nytimes.com/2022/01/07/obituaries/theresa-hak-kyung-cha-overlooked.html
The New Yorker followed up that piece with more commentary and context. Here is said article:
newyorker.com/books/under-review/theresa-hak-kyung-chas-radical-refusal-to-explain-herself
#ergodic #booktube #reading
