<p>Backstory returns after a post-festival hiatus to usher in the launch of the fourth edition of TACLA’s Youth Critics Initiative (YCI), an annual incubator that guides emerging writers over the course of six months to produce critical works in a variety of formats in conversation with Reel Asian’s festival programming. Recorded in October during preparation for the 26th edition of the festival and fourth edition of YCI, co-editor Jasmine Gui joins Kelly and Aram to chew on all things critical and reflect on the program’s evolution over the years.</p>
<p>On the menu: hamster facts, authorizing oneself and the process of scrutiny, what to do with absence and erasure, the origins of haterism, and why you should be on Team Rice.</p>
<p>Links: </p>
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<li><p>“Critique as Care” by Mayanthi Fernando, discussed at 9:50: <a href="https://read.dukeupress.edu/critical-times/article/2/1/13/139235/Critique-as-Care" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://read.dukeupress.edu/critical-times/article/2/1/13/139235/Critique-as-Care</a></p>
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<li><p>YCI IV Editors’ Letter by Jasmine Gui and Grayson Lee: <a href="https://medium.com/taclanese/yci-iv-letter-from-the-editors-6dc06ff5e15a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://medium.com/taclanese/yci-iv-letter-from-the-editors-6dc06ff5e15a</a></p>
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<li><p>Find all the YCI pieces in Taclanese: <a href="https://medium.com/taclanese" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://medium.com/taclanese</a></p>
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<li><p>For more on TACLA: <a href="https://tacla.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://tacla.ca/</a> </p>
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<li><p>For more on Reel Asian’s special projects: <a href="https://rarara.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://rarara.ca</a> </p>
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<li><p>Anthologies mentioned: “(re)Rites of Passages: Asian Canada in Motion”— <a href="https://www.reelasian.com/store/rites-of-passage-asian-canada-in-motion-anthology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.reelasian.com/store/rites-of-passage-asian-canada-in-motion-anthology/</a> and “Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen”—<a href="https://www.reelasian.com/store/reel-asian-asian-canada-on-screen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.reelasian.com/store/reel-asian-asian-canada-on-screen/</a></p>
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<li><p>For more on Reel Asian’s special projects: <a href="https://rarara.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://rarara.ca</a> </p>
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<p>This episode uses the following samples and sources:</p>
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<li><p>“Lost the way”, Horthy Kristóf</p>
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<li><p>“Say Good Night”, Joakim Karud </p>
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<li><p>“Morpho Diana”, Rachel Collier</p>
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