“Interview with Ken Liu” by Amanda Weiss HIVEMIND Magazine spoke with Ken Liu about his piece in our February 2024 issue, “None Owns the Air,” as well as his thoughts on J.R.R. Tolkien and fantasy literature. HIVEMIND: During our November symposium at Georgia Tech, you spoke about Tolkien’s literary intent, and especially the ways in…
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“Interview with Ploi Pirapokin” by Amanda Weiss HIVEMIND Magazine spoke with author Ploi Pirapokin about her short story in our February 2024 issue, “IF YOU ASK ME, I SHALL COME.” HIVEMIND: What were some of your inspirations for this piece? What aspects of Tolkien’s work were you responding to in this story? Ploi Pirapokin: Tolkien’s…
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“Editorial 2.2” by Amanda Weiss Dear Reader, Welcome to our fourth issue, “Tolkien in Asia.” This issue was born in my Vertifically Integrated Project, a lab centered on the study of East Asian Media. In fall of 2022, student Zhujun Wu mentioned that she had been born in Tokyo, where she used to live on…
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“Interview with Lavie Tidhar” by Amanda Weiss HIVEMIND spoke with author Lavie Tidhar about his short story in Issue 2.1, “Drowned,” as well as his views on writing in the age of the Anthropocene. HIVEMIND: Could you tell us a little bit about your inspiration for this story and the process of writing it? Was…
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“Editorial 2.1” by Amanda Weiss Dear Reader, Welcome to HIVEMIND Volume 2 Issue 1: The Anthropocene. Our third issue explores the Anthropocene, our current geological age and the era in which humans are the dominant force impacting the environment. We began the process of creating this issue by reaching out to our editorial board for…
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