The ghosts are back. It’s the seventh lunar month, that of the Hungry Ghost Festival, that annual Chinese tradition for the spirits of the afterlife. It’s a time to make offerings of food, money and entertainment to the wandering spirits, who may include one’s dead relatives.
Shezlez the Self-Proclaimed came about as a result of frustration with how slow elites react to change in society. While, on the face of it, they are experts in their respective fields, this novella explores what happens to a society in which those same elites care more about keeping their positions intact by resorting to politicking.
Access the full transcript of The Ground Speaks: Civil Society After GE2020 with speakers Alfian Sa'at, Ching S. SIA, Jolovan Wham, Margaret Thomas, Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib, Ng Kok Hoe, Ranganayaki Thangavelu, Teo You Yenn and Tim Min Jie, moderated by Anthea Ong.
