Comments on: Dispatches From Xinjiang: Qurbanjan Semet’s Photobook “I Am From Xinjiang On The Silk Road” http://beijingcream.com/2015/09/dfxj-i-am-from-xinjiang-on-the-silk-road/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Beige Wind http://beijingcream.com/2015/09/dfxj-i-am-from-xinjiang-on-the-silk-road/#comment-388764 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 06:32:36 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=27358#comment-388764 It might not be absolutely necessary to say “bodies,” but by doing so I was trying to highlight that the state is policing the appearance of bodies themselves by preventing people that can’t physically pass as “Han” from leaving their home counties and prefectures. Rural Uyghurs whose bodies are marked by traditional forms of masculinity through facial hair or femininity through veiled hair are particularly susceptible to such ethno-racial profiling. Uyghurs who present themselves in ways that are seen as “urban” or “educated” from Han perspectives are less likely to be arbitrarily detained at checkpoints. That’s why I want to highlight that it is about “bodies” not just ethnicity.

]]> By: Opi http://beijingcream.com/2015/09/dfxj-i-am-from-xinjiang-on-the-silk-road/#comment-388165 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:19:06 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=27358#comment-388165 “It shows us an image in which everyone has a college education and a good job in a Chinese company; there are few stories of poverty or the way Uyghur bodies are violently prevented from leaving the countryside…”

What exactly is the purpose of saying “Uyghur bodies” instead of just “Uyghur” in this sentence?

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