“Shared bacterial compositions can do wonders for communality.” The words are ringing in my ears. I wear a headset, which has been worn by dozens of others before me. An invisible mouth has been whispering to us all. So, are we part of the same community? Before stepping into “The Operation Room,” a small gallery…
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Archive Fevers, Archive Cures: Leprosy and Decolonization in Hawaii
Bassam Sidiki // In the summer of 2019, a mere months before the pandemic would dramatically alter our lives, I boarded a plane from Detroit to Honolulu. I had received a pre-doctoral research grant to visit the Hawaii National Archives where they keep papers of the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement on the island of Molokai. This…