Amy Phua

Amy Phua Mei Yen is a PhD candidate from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research looks at Sufi culture and practices in urban Hyderabad.

Has Rap Found its Home in the Deccan?

by Amy Phua | Articles, Many Worlds of the Deccan

The Deccan is a place of unlikely arrivals and departures – cultural practices from every possible region of the world have found home here and gotten reinterpreted and gifted back to other regions. One such recent arrival is hip hop from Black and Hispanic...

How the Dakhni language defines cultural intimacy and regional belonging

by Amy Phua | Identity and Belonging in the Deccan

In mid-2019, I embarked on a month-long language homestay program in Jaipur to train myself in spoken and written Hindi. After which, I confidently journeyed to Hyderabad to commence my fieldwork for my PhD dissertation in anthropology. To my dismay, I found it...