munus

Practicing a “we” in no hurry to heal, in an inflamed world

This volume registers a contemporary inquiry into healing, articulated through the lens of collective immunity. Grounded in the dual nuance of the Latin word munus—embodying both “gift” and “duty”—the publication unfolds across three chapters, interwoven through the elemental agencies of mist, water, and earth:

Rooted in the epistemic practices of the reading collective, the first section probes: “In this fractured world, what contemporary wisdom of healing might we generate through staying together?”

Through munus I, the works and poetic prose of Himali Singh Soin puncture singular narratives, leaning toward non-human intelligences to reveal the intricate complexities where toxicity and remedy, trauma and love, co-exist.

With munus II, the narrative settles into Taiwan’s contemporary geopolitical predicaments, navigating the unfulfilled horizons of solidarity and healing while carving out space to address the addiction and inflammation embedded within collective culture.

This is no direct itinerary toward healing, but a deep massage that awakens latent aches. It is precisely through shared endurance in the face of uncertainty that the true resonance of munus manifests—not in evading responsibility, but in redefining its boundaries and the very threshold of “us.”