Flèche by Mary Jean Chan
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Flèche by Mary Jean Chan <br><b>PBS Autumn Recommendation 2019</b> Chris McCabe one of which demonstrated DadaistFlche (the French word for 'arrow') is an offensive technique commonly used in fencing, a sport of Mary Jean Chan's young adult years, when she competed locally and internationally for her home city, Hong Kong. This cross linguistic pun presents the queer, non white body as both vulnerable ('flesh') and weaponised ('flche'), and evokes the difficulties of reconciling one's need for safety alongside the desire to shed one's protective armour in order