[Reading Response 2] Communal After-Living: Asian Ghosts and the City by Katarzyna Ancuta
This article explores the relationship between the presence of ghosts in Asian cities and urban residents. The author argues that in Asian cultures, because of their roots in animistic beliefs, ghosts and humans have always existed in the same world. Therefore, if the city is to be seen as a symbol of normalcy, Asian cities must accommodate ghosts to coexist with their inhabitants. Houses haunted by ghosts are characterized by neglect, strange habits, and failed rituals of order and maintenance, while apartments haunted by ghosts represent the mundane and ordinary aspects of city life. Unlike houses, apartments often lack a