Ramblings

My adult life and career began in a very unconventional way. I moved to Beijing at the beginning of 2005. My girlfriend and I had just graduated from American University in Washington, DC, during which we had spent a semester abroad at BeiDa (Beijing Daxue/Peking University). It was the beginning… Read more: BGLAD – LGBTQ+ organizing in China

In January, I started my PhD fellowship at the University of Amsterdam‘s Centre for Urban Studies! I will be spending the next three months developing a proposal for funding with the expectation of pursuing a PhD in the near future. 2020 was a difficult year for me, as it was… Read more: PhD Fellowship at Centre for Urban Studies

Below is the abstract from my masters thesis, published in a 2022 book on queer geography. Space and Identity: Comparing the Production of Queer Spaces in Amsterdam and Hong KongPoltz, K. (2022). Space and Identity: Comparing the Production of Queer Spaces in Amsterdam and Hong Kong. In: Blidon, M., Brunn,… Read more: Thesis: Space & Identity

On my site you will find a hodgepodge of randomness produced by me! I created this site to collect my experiences over the years in one place, mostly for myself. But, if you are here and reading this, then you must be interested too. I will occasionally post thoughts here… Read more: Welcome to my world!