Category: East Asia
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Book Review: Ying Jia Tan’s Recharging China
Keywords: electricity, infrastructure, centralization, grid in China Ying Jia Tan’s new book, Recharging China in…
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Neither Flower Boy nor Alpha Male: Subverting Stereotypical Masculinity in the Korean Drama Itaewon Class
Abstract: The Hallyu wave of the 1990s brought soft masculinity to the forefront of Korean…
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Downfall of Hong Kong Student Activism: Concerns on the Withdrawal of the Key Player in the Social Movement
In early October 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) student union disbanded after…
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Child (Un)friendly: Causes of Low Fertility Rates in East Asian Countries
There has been an established trend in the fertility rates of East Asian countries in…
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Event Report: “Public Perceptions of Citizenship and Migration in Japan”
On October 27th, 2021, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk…
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The Dark Side Of Capitalism in Asian Cinema: Modernity as Contagion
Recently, the huge success of Parasite has shone a new light on Asian cinemas, drawing…
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Event Report: “Towards a Global and Bottom-Up History of the South China Sea Islands Dispute”
On October 21, 2021, the Global Taiwan Studies program at the Asia Institute hosted an…
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Local Buzz and Global Pipelines: The Vitality of Creative Industry Clusters in Beijing and Shanghai
Abstract: To facilitate the transition to a knowledge-based economy, Chinese policymakers have sought to create…
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Event Report: Help (Not) Wanted – Immigration Politics in Japan by Michael Strausz
On March 12, 2021, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk…
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On Rejecting Normative Governance: Lolita as an Outlet for Unpatriotic Self-Service in Japan
Abstract: The prevalence of the Lolita lifestyle by female youth in Japan has transformed a…
