Keywords: electricity, infrastructure, centralization, grid in China Ying Jia Tan’s new book, Recharging China in War and Revolution, 1882-1955, seizes on an extraordinary subject: where did China’s electrical industries come from, and why did they […]
Abstract: The Hallyu wave of the 1990s brought soft masculinity to the forefront of Korean entertainment. Exemplified in pop music stars and the male leads of dramas, the Hallyu movement centered a “pretty boy” image […]
In early October 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) student union disbanded after 50 years of service. The union stated that this decision was made primarily due to the university management’s dissociation from […]
There has been an established trend in the fertility rates of East Asian countries in the 21st century that has generated alarm for its continuous decline in each respective nation. With patterns of steep decline […]
On October 27th, 2021, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Yujin Woo, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Law at Hitotsubashi University. This seminar […]
Recently, the huge success of Parasite has shone a new light on Asian cinemas, drawing global (read: Western) attention to the productions of the region. This context of globalization, where new technologies in form of […]
On October 21, 2021, the Global Taiwan Studies program at the Asia Institute hosted an event titled “Towards a Global and Bottom-Up History of the South China Sea Islands Dispute.” The event was moderated by […]
Abstract: To facilitate the transition to a knowledge-based economy, Chinese policymakers have sought to create favourable conditions for the development of the cultural and creative industries (CCI). This paper compares the development of CCI in […]
On March 12, 2021, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs held a seminar titled “Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan.” Moderated by Dr. Phillip Lipscy […]
Abstract: The prevalence of the Lolita lifestyle by female youth in Japan has transformed a niche fashion into the emblem of a national sub-identity supported by capitalist establishments and open communities of enthusiasts. What distinguishes […]
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