Category: East Asia
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A Leap Backward: How China’s Rapid Urbanization Schemes Have Failed Many
Abstract: China has achieved unprecedented economic growth since its economic reform and opening-up policy in…
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“this migrant soul enriches this earth”: Migration in East Asian Literature
Abstract: This dissertation aspires to engage with the politics of estrangement that underpin representations of…
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Event Report: In conversation with The Honourable Audrey Tang: “Digital Democracy and a Global Pandemic: Lessons from Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response”
Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang delivered a talk at the Munk School of Global Affairs…
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Plastic’s Past: The Complex Historical and Cultural Influences Underlying South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Phenomenon
Abstract: South Korea has become known as the “plastic surgery capital of the world,” with…
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Mongolia’s Economic Dependence on China with a Focus on the Mining Industry
Abstract: For the past 10 years, Mongolia’s sustained economic growth has led many to refer…
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Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative for Chinese Leadership in the 21st Century International Order
Abstract: This article surveys China’s strategic governance approach to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s…
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Project Runway: Protest Edition – Hong Kong as a Case Study for Fashion and Art in East Asian Protest
Abstract: The ongoing Hong Kong protests have been characterised by the movement’s unprecedented scale as it…
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Yellow Peril Supports Black Liberation! The archive of Asian anti-imperialism offers us Asian/Americans/Canadians another way of un/learning racism and settler-colonial imperialism while educating our communities
Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed below represent the opinions of the article’s author.…
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K-Pop as Hallyu: The Increasing Economic Integration of South Korean Culture Within the Globalized Capitalist Market
Abstract In recent years, the musical genre of Korean pop (K-Pop) has gained massive international…
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The Age of the Pacific, or Nasty Business: A historical outline of Canadian relations with the People’s Republic of China, 1970-2015
Abstract: This paper argues that since 1970, Canadian relations with the People’s Republic of China has been…
