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Discussion published by Maura Elizabeth Cunningham on Friday, June 2, 2023

Call for Nominations: Bei Shan Tang book prizes (Chinese art history)

The Association for Asian Studies welcomes nominations for the 2024 Bei Shan Tang book prizes in Chinese art history. Two prizes will be awarded: the Bei Shan Tang Monograph Prize (to honor an outstanding and innovative sole-authored monograph on Chinese art history of any historical period published in the English language) and the Bei Shan Tang Catalogue Prize (to honor outstanding sole- or co-authored research on Chinese art history of any historical period published in the English language).

Discussion published by Adrienne Wu on Friday, June 2, 2023

June 15: Taiwan’s Economic Security: The Role of Transnational Private Partnerships

When: Thursday, June 15, 2023 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (ET)

Where: In-Person (RSVP here) and Webcast

Event Description:

The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) is pleased to invite you to a seminar discussion on “Taiwan’s Economic Security: The Role of Transnational Private Partnerships.”

Discussion published by Christian McCall on Friday, June 2, 2023

Searching for WWII Bomber Pilots, Any Suggestions?

Hi all, I am a PhD student at Ohio University working on my dissertation focused on the Pacific War strategic bombing campaign against Japan. I am in search of 2-3 WWII bomber pilots to interview. I know there is an abundance of oral testimonies online that have been digitized. While I do plan to utalize those, I am seeking 2-3 to meet and interview in person. I have tried about every avenue and contacted numerous museums and archives and each time it leds to a dead end. Hopefully someone on here can assist.

Discussion published by Edward Boyle on Friday, June 2, 2023

Mark Ravina lecture on Mapping and Digital Humanities (9 June)

Please see the following exciting event, with an absolutely stellar line-up, which is happening next Friday (9 June)!

Rethinking Historical Maps for the 21st Century: A Quantitative Perspective on Japan’s kuniezu

Speaker: Mark Ravina (University of Texas at Austin)

Discussants:
Richard Pegg (MacLean Collection)
D. Max Moerman (Columbia University)
Mario Cams (University of Oslo)
Elke Papelitzky (KU Leuven)　　　　　

Discussion published by David Leheny on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Talk Announcement: Saori Katada (USC) on "The Indo-Pacific as Japan’s 21st-Century Grand Strategy," Wednesday, June 7, 1:15 p.m., at Waseda University

Dear Friends,

I wanted to alert you to an upcoming lecture at Waseda, sponsored by the Waseda Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies.

Discussion published by Paul Barclay on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Book Announcement: Kondo the Barbarian: A Japanese Adventurer and Indigenous Taiwan’s Bloodiest Uprising

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the release of my new book, Kondo the Barbarian: A Japanese Adventurer and Indigenous Taiwan’s Bloodiest Uprising, now for sale by the publisher Camphor Press. Here is an excerpt from the publisher's description:

Discussion published by Adrienne Wu on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

TOC Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 8, Issue 11

(This issue was originally published on the Global Taiwan Institute's website and the full articles are available at: https://globaltaiwan.org/issues/vol-8-issue-11/)

Three Domestic Political Variables to Watch in Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election
By: Russell Hsiao

The CCP Convenes Its Annual Taiwan Work Conference for 2023—and Signals a Possible Ideological Shift in Taiwan Policy
By: John Dotson

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Review published on Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Author: 
Nagatomi Hirayama
Reviewer: 
Xin Fan

Fan on Hirayama, 'The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918-1951'

Nagatomi Hirayama. The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918-1951. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. xiv +296 pp. $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-00-909871-7; $99.99 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-00-911631-2. 

Review published on Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Author: 
Yuhua Wang
Reviewer: 
Hekang Yang

Yang on Wang, 'The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development'

Yuhua Wang. The Rise and Fall of Imperial China: The Social Origins of State Development. Princeton Studies in Contemporary China Series. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022. Illustrations, tables. 352 pp.

Review published on Monday, May 8, 2023
Author: 
Boyi Chen
Reviewer: 
Yiran Li

Li on Chen, 'Borders and Orders: Coastal and Maritime North-eastern South China Sea in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries'

Boyi Chen. Borders and Orders: Coastal and Maritime North-eastern South China Sea in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Nanchang: Jiangxi University and College Press, 2019. 318 pp. ISBN 978-7-5493-7997-2.

Reviewed by Yiran Li (Hong Kong Baptist University) Published on H-Asia (May, 2023) Commissioned by Jenny H. Day (Skidmore College)

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Discussion published by Maura Elizabeth Cunningham on Friday, June 2, 2023

Call for Nominations: Bei Shan Tang book prizes (Chinese art history)

The Association for Asian Studies welcomes nominations for the 2024 Bei Shan Tang book prizes in Chinese art history. Two prizes will be awarded: the Bei Shan Tang Monograph Prize (to honor an outstanding and innovative sole-authored monograph on Chinese art history of any historical period published in the English language) and the Bei Shan Tang Catalogue Prize (to honor outstanding sole- or co-authored research on Chinese art history of any historical period published in the English language).

Discussion published by Adrienne Wu on Friday, June 2, 2023

June 15: Taiwan’s Economic Security: The Role of Transnational Private Partnerships

When: Thursday, June 15, 2023 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (ET)

Where: In-Person (RSVP here) and Webcast

Event Description:

The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) is pleased to invite you to a seminar discussion on “Taiwan’s Economic Security: The Role of Transnational Private Partnerships.”

Discussion published by Christian McCall on Friday, June 2, 2023

Searching for WWII Bomber Pilots, Any Suggestions?

Hi all, I am a PhD student at Ohio University working on my dissertation focused on the Pacific War strategic bombing campaign against Japan. I am in search of 2-3 WWII bomber pilots to interview. I know there is an abundance of oral testimonies online that have been digitized. While I do plan to utalize those, I am seeking 2-3 to meet and interview in person. I have tried about every avenue and contacted numerous museums and archives and each time it leds to a dead end. Hopefully someone on here can assist.

Discussion published by Edward Boyle on Friday, June 2, 2023

Mark Ravina lecture on Mapping and Digital Humanities (9 June)

Please see the following exciting event, with an absolutely stellar line-up, which is happening next Friday (9 June)!

Rethinking Historical Maps for the 21st Century: A Quantitative Perspective on Japan’s kuniezu

Speaker: Mark Ravina (University of Texas at Austin)

Discussants:
Richard Pegg (MacLean Collection)
D. Max Moerman (Columbia University)
Mario Cams (University of Oslo)
Elke Papelitzky (KU Leuven)　　　　　

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