New Books in East Asian Studies

New Books in East Asian Studies


Latest Episodes

Genealogies of Modernity Episode 2: What Is Modernity?
December 06, 2023

We often think of modernity as a distinct time period in history one that is said to start at different places, but which always includes us. Yet people have been claiming to be modern since at leas

Book Chat: Eco-translation from Taiwan and Wu Ming-yi’s The Stolen Bicycle 單車失竊記, with Darryl Sterk
December 02, 2023

In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited Dr Darryl Sterk, a Canadian eco-translator who is now based in Lingnan University in Hong Kong and dedicated his work in Taiwanese eco-literature and translation. In our conversation, Darryl told us how he ends u

Sauna Culture in Japan
November 17, 2023

A Discussion with Eetu-Antti Hartikainen