New Books in East Asian Studies

New Books in East Asian Studies


Latest Episodes

4.3 Strange Beasts of Translation: Yan Ge and Jeremy Tiang in Conversation
October 06, 2022

Yan Ge and Jeremy Tiang are both writers who accumulate languages. Sitting down with host Emily Hyde, they discuss their work in and across Chinese and English, but you’ll also hear them on Sichuanese, the dialect of Mandarin spoken in Yan Ge’s native Sic

On Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji"
October 06, 2022

A Discussion with Reginald Jackson

Virtual Reality as Immersive Enclosure, with Paul Roquet (EF, JP)
October 06, 2022

Paul Roquet is an MIT associate professor in media studies and Japan studies; his earlier work includes Ambient Media. It was his recent mind-bending The Immersive Enclosure that prompted John and Elizabeth to invite him to discuss the history of "head-mo

Carlos Rojas on Translating Yan Lianke
October 05, 2022

An interview with Carlos Rojas

NBN Classic: Jennifer Hubbert, "China in the World: An Anthropology of Confucius Institutes, Soft Power, and Globalization" (U Hawaii Press, 2019)
October 02, 2022

In recent years, Confucius Institutes—cultural and language programs funded by the Chinese government—have garnered attention in the United States due to a debate over whether they threaten free speech and academic freedom...

Beyond Meat? Dietary Shifts and Meat Contestations in China, India and Vietnam
September 30, 2022

A Discussion with Helene Ramnæs, Marius Korsnes, Kenneth Bo Nielsen, and Arve Hansen