On the Possibility of a New Pan-Asianism
February 25, 2015
By Flair Shi, Currently Studying Comparative Literature (MA) at University College London, Graduate of the School of English University of Nottingham Ningbo, BA in English Language and Literature. In a recent lecture entitled “Confronting the History Problem in Northeast Asia” at King’s College London, renowned international relations scholar Professor Barry Buzan, concerned about the disputed …
How one Japanese subculture has evolved in China
September 21, 2014
By Flair Shi, Graduate of the School of English University of Nottingham Ningbo, BA in English Language and Literature. The Yaoi, or the Fushoji (rotten), subculture in Japan has generated a lot of popularity domestically and internationally since it emerged from the 1970s. Yaoi refers to the male homosexual themed manga or animation products originated …
Commemoration or Provocation?
January 1, 2014
By Dr. David O’Brien, Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is no longer welcome in China because of his visit to a shrine honouring war criminals, as relations between the two countries become ever more strained. Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine …