Category: Society & Culture in Asia
Cave of my Ancestors: Vishwakarma and the Artisans of Ellora
Dr. Kirin Narayan is the author of seven books, scholarly works on South Asian anthropology and folklore as well as a family memoir, a novel, and a “how about” book on ethnographic writing with ex... Read More
From Border Clash to Systemic Crisis: What the Cambodia–Thailand Conflict Reveals About ASEAN
Dr. Sophal Ear is a tenured Associate Professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, where he teaches global political economy, international organizations, and ... Read More
Kathryn March on the Gen Z Uprising in Nepal
Kathryn S. March is a Graduate Professor and Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Feminist/Gender/Sexuality Studies, and Public Affairs at Cornell University, where she has been a faculty member since 1... Read More
Professor Diana Eck on India’s Kumbh Mela
Dr. Diana Eck is a Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard University. She serves in the Departments of Religion... Read More
Li Yuan on China’s Crisis of Confidence
Ms. Li Yuan is a journalist and reporter who writes the New New World column for The New York Times, which focuses on the intersection of technology, business, and politics in China and across Asia. B... Read More
Professor Mayfair Yang on China’s “Guanxi” Culture
Mayfair Yang is a 50% faculty member in Department of Religious Studies and 50% in Department of East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies, where she is the Department Chair, at the UC Santa Barbara... Read More
Involuntary Consent: The Illusion of Choice in Japan’s Adult Video Industry
Akiko Takeyama is a professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas. She is also President of the Association for Fe... Read More
Professor Mikhail Alexseev on Russia’s War in Ukraine
Dr. Mikhail Alexseev is the Bruce E. Porteous Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University. Dr. Alexseev is a native of Kyiv and has been working at SDSU since 2000. His publications f... Read More