Category: Asian Studies
The Exclusion of the Bakla in Philippine Contemporary Cinema
This paper explores representations of the bakla (a Filipino gender category that conflates sexual orientation and gender identity through the …
Common Songs: A Study of the Saibara Collection and Inquiry into “Fuzoku” Arts in the Heian Court
Premodern Japanese scholarship has focused on the major literary collections of the Nara and Heian periods. In the area of …
The Lonely Island of Queerness: Manifestations of Early Shōwa Homosexuality Discourse in Edogawa Ranpo’s Kotō no Oni
The focus of this paper will be put on the literary analysis of Edogawa Ranpo's mystery novel Kotō no Oni …
Social Capital and Human Well-Being: A Southeast Asian Country Perspective
Developing countries in Southeast Asia have suffered from growth without development for a long time. This paper aims to address …
Intersection of Asian Supernatural Beings in Asian Folk Literature: A Pan-Asian Identity
Asian nations have a rich cultural and literary tradition, through these; we can see the common features that bind these …
Interpreting Basic Policy Concepts Across Cultural Boundaries
The understanding of basic policy concepts between different contexts is a highly important quest. Since we all live in different …
The Importance and Significance of Heritage Conservation of ex-tin Mining Landscape in Perak, The Abode of Grace
The tin mining industry in Malaysia is one of its major exports and has been classified as its oldest industrial …
Unresolved issues on ASEAN harmonization of laws and regulations and their implications for ASEAN Economic Community
By the end of 2012, ASEAN decided to delay the inauguration of the AEC from January 1 to December 31, …
A Study on Traditional Javanese-Malay Kampung Structure, Culture and Community Activities in Kampung Sungai Haji Dorani, Selangor, Malaysia
Rural area in Malaysia is mainly populated by Malays. Malay here is defined as someone who speaks Malay Language, Muslim, …
Asian Identity: Regional Integration and Collective Memory of the Pacific War in Contemporary Japanese Society
Ever since late 1980's, concepts of common Asian identity and strengthening intraregional integration have become one the reoccurring themes discussed …
Hastijanti
A study on the traditional costume of the tribal women of the Reang community was conducted in the state of …
How to be a Chinese Woman? Reflections from Chinese Self-help Literature
A number of prominent studies have been conducted regarding the proliferation of self-help literature in American society since the 1960s. …
Spoonerism: a Creative Way of Communication in Thai
Spoonerism is a linguistic phenomenon in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched. In general, spoonerism exists in 2 …
Are We There Yet? Understandings of Home Among Compulsive Migrants
This paper closes a gap in the field of cultural studies by analysing compulsive migrants — individuals who voluntarily migrate …