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The Star-Spangled Taegukgi: Investigating the Use of the Flag of the United States within Citizen Demonstrations in South Korea
Get PDFThe observation of the flag of the United States being flown in protests in South Korea presents interesting insight not only into relations between South Korea and the United States, but also the domestic politics of partisan rifts in South Korea and identity politics. In particular, the extreme right displays a penchant for utilising the United States flag in its demonstrations. The United States as the symbol of anticommunism and her age-old involvement in South Korean affairs politically and militarily, proves to be particularly poignant to the identity of the South Korean extreme right. A less-explored perspective to this question is the role of religion and its links to the construction of the identity of the extreme right. Religion has been actively harnessed by political actors and social narratives, and is implicated in right-wing conceptions of patriotism and nationalist identity. Religion provides a link between South Korean and American conservatives, and decidedly contributes to the persistence of imagery related to the United States being used by the extreme right in citizen demonstrations
The Deeper Beauty of the Tang Dynasty: A Socio-Political Examination of Zhou Fang’s Ladies Wearing Flowers in their Hair
Get PDFThis essay examines the popular "Beautiful Women" genre in art, specifically Zhou Fang\u27s handscroll painting Ladies with Flowers in their Hair, during the Tang Dynasty in China. The piece is a hallmark of the genre, however, on a closer investigation of the painting it reveals a deeper cultural significance. Zhou\u27s painting illuminates gender roles and status of women during the time it was produced. Although thought by many scholars as just another example of the male gaze, the piece offers a glimpse at the ethnographic detail of the Tang imperial court, a social festival that women played a large part in, and women’s more prominent role in society during that time. This essay strives to show that this work is a contribution to not only the history of Chinese figural painting, but an important visual representation of the evolving lives and circumstances of women in the ancient world. Although art historical in approach, an interdisciplinary method is employed in this essay to fully grasp the socio-political elements that are imbued in the work of art
四季の俳句 Four Seasons’ Haiku
Get PDFA collection of four haiku each relating to a season and its respective imagery
The Tale of the Conqueror: Historical Memory and Its Impact on Sino-Vietnamese Relations
Get PDFAnthony D. Smith once wrote, “one might almost say: no memory, no identity, no nation.” Never has this axiom on the importance of historical memory in politics been clearer than in the complicated, difficult, and history-suffused relationship of China and Vietnam. This paper seeks to examine how those two countries operationalize historical memory to buttress their own state narratives with nationalism that underpins their politics, particularly in regards to each other. A wealth of historical memory couched in centuries of conflict is a major reason why relations between China and Vietnam have been and will likely continue to be problematic. Past events like the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war (which both sides refuse to discuss, given the political tension still surrounding it) cast long shadows onto the future and current events like disputes about the South China Sea reach back into history. Historical memory, with its chosen glories and traumas, has spun many tales in Sino-Vietnamese relations; some true, others not. And yet, no matter their truth, they all affect what comes next for the two contentious countries
Diverse Perspectives on the Model Minority Myth: Listening to Second-Generation Chinese Americans
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A Paper Bubble: The “Wealth Effect” and the Chinese Housing Market
Get PDFThis paper argues that, contrary to popular opinion, the Chinese housing market has not created a particularly excessive bubble, and that the ongoing correction will have a very limited effect on the Chinese economy
The Curious Case of China: How Corruption is Making and Breaking China’s Economy
No full textAs China has risen to economic dominance, the impact and influence of its informal markets has come to the forefront as well. While many scholars agree that corruption cripples economic growth, the extensive role informal markets have played in China’s tremendous success over past decades has challenged this perception. By fulfilling demand in regions neglected due to political reasons or distance, informal markets have become the foundation on which much of China’s economy has rested. However, China’s experience also carries heavy implications on corruption and development for the world overall. Does China represent a new model of economic development? How have informal markets facilitated China’s growth, and is it sustainable? By examining the historical and political conditions in which these markets flourished, I conclude that while informal markets remain integral components of China’s economic success, its unstable and unsustainable nature determines that China’s example should be studied, not followed
Tribute and Trade: An Overview of Economic Relations between China and Southeast Asia During the Song and Ming Dynasties
No full textChina and Southeast Asia have a long, shared history of commerce between them, one that began to flourish during the Song Dynasty. In Chinese history, however, commerce is inseparable from tribute. Southeast Asian polities exploited flaws in the tributary system to prosper at China\u27s expense. The Ming and Song tributary systems are each examined in turn, followed by explorations of global trade\u27s beginnings in Chinese and Southeast Asian commercial relations and the problematic nature of Chinese exports to Southeast Asia during the Song and Ming. From there, the Southeast Asian attitude towards Chinese tribute and trade is analyzed, first generally and then regionally, looking especially at Song and Ming imports from Southeast Asia. The two megaregions had major economic influence on one another from 960 to 1550 C.E. The tributary system fostered Song and Ming feelings of superiority over Southeast Asia, while Southeast Asian societies viewed the system primarily as a means of trade, sustaining their mandala-based societies and fueling their temple construction.