Transnational Literature in Occupied Japan & South Korea
A review of Occupied Liberation: Transforming Literary Boundaries in Japan and Southern Korea, 1945-1952, by Jonathan Glade. Jonathan Glade’s elegantly…
Documentary Theater & the Avant-Garde
A review of The Destiny of Words: Documentary Theatre, the Avant-Garde, and the Politics of Form, by Timothy Youker. There…
Hypnotism & “Pseudoscience” in China
Studying the “Pseudo” Seriously: Hypnotism in Early Twentieth-Century China My interest in hypnotism stems from my study of another “dubious”…
Colonial Finance & Korean Banks 1870s-1950s
A review of Colonial Finance: Daiichi Bank and the Bank of Chōsen in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Korea,…
Asianist Projects in India 1917-37
A review of Orienting India: Interwar Internationalism in an Asian Inflection, 1917-1937, by Carolien Stolte. Carolien Stolte’s dissertation explores a…
Rock Music in Post-Liberalization Bangalore
A review of Rock Bands/Rock Brands: Mediation and Musical Performance in Post-liberalization Bangalore, by Chloe Louise Coventry. In Rock Bands/Rock…
Alkazi Collection of Photography, New Delhi
A review of The Alkazi Collection of Photography, New Delhi, India. The Alkazi Collection of Photography (ACP) is a private…
Images of Celebrity in British Tabloids 1904-38
A review of The Public Eye: Celebrity and Photojournalism in the Making of the British Tabloids, 1904-1938, by Ryan Linkof.…
Jute in the Bengal Delta 1850s-1950s
A Review of The Envelope of Global Trade: The Political Economy and Intellectual History of Jute in the Bengal Delta,…
Youth Literature on the Sino-Japanese War, China & US
A review of ”‘Friends and Foes on the Battlefield’: A Study of Chinese and U.S. Youth Literature about the Sino-Japanese…