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East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 9.1 is out now! Special Issue

Intellect is pleased to announce that East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 9.1 is out now!

Special Issue: ‘Religion in Popular Global Culture’

Five articles examine the engagement of religion with various examples of popular global culture. Two articles deal with popular portrayals of the recent colonial past in postwar Japan and Taiwan. The Book Reviews section features commentary on recently published works that relate to themes discussed in the research articles.

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https://www.intellectbooks.com/east-asian-journal-of-popular-culture

Aims & Scope

The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture is the first academic peer-reviewed journal for scholars, teachers and students from around the world who have an active and passionate interest in the popular culture of East Asia. The journal is devoted to all aspects of popular culture in East Asia and the interplay between East Asia and the wider world.

Issue 9.1

Editorial

Editorial EAJPC 9.1

ANN HEYLEN, KATE TAYLOR-JONES AND EDWARD VICKERS

Articles

Japan’s memory of war and imperialism in kayō eiga: Shochiku’s Under the Stars of Singapore and Asianism

MASAKAZU MATSUOKA

Sakura Shrimp as a hybrid spokes-character: How Japanese moe anthropomorphism promotes tourism in Taiwan

YEN-ZHI PENG AND HSIN-I SYDNEY YUEH

Japanese/Korean popular culture in Kuwait and Singapore: Resistance and conservatism

THORSTEN BOTZ-BORNSTEIN

Intercultural dialogue in manga: Building friendships, sharing spaces and values