Article by 黃彥霖 Yen-Lin (mashbean) Huang Abstract: This article analyzes the public administration tradition of “population registration and control” in East Asia and examines digital identity policies enacted by various Asian governments. It explores whether path dependence on centralized authority is manifest in cyberspace. The regulation of individuals’ freedom of […]
Article by Chung-Jen Chao Abstract: Violence is a widely explored interdisciplinary topic in the humanities and social sciences, including fields such as literature, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and political science. In the field of literature, Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004, […]
Article by Kahlan Alradhi Header Image “silhouette of man on airport lounge” by Anton Porscheis is free to use under Unsplashed License. Three days of continuous travel, from the calm island of Taiwan to the wounded heart of Yemen. The journey was not merely a geographic passage between stations, but […]
Lectures by Transit Asia Research Network Abstract: What unfolds when Tianxia— “All-Under-Heaven”—is digitally interwoven into a global Großraum? Can such a wired realm nurture harmony as kin within a planetary household? Unlikely. Ressentiment festers beneath the surface, shaped by geo-historical legacies and geopolitical anxieties. Apparatuses like Germany’s proposed digital Brandmauer […]
Lectures by Transit Asia Research Network Abstract: What unfolds when Tianxia— “All-Under-Heaven”—is digitally interwoven into a global Großraum? Can such a wired realm nurture harmony as kin within a planetary household? Unlikely. Ressentiment festers beneath the surface, shaped by geo-historical legacies and geopolitical anxieties. Apparatuses like Germany’s proposed digital Brandmauer […]
Event Report Article by Serena Di Maria On May 26, 2025, the workshop The Relevance of Postcolonial Imagination in 21st Century Asia was hosted by the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS-NYCU) and the International Master’s Degree Program in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (IACS, NYCU) at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung […]
Event Report Article by Fen-Ni Yu This lecture, organized by the CJD program, sought to respond to the growing ambivalence and ethical anxiety surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academia. As generative AI becomes increasingly common in academic writing and research, scholars and students alike often find themselves […]
Article by Merima Omeragić Abstract: This paper is based on the analysis of the documentary film Facing Darkness [Se souvenir d’une ville] (2023) directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot. I focused on the cinematic exploitation of the topic of the Yugoslav wars, specifically the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the besieged […]
