Invitation to Participate [AUS]: Exploring K-pop Fandom as a Space for LGBT Support

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Are you over 18 and live in Australia? Do you identify as a member of the LGBT community? Do you identify as a K-pop fan? Have you regularly participated in K-pop fandom during the COVID-19 pandemic? Then I want to talk to you! My name is Dr Thomas Baudinette, and I am Senior Lecturer in Japanese and International Studies at… Continue reading Invitation to Participate [AUS]: Exploring K-pop Fandom as a Space for LGBT Support

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Xiao xianrou: An Analysis of Gender in Contemporary China

“Skinny with clothes on; muscular with clothes off,” proclaims the front cover of Chinese fashion magazines (Shiau 2020). Now who exactly are these magazines trying to target? Well, boys from as young as twelve, to young men up to the age of twenty-five. This style of masculinity, as described by magazines, youth and net cultures alike, has come to be known as the xiao xianrou … Continue reading Xiao xianrou: An Analysis of Gender in Contemporary China

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Sakura Symbolism, Aesthetics and Cultural Significance

Research Team: Dr. Mio Bryce, Dr. Jane Simon and Kelsey E. Scholes Sakura ([Japanese] Cherry Blossom) is often regarded as an iconic and multi-faceted symbol of Japan, both in its nature and culture. In bloom, sakura is exquisite yet ephemeral, embodying complex imagery, that is deeply rooted in Japanese land, culture and history. From the Heian period (794-1185) to the present day, people have enjoyed … Continue reading Sakura Symbolism, Aesthetics and Cultural Significance

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Into the Digital

Digital Humanities, Digital Ethnography and Internet Ethics What is/ are the Digital Humanities? Answering this question isn’t as easy as it initially looks. Digital humanities can be understood both as a singular and as a plural, which is inclusive of methods, tools and ways of presenting information. In addition to the various ways of understanding digital humanities, there are also tensions and overlaps that ties … Continue reading Into the Digital

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Research Profile

Kelsey E. Scholes, Postgraduate Student, Macquarie University Australia 邢開理, 研究生, 麦觉理大学澳大利亚。 Kelsey E. Scholes is a postgraduate student in the Department of Media, Communication, Creative Arts, Languages and Literature (MCCALL), specialising in Chinese Studies at Macquarie University, Australia. She has a particular interest in how fashion assists in the construction and embodiment of identity, and in the complex interplay between masculinity, femininity and stylistic expression. … Continue reading Research Profile

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