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ASIAN JOURNAL OF LITERATURE,
CULTURE AND SOCIETY is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic periodical which
provides a forum for interdisciplinary discussion of issues related to East,
South and Southeast Asian arts, cultures and societies, inviting contributions
from the disciplines of literature, literary/art criticism, language,
philosophy, anthropology, social studies, cultural studies, semiotics, gender
studies, film, media and communication arts, architecture and design, and
contemporary critical theory. The journal publishes original research articles
concerned with Asian texts and contexts, as well as a variety of creative forms
of writing, while its interview/event/review section offers an analysis of
related recent literature and a commentary on relevant cultural events. |
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ISSN 1905 - 856X |
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EDITOR: |
Katarzyna Ancuta |
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INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD |
Irina Dunn (NSW Writers Guild, Australia), Wojciech Kalaga (University of Silesia, Poland), Adam Knee (Ohio University, USA), Mona Nahm (independent film director), Karan Paibullert (Assumption University of Thailand),Rapin Subaneg (Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand), Pira Sudham (independent writer), Peter K.W. Tan (National University of Singapore), Ham Tran (independent film director), Ioan Voicu (Assumption University of Thailand), Elizabeth Walter-Echols (Assumption University of Thailand), Michael Wilding (University of Sydney, Australia), Gerald Williams (Kansai University of International Studies, Japan) |
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EDITORIAL BOARD CHAIR |
Stephen Conlon |
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REVIEWS EDITOR |
Elizabeth Walter-Echols |
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PUBLISHER'S INFORMATION |
ASIAN JOURNAL OF LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY is published three times per year in February, June and October by Assumption University Press, Assumption University, Ramkhamhaeng Rd., Soi 24, Hua Mak Campus, 10240 Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Katarzyna Ancuta
Graduate School of English, Assumption University, Ramkhamhaeng Rd., Soi 24, Hua Mak Campus, 10240 Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 2300 4543 – 62 Ext. 1348, Fax: + 66 (0) 2318 7159 |
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| ASIAN JOURNAL OF LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY VOL. 2.1 (FEB 2008) |
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| ESSAYS |
BRIAN LAWRENCE |
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Thai Culture Meets Performance Appraisal |
| PURWANTI KUSUMANINGTYAS |
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“Calon Arang” and the Stories of Silencing the Women
in Indonesia |
| SUTHIRA DUANGSAMOSORN |
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K-TV Drama: The Literature of Our Time |
| LOUIS ROYAL |
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Pygmalion: Evolution and Transformation |
| TEXTS AND CONTEXTS |
SHANNON MALIA HEIL |
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Cultures Compressed |
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Alone Overseas |
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Colors in Cold Water I |
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Mixed Blood/Puerile Heart |
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Colors in Cold Water II |
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Maternalism |
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My Mind is as the Nile |
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Still Voice of the Word |
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The Poet is King |
| STEPHEN MALONE |
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Author’s Note |
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Planting Rice |
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Fish Trap |
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The House |
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Floor |
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Morning Alms |
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Tattooing Ceremony |
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Stone |
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Lost Brother |
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Streets of Surin |
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Dining in the Graveyard |
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The Twelve Signs |
| DAVID PUNTER |
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Calcutta Poem Kolkata |
| REVIEWS |
MARK MAJOR |
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Rob Gifford. China Road: A Journey into the Future
of a Rising Power. |
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Gao Xingjian. Soul Mountain. |
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Salman Rushdie. East, West. |
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Ma Ma Lay. Not Out of Hate. |
| EVENTS |
JESSE SESSOMS |
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Tiger Translate Music and Art Festival |
| KATARZYNA ANCUTA |
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One Dark Night in Bangkok |
| INTERVIEW |
SRONRASILP NGOENWICHIT |
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In Conversation with Pakhpum Wonjinda |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| ASIAN JOURNAL OF LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY VOL. 1.2 (OCT 2007) |
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ALLEN WALZEM |
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Asian Masculinity and Contemporary Hollywood Film |
| GARY BETTINSON |
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Made in Hong Kong, In the Mood for Love, and the Metaphysics of Melodrama |
| AFSHEEN SARDAR |
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Migrant Consciousness: A Glimpse of the South Asian Hybrid
Personality in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children |
| EWA RYCHTER |
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Sweet Taste of (Western) Religion: Confectionery Metaphors,
Buddhism and Christianity in Slavoj Žižek and Steve Bruce |
| TEXTS AND CONTEXTS |
AOIFE MANNIX |
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Arriving in Bangkok |
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Tourist in Laos |
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Tsunami |
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Escaping Pollution |
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Construction |
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Snow in Taipei |
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A Night Out in Taipei |
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Paiwan |
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Night Market in Taipei |
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Xue Xue |
| REVIEWS |
SATHAPOND CHANTADE |
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The Myth of the Demon, Rahoo and the Lunar Eclipse:
Thai Traditional Puppet Performance |
| SHANNON MALIA HEIL |
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Poetic Energy: The Collective (E)motion at ABAC’s
Poetry Universe |
| JESSE SESSOMS |
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Shakespeare in Bangkok: A Performance of King Lear |
| EVENTS |
KATARZYNA ANCUTA |
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For the Love of Spectacle: Bangkok International Film
Festival 2007 |
| INTERVIEW |
SRONRASILP NGOENWICHIT |
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In Conversation with Bandit Thongdee |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| ASIAN JOURNAL OF LITERATURE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY VOL. 1.1 (FEB 2007) |
| EDITORIAL |
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STEPHEN CONLON |
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The New Idea of the University as an Academic Theme Park: Academia Nuts |
| KATARZYNA ANCUTA |
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Ringu and the Vortex of Horror: Contemporary Japanese Horror and the Technology of Chaos |
| TEXTS AND CONTEXTS |
JOHN GARTLAND |
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Long Tailed Boat, 2001 |
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Demons |
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Lightning |
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Elephant Island: White Sands. South East Asian Walks: No. 52 |
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Poppy, Pattaya |
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Rags |
| ADRIAN TERRELL |
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Swimming in Siam |
| REVIEWS |
ELIZABETH WALTER-ECHOLS |
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Ayodhya: A Ramayana for the 21st Century |
| SATHAPOND CHANTADE |
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A Queer Start for a New Millennium |
| TOM HODGINS |
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Gravity's Fool: A Poetic Response |
| EVENTS |
IRINA DUNN |
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Notes from Down Under |
| INTERVIEW |
SRONRASILP NGOENWICHIT |
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In Conversation with Prachya Pinkaew |
IN MEMORIAM
DAVID MYERS |
DAVID MYERS |
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A Commonwealth Studies Conference in India |
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In Search of Shiva and Laakshmi |
| MICHAEL WILDING |
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An Obituary for David Myers |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| CALL FOR PAPERS |
We invite papers on Asia-related aspects in literature, language, literary criticism, film & media, theatre & performing arts, art & design, architecture, new media, cultures & societies, gender, race & ethnicity, popular culture, martial arts, religion, philosophy, ideology, semiotics, critical theory and any other forms of cultural expression. We also seek to publish the work of Asian scholars in the broadly understood area of arts and humanities. |
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| INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS |
Complete manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor, both in electronic form and in a hard copy. Full-length articles (approx. 5000 words) should be formatted in accordance with the current MLA standards. Please contact the Editor should you wish to contribute to any other section of the journal. |
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