Электронный журнал "Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies" информирует, что ведётся приём статей для специализированного номера, посвящённого исследованиям медиа и культуры восточноазиатских стран. Номер получил название "Азиатские тигры в цифровых джунглях". Дедлайн приёма статей: 30 октября 2020 года. Номер выйдет в ноябре-декабре 2020 года. Настоящий номер будет посвящен специфике азиатских средств массовой коммуникации, их взаимосвязи с культурой, экономическими процессами и политическими практиками государств Дальневосточно-Тихоокеанского региона. Рукописи можно направлять через электронную систему подачи рукописей с пометкой для редактора «Для тематического номера…

Known as the father of modern Chinese linguistics, Yuen Ren Chao (1892–1982) is easily the most famous linguist to have come out of China. The remarkable breadth and scope of his studies included physics, mathematics, linguistics, musical and literary composition, and translation, and he was a pioneer in many of these fields. Born and raised in China, Chao attended university in the US, where he earned his MA from Cornell University and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He subsequently taught at Tsinghua University, Harvard…

China was on track to overtake the United States as the largest consumer of movies in the world, until Covid-19 hit the country and forced thousands of movie theaters to close. How will the pandemic affect China’s movie business and Chinese firms investing in Hollywood productions? Where is Hollywood heading now that the huge marketplace on the other side of the world faces uncertainties? And what will a U.S.-China decoupling mean to the booming U.S.-China cross boarder investment in movies?…

The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and China Institute in New York City present an online series of webinar/panel discussions about “Beethoven in China,” to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Author Sheila Melvin and conductor Jindong Cai published the definitive book on the subject and will be hosting this series. Sheila Melvin and Jindong Cai discuss their book, “Beethoven in China,” with particular focus on the historical background and the most influential people…

China is racing into the future, but the way artist Chen Dongfan sees it, mythology still looms large in its collective imagination. The Wuhan hospitals built with lightning speed to address the coronavirus, for example, were named Thunder God Mountain and the Fire God Mountain. Chen is fascinated by the role that mythology plays in contemporary society: from the Mexican Muralists’ interest in Prometheus to pop TV fantasy and sci-fi that takes on folkloric characteristics. In this thought-provoking conversation, the…

The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and China Institute in New York City present an online series of webinar/panel discussions about “Beethoven in China,” to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Author Sheila Melvin and conductor Jindong Cai published the definitive book on the subject and will be hosting this series. Sheila Melvin and Jindong Cai discuss their book, “Beethoven in China,” with particular focus on the historical background and the most influential people…