Asian Cultural Studies or Cultural Studies in Asia is a new and burgeoning field, and the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Journal is at its cutting edge. Committed to bringing Asian Cultural Studies scholarship to the international English-speaking world and constantly challenging existing conceptions of cultural studies, the journal has emerged as the leading publication in Cultural Studies in Asia. The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Reader brings together the best of the ground-breaking papers published in the journal and includes a new introduction by the editors. Essays are grouped in thematic sections, identifying issues which are important across the region, as such as state violence and social movements, feminism, queer studies, cinema studies and popular culture studies. The Reader provides useful alternative case studies and challenging perspectives, which will be invaluable for both students and scholars in media and cultural studies. The editing of the reader was made possible by a two-year Senior Visiting Fellowship at ARI for Prof. Chen Kuan-Hsing.
