Nr. 172/173 (2024) Editorial 7–18 {:de} Navigating In-betweenness: Literary and Filmic Border Crossings in the Cultural Sinosphere This special issue stems from a panel presented at the 2024 Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature (ACCL) conference at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, titled “Behold the Human.” Against the backdrop of rapid global transformations and the rising influence of posthumanist, inhuman, and anti-humanist perspectives, the conference centered on a critical … von by und and Chee Yong LeeThemenschwerpunkt Feature Nr. 172/173 (2024) Artikel Article 1–25 {:en} The Unfulfilled Hopes of the UN Data Revolution – Zooming in on SDG 6 in India This paper shows how the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (water) has neither been sufficiently realized at the international level nor in India, in spite of hopes and promises. The desired connection of “better data, better lives” propelled by the belief in the so-called UN data revolution has not sufficiently materialized in practice. We argue that … von by und and Dirk HanschelVorveröffentlichung Preprint Nr. 172/173 (2024) Artikel Article 19–40 {:en} Reimagining the Weretiger of the Malay Peninsula: Western Colonial and Chinese Diasporic Perspectives The weretiger, a fearsome shapeshifting figure from Malay folklore, contrasts sharply with the Malayan tiger, a national symbol revered in Malaysia. Transgressing the boundary between human and beast, it embodies an unsettling other to human society (both protective and perilous) and has permeated the cultural imagination of the Malay Peninsula. Although rooted in local belief … von by Begutachteter Artikel Refereed Article Themenschwerpunkt Feature Nr. 172/173 (2024) Artikel Article 41–68 {:en} Off to Other Shores: Transgressing Borders in Contemporary Sinophone Screen Media The concept of a border is most commonly understood in a geographical sense, referring to boundaries between nation states or specific locations, which are often fluid rather than clearly demarcated. However, borders can also denote boundaries between different materials, ontological states, or realms of existence. In Chinese folk religion, for instance, physical objects are believed … von by Begutachteter Artikel Refereed Article Themenschwerpunkt Feature Nr. 172/173 (2024) Artikel Article 69–90 {:en} A Queer Momotaro under the Postcolonial Pacific: Reading The Membranes Alternatively In this article, I read The Membranes (1996, 2021) as a postcolonial subversion of the Japanese folktale Momotaro, an interpretation alternative to the dominant reading mode that interprets the novella exclusively as science fiction. Examining the novella’s reader reception of its English translation, I suggest that the dominant reading mode in English-speaking communities tends to … von by Begutachteter Artikel Refereed Article Themenschwerpunkt Feature Nr. 172/173 (2024) Artikel Article 91–114 {:de} Active Voices and Analogue Natives: German and Japanese Media Representations of Digital Technologies and Older Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic This article presents a comparative analysis of media coverage of digital technologies and older adults from March 2020 until February 2022 in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (AS). We identified two views of the impact of the increasing use of technologies on older adults: digital services as … von by und and Isabel SchwaningerBegutachteter Artikel Refereed Article Nr. 172/173 (2024) Research Article 115–39 {:en} The Unfulfilled Hopes of the UN Data Revolution – Zooming in on SDG 6 in India This paper shows how the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (water) has neither been sufficiently realized at the international level nor in India, in spite of hopes and promises. The desired connection of “better data, better lives” propelled by the belief in the so-called UN data revolution has not sufficiently materialized in practice. We argue that … von by und and Dirk Hanschel Nr. 172/173 (2024) Forschung und Lehre Research and Teaching 140–50 {:de} Walking Meditation and Slow Marches: Buddhist Responses to Climate Change Protest The climate crisis is arguably one of today’s greatest challenges and the Buddhist doctrine offers a foundation for a comprehensive approach to environmental activism, grounded in core principles such as mindfulness, compassion, and dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda). Consequently, many Buddhists have turned to environmental activism, trying to find their own ways of expression. This study explores … von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Asien erleben 151–54 {:de} Den Kailash umrunden: Abenteuer in Tibet Der heilige Berg Kailash gilt als Seele Tibets. Reisebuchautor Thomas Bauer hat ihn zu Fuß umrundet. Er erzählt von Polizeikontrollen, Panikattacken und dem Reiz des Pilgerns. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/asien.2024.172/173.28780 von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Konferenzen Conferences 156–57 {:de} Colloquium des AK SOA, Juni 2025 Zweimal im Jahr bietet das Sprecherteam des Arbeitskreises Südostasien ein virtuelles Colloquium für seine Mitglieder an. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/asien.2024.172/173.28781 von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Konferenzen Conferences 158–60 {:de} Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asia Library Group The Annual Meeting and Conference of the Southeast Asia Library Group (SEALG) took place this year at the University of Passau in Lower Bavaria, Germany, being hosted by the Chair of Critical Development Studies – Southeast Asia in this beautiful city for the first time. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/asien.2024.172/173.28782 von by und and Holger Warnk Nr. 172/173 (2024) Rezensionen 163–75 {:de} Hsu An-Nie 徐安妮 (Hrsg.): Von Wahrsagern und Technofrauen. Erzählungen zeitgenössischer Autorinnen aus Taiwan. & Hsu An-Nie (Hrsg.): Von Berglern und Geheimagenten. Zeitgenössische Erzäh-lungen aus Taiwan. Seit 1982 sind sieben deutschsprachige Anthologien taiwanischer Literatur erschienen; bei den hier zu besprechenden Büchern handelt es sich um den fünften und den siebten Band in dieser Reihe. Leider weisen beide Bücher nicht nur übermäßig viele, oft schwerwiegende Sachfehler in den Vorworten und Anmerkungen auf, sondern präsentieren auch mehrheitlich mangelhafte Übersetzungen. Daher muss man bedauerlicherweise … von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Rezensionen 176–77 {:de} Jimmy Brainless: Im Spiegel der Pfütze. & Jimmy Brainless: Im Spiegel der Ahnen. In zwei Werken, Im Spiegel der Pfütze und Im Spiegel der Ahnen, arbeitet der junge österreichisch-taiwanesische Autor Elias Hirschl, alias Jimmy Brainless, seine Familiengeschichte über mehrere Generationen auf. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/asien.2024.172/173.28784 von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Rezensionen 178–80 {:de} Rainer Werning und Jörg Schwieger (Hg.) (2025): Von Marcos zu Marcos. Dank der Frankfurter Buchmesse von 2025 ist dieses Land, das im Allgemeinen in den Nachrichten nur anlässlich von Naturkatastrophen – hauptsächlich Taifunen – auftaucht, etwas stärker und angemessener wahrgenommen worden. Aus diesem Anlass hat auch die Beilage Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte am 27. September 2025 eine sehr lesenswerte Zusammenstellung von Beiträgen veröffentlicht. Dabei sind die … von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Rezensionen 181–83 {:en} Ilker Gündoğan: The Politics of Football in China: Institutional Change and Political Steering Under Xi Jinping. Since Xi Jinping’s ascent to power in 2012, football has unexpectedly emerged as a prominent component of China’s political landscape. The elevated political attention given to a sport in which China has historically underperformed appears paradoxical at first glance. Yet, as Ilker Gündoğan compellingly demonstrates in his incisive study, this apparent paradox is precisely why … von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Rezensionen 184–86 {:de} Cord Eberspächer, Jürgen Kloosterhuis, Zou Ailian, Hu Zhongliang, Andreas Steen, Xu Kai, Xu Jian (Herausgeber), bearbeitet von Cord Eberspächer: Preußen-Deutschland und China 1842–1911. Eine kommentierte Quellenedition. Keiner sprach damals über Decoupling, wohl aber über Waffenlieferungen an China. Wir befinden uns im 19. Jahrhundert und es geht um das Preußen im postnapoleonischen Europa. Dem Titel nach setzt Eberspächers Edition 1842 zum Zeitpunkt der Beendigung des Ersten Opiumkrieges durch den sino-britischen Vertrag von Nanjing an, welcher als Beginn der Fremdbestimmung Chinas durch ausländische … von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Rezensionen 187–88 {:de} Klaus Bardenhagen: Die wichtigste Insel der Welt. Was Sie wissen müssen, um Taiwan zu verstehen. Es kommt selten vor, aber in manchen Fällen kann man Autoren und Verlegern einfach nur zu ihrer Titelwahl gratulieren. Dieses Buch hier ist so ein Fall, denn der Titel erregt Aufmerksamkeit und fordert in seiner provokanten Absolutheit sogar zum Widerspruch heraus, ist aber gleichzeitig wohlbegründet, schließlich könnte Taiwan der Anlass zu einem Konflikt zwischen zwei … von by Nr. 172/173 (2024) Neuere Literatur 189–208 {:de} Neuere Literatur über Asien Die Mitglieder der DGA sind herzlich aufgefordert, ihre neuesten Veröffentlichungen der Redaktion zu melden. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/asien.2024.172/173.28789 von by This special issue stems from a panel presented at the 2024 Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature (ACCL) conference at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, titled “Behold the Human.” Against the backdrop of rapid global transformations and the rising influence of posthumanist, inhuman, and anti-humanist perspectives, the conference centered on a critical reflection on the concept of the human in literary and cultural discourse, particularly within the contexts of Chinese and comparative literature. Panels addressed a range of issues—including epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions—examining how conceptions of the human have been constructed, contested, or reimagined across diverse literary forms and media, including classical texts, modern literature, genre fiction, cinema, and digital platforms. Several contributions focused on the human’s entanglement with the non-human and the role of literature in articulating these evolving dynamics. The articles presented in this special issue reflect the discussions and insights generated during a panel titled “More than Human: Transgressions of Human and Non-human Realms in Chinese Literature and Films,” which specifically focused on themes of border transgressions, the concept of the “more-than-human,” and how Chinese-language and related literary and cultural narratives engage with these issues.
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