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Neutralized Bachelors, Infantilized Arabs: Between Migrant and Host Gendered and Sexual Stereotypes in Abu Dhabi (2016)
Book Chapter
Osella, C., & Bristol-Rhys, J. (2016). Neutralized Bachelors, Infantilized Arabs: Between Migrant and Host Gendered and Sexual Stereotypes in Abu Dhabi. In N. Lindisfarne, & A. Cornwall (Eds.), Masculinities under Neoliberalism (111-124). Zed

A “women only” working environment in Abu Dhabi typically includes several foreign migrant men who might clean, serve tea, or, in fact, lecture. Among Emiratis, these migrants are generally not perceived to be men because “they don’t count” as such.... Read More about Neutralized Bachelors, Infantilized Arabs: Between Migrant and Host Gendered and Sexual Stereotypes in Abu Dhabi.

Transcultural Corporeity in Taiyozoku Youth Cinema. Some Notes on the Contradictions of Japaneseness in the Economic Miracle. (2016)
Book Chapter
Centeno, M. (2016). Transcultural Corporeity in Taiyozoku Youth Cinema. Some Notes on the Contradictions of Japaneseness in the Economic Miracle. In A. Becker, & K. Adachi-Rabe (Eds.), Presentation of Bodies in Japanese Films / Körperinszenierungen im japanischen Film (143-160). Büchner-Verlag

Japanese visual culture offers countless examples of mutable corporeity and metamorphosis processes, which often imply internal as well as external changes in characters, with which the Japanese notion of “body” (shintai) certainly acquires distinct... Read More about Transcultural Corporeity in Taiyozoku Youth Cinema. Some Notes on the Contradictions of Japaneseness in the Economic Miracle..

Existentialism and Swahili Literature (2016)
Book Chapter
Rettová, A. (2016). Existentialism and Swahili Literature. In R. M. Beck, & K. Kresse (Eds.), Abdilatif Abdalla: Poet in Politics (109-122). Mkuki na Nyota Publishers

Differentiating Cynicisms: Irony, cynicism and new media in contemporary China (2016)
Book Chapter
Latham, K. (2016). Differentiating Cynicisms: Irony, cynicism and new media in contemporary China. In H. Steinmüller, & S. Brandtstädter (Eds.), Irony, Cynicism and the Chinese State (155-173). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/978131567270

In this chapter, I will argue that cynicisms of different kinds have played a crucial role in shaping Internet use and regulation in China but that such cynicisms also rely upon the deployment of irony as a device that makes the expression of cynicism... Read More about Differentiating Cynicisms: Irony, cynicism and new media in contemporary China.

Business Networks in Japan: The Impact of Exposure to Overseas Markets (2016)
Book Chapter
Jackson, K., & Matsumoto, S. (2016). Business Networks in Japan: The Impact of Exposure to Overseas Markets. In J. Nolan, C. Rowley, & M. Warner (Eds.), Business Networks in East Asian Capitalisms: Enduring Trends, Emerging Patterns (143-170). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100639-9.00007-4

This discussion identifies distinctive features in the development of business networks in Japan. The discussion focuses on the type of keiretsu networks that continue to shape and influence strategic thinking and decision-making in Japanese business... Read More about Business Networks in Japan: The Impact of Exposure to Overseas Markets.

A Zoroastrian Vision (2016)
Book Chapter
Hintze, A. (2016). A Zoroastrian Vision. In A. Williams, S. Stewart, & A. Hintze (Eds.), The Zoroastrian Flame: Exploring Religion, History and Tradition (77-96). I.B Tauris

Historiographie (2016)
Book Chapter
Hirschler, K. (2016). Historiographie. In R. Brunner (Ed.), Islam: Einheit und Vielfalt einer Weltreligion (338-348). Kohlhammer Verlag

From Japanese Buddhist Sect to Global Citizenship: Soka Gakkai Past and Future (2016)
Book Chapter
Fisker-Nielsen, A. M. (2016). From Japanese Buddhist Sect to Global Citizenship: Soka Gakkai Past and Future. In E. Gallagher (Ed.), Visioning New and Minority Religions: Projecting the Future. Ashgate

The classification of something called ‘religion’ in Japan has been a politically charged, boundary-drawing project that was central to the formation of the modern nation-state. The significance of these conceptual formations and the politics behind... Read More about From Japanese Buddhist Sect to Global Citizenship: Soka Gakkai Past and Future.

SOAS, University of London (2016)
Book Chapter
Gerstle, A., & Cummings, A. (2016). SOAS, University of London. In H. Cortazzi, & P. Kornicki (Eds.), Japanese Studies in Britain: A Survey and History (187-211). Rennaisance Books

On The Subject Of Theatrical Costumes: Kabuki (2016)
Book Chapter
Singh, A., & Cummings, A. (2016). On The Subject Of Theatrical Costumes: Kabuki. In A. Singh (Ed.), Causeries (125-137). Witte de With Centre For Contemporary Art

Middle East (2016)
Book Chapter
George, N. (2016). Middle East. In E. J. Blum (Ed.), America in the World, 1776 to the Present: A Supplement to the Dictionary of American History (678-682). Charles Scribner’s Sons