East Asian History

New Year, New Research

Posted on 23 September 2024 by Keir Waddington

In his post, Dr Ian Rapley, Senior Lecturer in East Asian History at Cardiff, talks about the joys and the trepidations of starting a new research project. The onset of […]

A Week in Tainan (T’ai-nan) city, Taiwan

Posted on 13 August 2024 by Keir Waddington

In this blog post, Federica Ferlanti reflects on her time in Tainan, Tawain, and the connections between past, present and teaching. Friday (June 28th): I feel emotional boarding the plane […]

Finding traces of Chinese American histories during conference trips

Posted on 17 June 2024 by Keir Waddington

In this blog post, Dr Helena Lopes writes about encountering Asian history in the US. International conferences are a regular part of academic life. Their abrupt interruption or transfer online […]

Perishables: Encounters with the Ephemeral in the early East India Company Archive

Posted on 28 May 2024 by Keir Waddington

In this blog, Mark Williams reflects on what a chance encounter with 350-year old pieces of cloth in an archive might tell us about the history of the English East […]

New book: Neutrality and Collaboration in South China

Posted on 11 October 2023 by Keir Waddington

How could a small East Asian territory of 15 Km2 be a hub for global connections in World War Two? In my first book, Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: […]