Inquiries

Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

Email Address

Shifting communication practices in Japanese courtrooms

  • Dr Ikuko Nakane,

Courtroom communication is evolving towards greater emphasis on verbal evidence, which has consequences for the delivery of justice.

INTERVIEW: COVID-19 is accelerating trends towards a more polarised world

  • Dr Hoo Tiang Boon,

Language being used by the US and China indicates there will be less “traffic control” in the future from major powers.

Young men and masculinities in Japanese media: (Un-)conscious Hegemony, Ronald Saladin

  • Michaela Luschmann,

A revealing exploration of representations and (re)productions of masculinity in Japanese men’s magazines.

Slow Train to Democracy: Memoirs of Life in Shanghai, 1978 to 1979, Anne E. McLaren

  • Jocelyn Chey, AM,

A first-hand account of China’s transition from the late years of the Cultural Revolution to the economic reforms of the 1980s.

Genuinely addressing gender and sexuality in the language classroom is essential

  • Dr Claire Maree,

Token inclusivity of gender and sexual diversity is not good enough in language education.