De Gruyter Brill Asian Studies

01/09/2026

29/08/2026

Currently attending the 18th International Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies in Poznań, where we had the pleasure of meeting Prof. Miriam Kingsberg Kadia, co-volume editor of "Drugs and the Politics of Consumption in Japan."

Learn more about the book: https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/63704?contents=editorial-content

26/08/2026

Just published in Open Access!

"Studying the Bka’ ’gyur and Bstan ’gyur" by Annie Heckman, Adam C. Krug, and Rory Lindsay has just been published in "Brill's Tibetan Studies Library" (BTSL)! 🎉

This volume contains groundbreaking research from scholars specializing in the Buddhist literature preserved in Tibetan translation in the Bka’ ’gyur and Bstan ’gyur collections. The authors of these chapters examine Tibetan strategies for organizing Vinaya literature, polemical debates and issues of apocrypha in the dhāraṇī and sutra literature, the formulation of the Phug brag compendium of dhāraṇīs, the transmission of ta**ra collections in the Mustang Bka’ ’gyurs, the kriyāta**ra tradition of the Goddess Mārīcī, linguistic analyses of the mahāsiddha Saraha’s abecedarian poetry, and Buddhaśrījñāna’s work the Jinamārgāvatāra as a window onto the lived tradition of Buddhist authors.

Download it here for free: https://brill.com/edcollbook-oa/title/71420

24/08/2026

We're organizing a 'Meet the Editor' session at this year's EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies) conference in Poznań, Poland, with Professor Joshua Mostow (University of British Columbia), Editor-in-Chief of Brill's Japanese Studies Library (www.brill.com/BJSL).

📅 Date: Friday, 28 August 2026
🕒 Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
📍 Location: De Gruyter Brill booth (Al. Niepodległości 53, 61-714 Poznań)

This session offers an opportunity to:
- Learn more about the series’ aims and scope
- Ask questions about the submission and peer review process
- Receive guidance on publishing in our series Brill's Japanese Studies Library

24/08/2026

The latest issue of our journal Translocal Chinese: East Asian Perspectives (TCEA) is out now!

More details here: https://brill.com/view/journals/tcea/tcea-overview.xml

– Table of Contents –

Introduction: Restructuring Chineseness Under Constraint
Institutional, Discursive, and Embodied Negotiations in Southeast Asia
Author: Hoi Yan Yau

Urban Geographies of Trauma: Reclaiming the Body in Lydia Kwa’s Pulse
Author: Fang-Jeng Liu

The Paradox of Resilient Marginality: Critical Junctures and Translocal Agency in Malaysian Chinese-Medium TVET (1961–2024)
Authors: Lin Xu, Florence Kuek, and P*k Shy Fan

Contested Huaqiao Identity in Late Colonial Indonesia: A Case Study of Chinese Advertisements in the Thien Sung Yit Po Anniversary Publications
Author: Jiaxing Jian

Tan Kah Kee’s Contributions to the Modernization of Chinese Education: A Perspective on the Reorganization Movement of the Hokkien Huay Kuan in Singapore
Author: Li Yong

21/08/2026

Ronald Holzhacker and Bakti (Bobi) Setiawan, co-editors of of the recently published "Transformative Futures of Cities: Climate and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia," presented their book at last month's World Congress of Planning School!

19/08/2026

"Taiwan in the New World Order: The Legacy of Tsai Ing-Wen" by Julia Marinaccio and Kristina Kironska has just been published in "Brill Series in Taiwan Studies" (BSTS)! 🎉

This volume explores how Taiwan transformed during Tsai Ing-Wen’s two-term presidency (2016–2024) – an era marked by both unprecedented stability and growing polarisation. Bringing together 25 scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America, it examines how Tsai’s leadership reshaped Taiwan’s democracy, gender equality, and social norms while navigating intensifying cross-Strait tensions and shifting global power dynamics. Through diverse case studies and original data, the book reveals how Taiwan sought to balance domestic reform with international engagement, offering critical insights into the successes, shortcomings, and lasting legacies of the Tsai years in a world where democracy itself faces mounting pressure.

Read more here: https://brill.com/display/title/74038

18/08/2026

Just published!

"Love and Marriage on the Yuan and Ming Stage: Six Zaju Plays from the Period 1250-1500" by Wilt Idema and Stephen H. West has just been published.

Love and marriage are perennial topics on stage in East and West. From the very beginning of Chinese theatre, stories of passion and seduction have been popular with playwrights and audiences. Many of the such plays show the influence of the famous love comedy West Chamber by featuring a scene in which a young man attracts, intended or not, the attention of a young girl by his performance on the zither. Once married, smart wives strengthen their virtuous grooms in their resolve and improve the ways of their erring husbands. As lovers and wives the female protagonists in these plays are anything but subservient characters—they display remarkable bravery, daring, and ingenuity. They are sometimes the initiator of a relationship, and they are usually the character that resolves problems that occur in the course of their marriage or in the course of pursuing marriage. Only one of these plays has been translated earlier into English. Together, the selection reveals the continuing vitality of Northern drama (zaju) well into the Ming dynasty.

Read more here: https://brill.com/display/title/75362

13/08/2026

On 2 July 2026, scholars and institutional representatives from China and Europe gathered in Rome for the international event “From Shared History to Shared Future: Intercultural Dialogue in China–Europe Relations.”

Organized by De Gruyter Brill and co-organized by the Center for Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations (EMLAC) at Xiamen University and the School of Public Affairs and Institute for France Studies at Zhejiang University and the Center for International and Strategic Studies at Luiss University, the meeting marked the launch of the inaugural issue of "Intercultural Dialogue" by Brill (www.brill.com/ICDG), entitled "Commemorating 50 Years of China–EU Relations" and the new book series "The Maritime Silk Road and Intercultural Exchange" by Brill, together with the establishment of the “China–Europe Network for Civilizations Studies” (CENCS).

The event brought together leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, history, political science, linguistics, philosophy and international relations, reflecting the interdisciplinary character that both the journal and the newly established network seek to promote.

This set of academic initiatives represents not only the beginning of new academic initiatives, but also a shared commitment to strengthening dialogue between Chinese and European research communities and to promoting a deeper understanding of the historical and contemporary connections that continue to shape relations between the two regions.

12/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome Professor Yeh Yueh-yu Emilie, Professor of Visual Studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, to the editorial board of our new series, Asian Cinema and Screen (www.brill.com/ACS)!

Asian Cinema and Screen is a series dedicated to advancing critical scholarship and creative inquiry into the rich, diverse, and dynamic screen cultures of Asia. The series aims to explore cinema, television, digital media, streaming platforms, and other screen-based practices across the region, including East, Southeast, South, Central, and West Asia, as well as Asian diasporas. By offering a platform for both established and emerging scholars, the series seeks to deepen our understanding of Asia’s screen industries, histories, aesthetics, audiences, and global influences, while fostering dialogue across linguistic, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries.

We are very pleased to welcome Professor Yeh Yueh-yu Emilie to the editorial board, and we look forward to working with her and our other editors to make Asian Cinema and Screen a vibrant platform for scholarship on Asian screen cultures.