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Today marks one of the largest holidays celebrated around the world. Chinese New Year celebrations will take place from Shanghai to London to San Francisco, and we’re ringing in the Year of the Goat with the new book Chopsticks: A Cultural and Culinary History. The quintessential Asian utensil has a long and fascinating story that spans […]
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Now that you know just how to use chopsticks, cook up a meal to enjoy with them tonight! To delve deeper into the culture and history of the chopstick, Q. Edward Wang, the author of Chopsticks, suggests exploring the culinary traditions of Japanese ramen, Vietnamese pho, and shuangyangrou, or Chinese hot pot.
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There are endless YouTube videos, online tutorials, and takeout container illustrations instructing one how to physically eat with chopsticks, so let’s go a little deeper—Q. Edward Wang, the author of Chopsticks, offers the following tips on dining with chopsticks in polite company.
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Ritu Gairola Khanduri, the author of Caricaturing Culture in India: Cartoons and History in the Modern World, reacts to the Charlie Hebdo attack, commenting on the complex global history and tension between cartoons and politics.
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The Parsis, or Zoroastrians, are an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. In this interactive slideshow, Mitra Sharafi, the author of Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, introduces readers to the history of Parsi culture and identity in colonial South Asia.
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In Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, Mitra Sharafi argues that rather than trying to maintain collective autonomy and integrity by avoiding interaction with the state, the Parsis sank deep into the colonial legal system itself. One way their unique identity was evident was in the cemeteries they dedicated for their dead.
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Examining a Chinese production of Romeo and Juliet at this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival, Julie Sanders, the editor of The Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama discusses the global phenomenon that is Shakespeare and his importance in modern culture.
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Koji Mizoguchi of Kyushu University and author of The Archaeology of Japan finds that a simple interest in the world around us is the starting point for archaeological inquiry. His research has led to insights into topics ranging from Japanese religious belief to the unique characteristics of the Emperor system.
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