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![]() ![]() I believe it would be no exaggeration to say that the problem of how to understand the legacy of empire and colonialism in Asia is one of the most underplayed questions in teaching about Asia. Too often, educators lack this perspective, especially for Asia. It also requires a global perspective and a longer view that recognizes how empires come and go. From this perspective, Asia is postcolonial not just with reference to Western powers or to Japan, but with reference to the Chinese empire.Īny discussion of imperialism and the postcolonial must involve China. This is very much true of Asia, where imperial Japan’s late nineteenth- and twentieth-century quest for empire was itself preceded by a long history of empire-building and colonialism, above all the long history of successive Chinese empires that were built by military conquest, expansion, and settler colonialism on the Asian continent itself. Not only are imperialism and colonialism not new, they also are not confined to the West. There is a lot of truth to this, but it is also a misleading view of how the world works. It is commonplace in the West, and especially in America, to hear people talk about the world as “the West and the Rest,” with the “Rest” at the receiving end of Western imperialism, colonialism, and other forms of exploitation. Re-envisioning Asia: Contestations and Struggles in the Visual Arts.Distinguished Service to the Association for Asian Studies Award.Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Award.Sumie Jones Prize for Project Leadership in Japan-centered Humanities.Striving for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Asian Studies: Humanities Grants for Asian Studies Scholars.Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies.Cultivating the Humanities & Social Sciences Initiative Grants.Key Issues in Asian Studies Book Series.Connect, Collaborate, Contribute: AAS Membership Recruitment Drive.AAS Takes Action to Build Diversity & Equity in Asian Studies.AAS Community Forum Log In and Participate.
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