Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion, edited by Daisy Yan Du (lead editor), John A. Crespi, and Yiman Wang. Harvard University Asia Center, 2025. 464 pp. Harvard Contemporary China Series 21.

Book Reviews, Research Center

By Yu Zhang Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion marks a decisive moment in the institutionalization of Chinese animation studies. Emerging from the 2021 inaugural conference of the Association for Chinese Animation Studies (ACAS), the volume does more than collect essays: it declares the consolidation of a field. Published by Harvard University Asia Center, it signals that … Continue reading Chinese Animation: Multiplicities in Motion, edited by Daisy Yan Du (lead editor), John A. Crespi, and Yiman Wang. Harvard University Asia Center, 2025. 464 pp. Harvard Contemporary China Series 21. →

Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai, by Jinying Li. University of Minnesota Press, 2024. 344 pp.

Book Reviews, Research Center

By Cassandra Guan In Anime’s Knowledge Cultures, Jinying Li makes a compelling intervention into the fields of anime studies, digital media studies, and East Asian cultural studies. The book explores the rise of a transnational “knowledge class,” whose ethos appears in the more or less interchangeable figures of the geek, the otaku, and the zhai, through the … Continue reading Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai, by Jinying Li. University of Minnesota Press, 2024. 344 pp. →

ACAS Is Now on Facebook

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The Association for Chinese Animation Studies is now on Facebook. Please search Association for Chinese Animation Studies to follow us on Facebook. Also, we established a Facebook group under the same name: Association for Chinese Animation Studies. Please join the group for open discussion.  Share This:

3D CGI Animation: Journal of Chinese Cinemas special issue-cfp

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3D CGI Animation Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Journal of Chinese Cinemas Guest Editor: Daisy Yan Du Timeline: May 1, 2026: Abstract (250 words) and author bio (250 words) due December 1, 2026: Full article draft due August 1, 2027: Article revisions due  Fall 2027/Spring 2028: Special issue published We invite essays that … Continue reading 3D CGI Animation: Journal of Chinese Cinemas special issue-cfp →

From Monkey King: Hero’s Return to Ne Zha 2: What Makes a Good China Story? lecture by Professor Ying Zhu, 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 10 (Wednesday, Hong Kong time), Room 3401, Academic Building, HKUST

Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: From Monkey King: Hero’s Return to Ne Zha 2: What Makes a Good China Story? Speaker: Professor Ying Zhu, City University of New York and Columbia University, USA Moderator: Professor Daisy Yan Du, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A   Abstract:  … Continue reading From Monkey King: Hero’s Return to Ne Zha 2: What Makes a Good China Story? lecture by Professor Ying Zhu, 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 10 (Wednesday, Hong Kong time), Room 3401, Academic Building, HKUST →