history & literature

Meat forests and wine ponds: The role of the ‘evil’ concubine in early dynastic China

Tang-dynasty Empress Wu Zetian - image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Sam Harvey In China, there is a saying: “a beautiful face is the...

An arthouse anomaly: The rise and resonance of 'Only the River Flows'

Only the River Flows - image courtesy of festivan-cannes.com Rosemary Mihkelson In a landscape often dominated by blockbuster spectacles,...

Chinese and British: perspectives on 'Chineseness' among Chinese expatriates

-Callum Veitch and Ella Eagle Davies As we descended the steps to the exhibition hall in the corner of the magnificent British Library,...