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Taiwan Today

French scholar highlights Taiwan's 'connectivity' Taiwan Today Stephane Corcuff believes the contemporary geopolitical significance of Taiwan makes Taiwan studies all the more relevant. (Staff photo/June Tsai) By June Tsai Over the past decade, Taiwan studies has emerged as an institutionalized research field in ... and more »

Influence of Islam increasing in Javanese society, says author Radio Australia 1930 to the Present is an analysis of the history of the movement in Java - from colonial rule through Japanese Occupation and the revolution the Sukarno and Suharto regimes and the democratic period since. The book's author, Merle Ricklefs, ...

Stanford University News

Stanford professor, IT specialist create interactive map of the Roman Empire Stanford University News ORBIS reconstructs the time spent and financial expense associated with pre-modern travel. By simulating movement along the principal routes of the Roman road network, the main navigable rivers and hundreds of sea routes, the interactive route map ... and more »

Vista Latina: Decline of Chicano mural movement leaves void Imperial Valley Press “That period was intense,” Nieto said, adding that the energy that existed in the '60s and '70s is not as commonly found in contemporary artists and muralists. Locally, the vestiges of the muralist movement are still visible in some Valley locales, ... and more »

Research quantifies literary trends The Dartmouth Distant reading is part of the larger “digital humanities” movement that seeks to analyze literature using computers and mathematical techniques, rather than close reading and qualitative analysis, according to an article by Kathryn Schulz published in ...