Indian–Southeast Asian Contacts and Cultural Exchanges: Evidence from Vietnam

2018 ◽  
pp. 107-127
Author(s):  
Le Thi Lien
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Cultural Exchanges

Strategic and Economic Significances of the Construction of South Silk Road

2015 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550016
Author(s):  
Mou WANG
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Investment Bank ◽  
The Road ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Ancient Times

Ever since ancient times, South Silk Road has been an important business channel that connects China and Southeast Asian countries. In ancient times, it had great significances for international trades and cultural exchanges; today, South Silk Road constitutes the historical foundation for modern national defense, international trade and peaceful diplomacy with countries along the Road. As the sub-regional cooperation of the "One Belt and One Road" strategy, South Silk Road plays an important role in consolidating peripheral diplomacy and promoting opening and development of China's southwest region, which is of great strategic and economic significance. This paper proposes to initiate a cooperative construction plan, together with countries along South Silk Road, grounded upon integrative top design for promoting the development of South Silk Road. Branches of Silk Road Fund and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) would be encouraged to establish in Kunming. The plan would also support implementation of cooperative projects. It is expected to coordinate Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces to build Southeast Asian Economic Circle and to construct logistic and transport platforms of Yangtze Economic Belt; through integrating shipping and railway transportation, it would establish traffic system with high speed and low costs, and a South Silk Road Tourist Belt would be constructed for the emergence and proliferation of cultural exchanges and cross-border tourism products with international influences.

scholarly journals Decoration On Bricks And Tiles (15th- 18th Century) In Ancient Royal Architecture In Northern Vietnam

SPAFA Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngo Thi Lan
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Colour Form ◽  
And Function

The paper discusses decorations on the bricks and tiles from the 15th to 18th centuries which were found in the ancient royal architectural relics in Northern Vietnam. The aim of this paper is to learn the production and technical process of, as well as decorative patterns on, the bricks and tiles in this period. Based on archaeological documentary sources discovered from French scholars, and the findings and studies of Vietnamese scholars, royal bricks and tiles dated from the 15th to 18th century have been discovered in the northern Vietnamese sites, including Thăng Long-Đông Kinh- Eastern capital (Hà Nội), Lam Kinh site-Tây Kinh-Western capital (Thanh Hóa province) dated from the 15th to 18th century, and the second capital of the Mạc dynasty in Dương Kinh capital (Hải Phòng province) dated from the 16th century. The contents of the paper delve into the characteristics and evolution of the decoration on the bricks and tiles progression over time in terms of materials, colour, form, decorative pattern and techniques. The form and function of the types of ornamental bricks and tiles are also covered in this study. The study is also compared, in a broader context, with the bricks and tiles in the royal architecture of the Ming and Qing periods of China and some Southeast Asian countries. The research shows continuous development through the decoration on the bricks and tiles in the ancient royal architecture in Northern Vietnam as well as cultural exchanges, and Vietnam’s unique character in the East and Southeast Asian region.This paper was presented at the 2nd SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology on 30 May - 2 June 2016 at the Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. This paper has been peer reviewed.

How Sexual Objectification Generates Dehumanization in Western and Eastern Cultures

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Wollast ◽  
Elisa Puvia ◽  
Philippe Bernard ◽  
Passagorn Tevichapong ◽  
Olivier Klein
Keyword(s):  
Social Perception ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Objectification Theory ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Sexual Objectification ◽  
Intense Pain ◽  
Eastern Cultures ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Self Objectification ◽  
Asian Sample

Abstract. Ever since Fredrickson and Roberts (1997) proposed objectification theory, research on self-objectification and – by extension – other-objectification has experienced a considerable expansion. However, most of the studies on sexual objectification have been conducted solely in Western populations. This study investigates whether the effect of target sexualization on social perception differs as a function of culture (Western vs. Eastern). Specifically, we asked a Western sample (Belgian, N = 62) and a Southeast Asian sample (Thai, N = 98) to rate sexualized versus nonsexualized targets. We found that sexual objectification results in dehumanization in both Western (Belgium) and Eastern (Thailand) cultures. Specifically, participants from both countries attributed less competence and less agency to sexualized than to nonsexualized targets, and they reported that they would administer more intense pain to sexualized than to nonsexualized targets. Thus, building on past research, this study suggests that the effect of target sexualization on dehumanization is a more general rather than a culture-specific phenomenon.

Group Differences Among East, South, and Southeast Asian Men and Women in Body Image

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alefiyah Z. Pishori ◽  
Michelle Williams ◽  
Bede Agocha ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Asian Men

Cross-border Implications: Transnational Haunting, Gender and the Persistent Look of The Eye

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Ajuria Ibarra
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Horror Films ◽  
Film Production ◽  
Visual Preference ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Film Series ◽  
Eastern Traditions

The Eye (Gin Gwai, 2002) and its two sequels (2004, 2005) deal with pan-Asian film production, gender, and identity. The films seem to embrace a transnational outlook that that fits a shared Southeast Asian cinematic and cultural agenda. Instead, they disclose tensions about Hong Kong’s identity, its relationship with other countries in the region, and its mixture of Western and Eastern traditions (Knee, 2009). As horror films, The Eye series feature transpositional hauntings framed by a visual preference for understanding reality and the supernatural that is complicated by the ghostly perceptions of their female protagonists. Thus, the issues explored in this film series rely on a haunting that presents textual manifestations of transposition, imposition, and alienation that further evidence its complicated pan-Asian look. This chapter examines the films’ privilege of vision as catalyst of a transnational, Asian Gothic horror aesthetic that addresses concepts of identity, gender, and subjectivity.

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