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Call for Papers – 9th International Martial Arts Studies Conference (sab, 20 gen 2024)
For 2024, our conference is returning to its roots with an open theme at Cardiff University! We are welcoming proposals for 20-minute papers (or 3-paper panels) on any topic relevant to the interdisciplinary field of martial arts studies. Come, present your work and... Continue Reading →
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Advances in Martial Arts Studies (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
We are delighted to announce the publication of issue 14 of Martial Arts Studies! In addition, we are very happy to let you know that Martial Arts Studies has recently been accepted by Scopus for indexing, which will give the journal a boost in... Continue Reading →
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Martial Arts Studies Vol. 13 is Now Out! (Fri, 03 Feb 2023)
We are excited to announce that the latest issue of the interdisciplinary journal Martial Arts Studies (an imprint of Cardiff University Press) is now out. As always, it brings high level scholarly research within the field of Martial Arts Studies... Continue Reading →
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50 Years After Bruce Lee: Asian Martial Arts On-Screen and Off (Mon, 17 Oct 2022)
Call for Papers for our 8th Annual Conference! 50 Years After Bruce Lee: Asian Martial Arts On-Screen and Off 19-21 July 2023, University of Sheffield (UK)   On the 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s untimely death, our 2023 conference will... Continue Reading →
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Where Martial Arts and Religion Meet: A Special Issue from Martial Arts Studies (Mon, 13 Jun 2022)
Hot Off the Press! I am happy to announce that the journal Martial Arts Studies has just released a new special issue focusing on the always popular topic of martial arts, religion and spirituality. The guest editors for this project... Continue Reading →
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Bringing the Hooked Buckler to Life: Two Views of the Gou-Rang (Tue, 31 May 2022)
Mysteries In a post reviewing the portrayal of weaponry in Han Dynasty mortuary art I confessed that I really, really, want to assemble a recreation of the sorts of long, horizontal, weapons racks that you see in some of these... Continue Reading →
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THE POLITICS OF AN OLYMPIC MEDAL (Mon, 09 May 2022)
Introduction We are very pleased to host the following essay on Karate’s appearance in the Tokyo Olympics by Prof. Stephen Chan. This is an important topic, particularly to readers who follow the debates surrounding the inclusion and exclusion of certain... Continue Reading →
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Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Lightsaber: Fetishism and Material Culture in Martial Arts Studies (Sun, 08 May 2022)
“The lightsaber has become an important touchstone, both within the films and within our culture…They serve as a source of identification and identity.  They are the ultimate commodity: a nonexistent object whose replicas sell for hundreds of dollars.  This is... Continue Reading →
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Up Next – 50 Years After Bruce Lee (Mon, 02 May 2022)
I know that everyone is looking forward to the upcoming Martial Arts Studies conference in Switzerland this summer, but it never too soon to start thinking about that next paper, chapter or plane ticket. This looks like it will be... Continue Reading →
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Chinese Weapons and the Western Gaze (Mon, 25 Apr 2022)
Spring Cleaning I sat down this morning to work on a project looking at sword aficionados in China, their customers in the West, and how the relationship between the two creates both spaces for innovation in Chinese martial arts and... Continue Reading →
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