Gdańskie Studia Azji Wschodniej są projektem wydawniczym Centrum Studiów Azji Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Czasopismo naukowe jest polem do dyskusji dla przedstawicieli różnych ośrodków akademickich i różnych dziedzin wiedzy, którzy w swoich zainteresowaniach naukowych podejmują tematy dotyczące krajów Azji Wschodniej, głównie Chin, Japonii i Korei, ale też innych państw tego regionu.
Lokalna pamięć, globalne normy. Dział promocji pokoju w Hiroszimie i 80 lat działalności na rzecz świata bez broni nuklearnej
Niniejszy artykuł powstał w związku 80. rocznicą bombardowania atomowego. Przedstawiono w nim rolę Działu Promocji Pokoju w Hiroszimie jako kluczowego aktora samorządowego w globalnym ruchu na rzecz rozbrojenia nuklearnego. Na podstawie pogłębionego wywiadu z wysokim rangą urzędnikiem Działu przeanalizowano instytucjonalne strategie Hiroszimy dotyczące zachowywania pamięci, promowania idei eliminacji broni nuklearnej oraz uczestnictwa w ponadnarodowym procesie kształtowania norm. Zwrócono uwagę na inicjatywy takie jak Mayors for Peace, turystyka pokojowa, przekazywanie świadectw ocalałych oraz tworzenie nowych rozwiązań cyfrowych skierowanych do młodszych pokoleń. Przyjmując perspektywę z pogranicza polityki pamięci, dyplomacji regionalnej i przedsiębiorczości normatywnej, pokazano, w jaki sposób w obliczu zaognionej sytuacji międzynarodowej lokalne doświadczenia traumy przekuwane są w Hiroszimie w trwałą globalną działalność na rzecz świata wolnego od broni nuklearnej.
Reżim emocjonalny a twórczość Yosano Akiko
This article analyzes the poetry of Yosano Akiko (1878–1942) as a site of negotiation between individual emotional experience and the emotional regimes of the Japanese Empire from the Meiji period through the Second World War. Focusing on Kimi shinitamau koto nakare, often interpreted as a timeless anti-war poem, the study argues that such readings obscure the historically specific emotional conflicts that shaped its composition. Drawing on William M. Reddy’s theory of emotional regimes and emotional liberty, the article approaches Yosano’s poetry as a form of emotive practice enabling emotional navigation within shifting political contexts. Early poems are examined as acts of emotional resistance to state-imposed norms of loyalty and sacrifice, while later works reveal growing ambivalence and attempts at emotional stabilization through metaphors of endurance, reproduction, and renewal. The article further explores Yosano’s critique of parliamentary politics during the Taishō period and traces her eventual alignment with a fully internalized militaristic emotional regime. Overall, the study demonstrates how Yosano’s oeuvre illuminates both the possibilities and the limits of emotional liberty under an increasingly rigid political order.
Wspólne elementy indyjskiej i japońskiej demonologii. Niejednoznaczność moralna indyjskich jakszów (yakṣa) i japońskich oni
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Kwiat naszej przyjaźni – obraz Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej w miesięczniku „Chiny” (1959–1963)
The article presents the results of a descriptive analysis conducted on the corpus of all issues of the Chiny monthly, published by the Polish–Chinese Friendship Society at the turn of the 1960s. The study identifies two narrative strategies: the first promoted the centuries old heritage of Chinese culture, while the second portrayed China as a “brotherly” socialist state. The published translations of Chinese literature – from classical to revolutionary works – played an important role in shaping both narrative strategies. The analysis was supplemented by a telephone interview with Elżbieta Dzikowska, one of the key translators and co creators of the periodical. Texts written by Dzikowska as well as by other respected Polish sinologists were anchored primarily in cultural discourse, marginalizing direct forms of ideological narration. Chiny thus stands as a document of its era: evidence of the instrumentalization of knowledge about China in the Polish People’s Republic, while at the same time preserving space for valuable – though systemically constrained – cultural transmission.
„Bo Polak i Chińczyk to jedna rodzina”? Wizerunek Chin i Chińczyków we współczesnym kinie polskim
The article describes how contemporary Polish cinema has portrayed China and the Chinese people on screen. Love in the Year of the Tiger (2005) and Minghun (2024) depict a “Polish–Chinese” family through blood ties. The 2005 film is a contractual love story that portrays a vision of old China. Minghun is a story about a multicultural family whose members are citizens of the world. It is a universal tale of the search for meaning following the loss of a loved one. Extras (2006), drawing on the conventions of the comedy genre, first portrays Chinese filmmakers as eccentric, exotic outsiders, but ultimately reveals them to be friendly and approachable. The documentary One Billion Happy People shows that cultural differences can be a significant barrier and that the success of Polish “disco polo” music in China is an unrealistic dream. Finally, Tajwan. Życie w cieniu Chin (Taiwan: Life under China’s Shadow, 2023) is a reminder of Mainland China’s dangerous territorial ambitions, which have shaped the strong national identity of Taiwan’s inhabitants. Each of these films depicts a clash of cultures, using the concepts of interculturality, microhistory, and transculturality to analyse interpersonal relationships.
Tłumaczenie koreańskich form adresatywnych stosowanych w środowisku zawodowym na języki polski i niemiecki w podpisach seriali południowokoreańskich – analiza trudności tłumaczeniowych na styku kultur i języków
In audiovisual translation, discrepancies between the cultural and linguistic systems of the source and target contexts frequently give rise to substantial translation challenges, particularly where a significant cultural–linguistic distance exists. One domain in which such challenges become especially salient is the rendering of address forms, which are deeply embedded in social norms and hierarchies. Although South Korea, Poland, and Germany can be characterised as societies structured by hierarchical relations, they differ considerably in both the degree of social stratification and the linguistic resources employed to encode hierarchical distinctions. This article examines the translation of Korean address forms into Polish and German, with a particular focus on occupational titles used in everyday professional interaction in South Korea. The empirical material consists of selected character utterances and their corresponding subtitle translations, drawn from eight South Korean television series.
Fan tourism is a phenomenon encompassing a variety of practices and behaviors focused on searching and collecting information by fans associated with their object of interest. The aim of this article is to examine the distinctive characteristics of this evolving phenomenon through the example of the global fandom of the South Korean music group BTS, known as ARMY. The article focuses on the group’s global concert tours. Its methodology involves a qualitative analysis of online fan-created content, including travel guides, vlogs, blog posts, etc. Analysis shows diverse forms of fan tourism, including concert-based fan tourism, which may be considered “global” because of the band’s international touring presence, and “local” fan tourism, which involves visiting locations associated with the group. Fan tourism, thus, emerges as a hybrid form of tourism.
Krew, krzyk i patriarchat. Ewolucja postaci kobiecych w południowokoreańskich zombie horrorach
This article analyzes how the space of the zombie apocalypse serves as a narrative tool for dismantling deeply ingrained Neo-Confucian gender roles and patriarchal structures. As a global subgenre that has become an important phenomenon in South Korea in terms of the number and popularity of narratives about the undead, it represents a transcultural monster adapted from Western narratives. Devoid of roots in Korean folklore, this figure has been used by filmmakers as a metaphorical canvas to project local social anxieties and gender hierarchies. My analysis begins with Goesi (1981), demonstrating the reduction of modern women to passive victims. A transitional phase is examined through Zombie Express (2016), where the collapse of hegemonic, capitalist masculinity positions female characters as the ultimate moral survivors. Finally, I focus on Sztos rodzina: Zombie na sprzedaż (2019), which marks an ultimate subversion of traditional roles: the female body is transformed from an object requiring male protection into an active, matriarchal force capable of commodifying and taming a monster.
Zasada nieingerencji a legitymizacja rządów junty wojskowej w Mjanmie
The coup d’état of 1 February 2021 in Myanmar triggered a reaction from the member states of two international regional organizations: the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), to which Myanmar belongs. These organizations recognized the principle of non-interference as a vital element in mutual international relations. However, in the case of the Burmese coup, this principle took precedence over other declared values such as ensuring regional security and protecting human rights. This article demonstrates that the principle of non-interference defined the actions of ASEAN and BIMSTEC between 2021 and 2025, which consequently led to the recognition of Myanmar’s non-democratically elected regime by the states of the region within international structures.
Wybrane instytucjonalno-organizacyjne formy integracji w Azji Wschodniej
Economic integration in East Asia is a multifaceted process that differs significantly from the model of integration characteristic of the European Union. The region is dominated by an approach based on functional integration, which involves selective liberalization of trade and investment while maintaining a limited level of regulatory harmonization and institutionalization of cooperation. The article applies the classical theory of regional economic integration as an analytical tool to compare and classify selected institutional and organizational forms of integration in East Asia. The analysis covers the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which differ in their scope of liberalization, degree of institutionalization, and the nature of economic cooperation in the region.
Współczesna debata o karze śmierci w Japonii – argumenty na rzecz polityki retencjonistycznej
*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-WEB:0f559410-221c-48e0-b924-55f84baf6ad2-12" data-turn-id-container="request-WEB:0f559410-221c-48e0-b924-55f84baf6ad2-12" data-testid="conversation-turn-26" data-turn="assistant"> This article examines Japanese legislation and official discourse concerning the death penalty. It analyses both substantive and procedural regulations, as well as statements by key political figures associated with the justice system, particularly former ministers of justice. The study seeks to explain why Japan, widely regarded as a liberal democratic state, continues to retain capital punishment. The findings suggest that the persistence of the death penalty is supported by a combination of social, political, and cultural factors, with a pronounced emphasis on retributive justifications reinforced by preventive and democratic arguments.