University of Heidelberg

Research Area B uses a great variety of source materials, from illuminations in medieval Christian manuscripts to erotic prints in early modern Japan, from the musical record (and its cover) to the satire magazine, from the newspaper in Singapur to the Valentine’s greeting card in India, to street signs featuring Chinglish in China, from billboard advertisements to ancient inscriptions, from the telegraphed letter to the Asian music student in Germany,  from the cell phone television commercial to the Mickey Mouse comic, from diasporic internet sites to contemporary art exhibitions, from rituals in South Asia to staged performances for Europeans in Germany, from images in popular lifestyle and women’s magazines (and their websites), to pamphlets, internet blogs and (Youtube) movies.