The ''Asian Theatre Journal'' is an

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, focusing upon both traditional and modern theatrical forms. It contains descriptive and analytical articles, original plays and play translations, as well as reviews of books and plays and reports of current theatrical activities in Asia.

Background

The journal was established by James R. Brandon (

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) in 1984 and serves as the official journal of the

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, an affiliate of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. It is published by the

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. In 1992, the editorship passed to Samuel L. Leiter (

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), who began the practice of included a translated play in each issue.

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(

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) served as editor from 2005 to 2018. Siyuan Liu (

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) is the current editor. ''Asian Theatre Journal'' appears biannually in March and September. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2000 on

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. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volume are available in the

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electronic archive.

External links

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References

English-language journals University of Hawaiʻi Press academic journals Asian studies journals Publications established in 1984 Arts journals 1984 establishments in Hawaii {{theatre-stub