About Ming-Yeh Rawnsley

I am Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies, SOAS University of London (2013-present) and am the Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Taiwan Studies (2017-present). My research interests include Taiwan studies, film studies (especially Taiwan cinema), media, culture, and communications. I am responsible for two book series, including Anthem Impact in Asian Media, Cinema and Communications (a short book series for Anthem Press) and Asian Cinema and Screen (an academic book series for De Gruyter Brill).

NBN Episodes hosted by Ming-Yeh:

Wave Makers and the Rise of #MeToo in Taiwan: Media, Empathy, and Digital Testimony with Xinling Li (Anthem Press, 2026)

September 25, 2026

Wave Makers and the Rise of #MeToo in Taiwan

Xinling Li

When the Taiwanese political drama Wave Makers appeared in April 2023, few anticipated its impact beyond the screen. Within weeks, survivors in politi…

Corrado Neri, "Taiwanese Horror Cinema in the 21st Century: Spectral Narratives and Screen Culture" (Anthem Press, 2026)

August 30, 2026

Taiwanese Horror Cinema in the 21st Century

Corrado Neri

Taiwanese cinema is internationally celebrated for the auteurs of the Taiwan New Cinema. Yet over the past fifteen years, ghosts, demons, curses and h…

Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley et al. eds., "Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media" (Routledge, 2025)

February 12, 2026

Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media

Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley, Yiben Ma, and Gary D. Rawnsley

Studying Chinese media has never been a stable intellectual enterprise. As Professor Yuezhi Zhao once observed, it often resembles aiming at a target …