Join hosts Author Carola and AichiYume in a fun jaunt to The Yaoi Shelf: an exploration of yaoi, shonen ai, and boy's love while discussing tropes, media criticism and more along the way. Grab a seat and get comfy, welcome to The Yaoi Shelf.

In this month's episode, Amanda and Carola are joined by famed BL and queer media scholar: Dr. James Welker, to discuss BL scholarship, his fantastic book Queer Transfigurations and why academia in the BL space is so important.

Where to find Dr. James Welker:

Twitter: twitter.com/james_welker
Research Twitter: blmediainasia
Instagram: jamesinyokohama
Queer Transfigurations: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/queer-transfigurations-boys-love-media-in-asia/

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