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Joseph W. Ho

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Historian of East Asia, visual culture | Associate Professor, Albion College | Photographer | Author of Developing Mission: Photography, Filmmaking, and American Missionaries in Modern China (Cornell, 2022) bit.ly/DevelopingMission josephweiho.com

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A painting stands against the wall behind a ladder.

A painting stands against the wall behind a ladder.

A painting stands against the wall behind a ladder.

A painting stands against the wall behind a ladder.

A painting stands against the wall next to a ladder.

A painting stands against the wall next to a ladder.

Two people hang a painting on the wall, one of them is standing on the floor and one on a ladder.

Two people hang a painting on the wall, one of them is standing on the floor and one on a ladder.

A newly restored painting of Our Lady of China (中華大聖母 or 東閭聖母) is being installed on the wall of the reading room. Read more about the painting here: web.bc.edu/ricci/indexT....

Photos by Professor Joseph W. Ho (@joseph-w-ho.bsky.social), who is currently doing research at the institute.

23.04.2025 18:48 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Modern China Lecture featuring Joseph Ho — Developing Mission: Photography, Filmmaking, and American Missionaries in Modern China – Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

The final @fairbankcenter.bsky.social Modern China Lecture of the AY will feature @joseph-w-ho.bsky.social, speaking on:

Developing Mission: Photography, Filmmaking, and American Missionaries in Modern China

April 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Details: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/moder...

14.04.2025 01:30 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Public talks on Taiwan, China, and transnational visual cultures in diasporic and missionary histories – coming up next week at St. Louis University (March 3) and Elon University (March 5)! @woodpeckerowl.bsky.social

28.02.2025 02:10 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Unfortunately, this event is in-person only; there are some copyright restrictions on the films I'm screening that prevent them from being shared online. But I'd be delighted to chat more about them with anyone interested!

03.02.2025 20:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Just joined and glad to reconnect with friends and colleagues here! To kick things off, I'm excited to share my upcoming 2/13 talk and screening of rare postwar China films at Stanford, with comments by Glenn Tiffert @tiffert.bsky.social

Info and registration here: www.hoover.org/events/fragm...

03.02.2025 01:50 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

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