C Laughlin

Reportage in the Chinese-Speaking World Reportage in the Chinese-Speaking World examines reportage as an important aesthetic form of cultural production in the Sinophone world. Originating as a proletarian nonfiction form in interwar Europe...

NEW PUBLICATION: Reportage in the Chinese-Speaking World, edited by Charles A. Laughlin and Li Guo (University of Michigan Press, February 2026, 306pp.)
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Well said! There’s only one explanation for them not dialing back the lethal violence without any connection to the supposed purpose of the surge: _they_ are a terrorist organization.

I suppose arranging research by Chinese author would be a bit of a challenge; even the modern authors are unmanageable.

BBC headline reads: "Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck"

there will prob be a global boycott of US goods by the end of his term

While I’ve got you, for decades modern Chinese lit scholars have been spoiled by the existence of the MCLC resource center, a comprehensive online English bibliography of modern Chinese culture. Sometimes when I want to do research relating to premodern, I wonder if there is a similar resource?

Thanks! I didn’t mean I hadn’t heard of it; I’m sure I’ve read several articles published there, only that I came to the realization that I haven’t been seeing publications in it on the CVs of people working on modern literature.

I literally did not understand Brendan’s pun until you explained it!

This journal is not usually on my radar; is it a premodern/modern thing?

Said this months ago.

Tour groups still use em, or at least something nearly identical

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The Emperor's Twin, by @benegotherit.bsky.social (pub by Talos Press) is a quite different proposal, a great dark space opera novel that uses its weirdness as a way to shine, delivering a worthy experience.

Full thoughts:
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Well I’m from Mpls but I’m an optimist

Okay but better lip service to create a culture than wordless acquiescence.

This is the best news I’ve seen in a long time! I hope it helps with MPD morale!

Yes it would be a good popcorn machine!

I think the Pacer was AMC too wasn’t it?

Watching my students narrated PowerPoints and listening to their podcasts (including a radio drama!)

My YouTube Recap said my most-watched channel (based on how many of their videos I watched) was a channel I never heard of and whose content I’m not interested in at all. Must have been channel surfing and fell asleep while it ran through all the videos! My type ended up being the Wonder Seeker.

My parents were nuts about this too! I was so young when I saw it I don’t even remember it anymore.

A movie that takes place where I’m from

Whoever washes the dishes is doing brilliantly!

Congratulations! I’m finishing up a couple book contributions this week myself before I can return to my moldy book projects!

@liguo79.bsky.social

Now you’re talking!

Charles Laughlin in a blue fedora holding up an advance copy of his new volume, Reportage in the Chinese Speaking World, co-edited with Li Guo.

Reportage in the Chinese Speaking World can now be pre-ordered from University of Michigan Press: press.umich.edu/Books/R/Repo...

Yes!

This whole thing is such a stunning work of music and code. Go check it out!

New directions in translation: Late Imperial Feline Intrigues. A grant proposal for a working group and potential publication series.

¥100,000=$650

This made my day, and probably will be my internal soundtrack for a while!