Tom Burnham

I have organised an amazing roster of *virtual* presentations for the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter. Check out these incredible superstars, and register for the events (Tuesdays 17-18.30 London time) here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...

After Mao

'Even a book that has sold 15 million copies worldwide cannot be held responsible for the politics of how China is represented in the West.'

Nick Holdstock: The sequel to Wild Swans

you may want to fiddle with the extension downthemall. when that's not enough, maybe look into using wildcards with the curl command. i dont think either of these options will work for archive dot org, but they might be useful elsewhere, like bannedthought dot net

now more than ever

Thank you, you too!

yeah! but she's now more of a toddler. eleven hours a day is more her style these days

enjoy it while it lasts

Think once, think twice, think

DO NOT PUT MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW INTO AI

University of Exeter's joint China campus approved by government Russell Group institution will offer five courses in partnership with Zhejiang University of Technology

The University of Exeter plans to open a joint institute in China catering for up to 1,200 students – the institution’s first major overseas campus. @helenpacker.bsky.social reports

#Intled #EduSky

hmu if you're in Shanghai!

you mean 把字句? they're mindbending. and then the teacher hits you with the 被字句

How to Blow Up a Planet | Trevor Jackson What happened to the future? When did we lose it, and what has taken its place? Political scientists have found a continual decline in visions of a shared

'The mood of Abundance is that of a chirpy regional sales manager; Overshoot’s is a wild-eyed buccaneer. Klein and Thompson blame liberals and liberalism for the decline of an abundant future; Malm and Carton blame fossil capital....

'Some things are already abundant.'

it's a couple years back now, but I think omnipotent youth hotel's second album is just as good as their first. also a big fan of Liu Sen

Zhang Ning | From Microhistory to Global History: A Conversation with Professor Henrietta Harrison (Part 1)

mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CecL2ogG_i...

Half durian, half Hawaiian pizza? Well, I don't mind if I do

杨崧愉：美国左翼史学戳破主流历史叙事神话

Yang Songyu: Leftwing American Historiography Exposes the Myths of Mainstream Historical Narratives

A Chinese Doctor in Eighteenth-Century Naples and the Practice of Pulse Diagnosis* Abstract. Diagnosing a patient on the basis of their pulse alone is an impressive demonstration of medical ability for which early modern Chinese doctors w

On advance access: "A Chinese Doctor in Eighteenth-Century Naples and the Practice of Pulse Diagnosis"

by Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

#New #OpenAccess
“L‘Internationale on the move: Case studies on the world’s most translated anthem”

In Chronotopos: A Journal of Translation History, 1/24, p. 163.

chronotopos.eu/cts/issue/vi...

@chrisdec71.bsky.social

New deep dish communion wafer?

Short thread on the very first official Chinese Star Wars comic ⤵️ #ChineseStarWars #StarWars #lianhuanhua

At the April 1955 Bandung Conference, Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai took a moderate stance, easing fears among some anticommunist delegates. A decade later, China and Indonesia pushed for a second Asian-African conference, but India, Yugoslavia, and Egypt organized rival nonaligned meetings.

'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism' 2025

I'll be giving a talk at Oxford on Thursday 1 May. Everyone is welcome!
5月1日木曜にオックスフォード大学で講演します。来てください！

'Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism'
Thursday 1 May 2025, 5pm
global.history.ox.ac.uk/event/making...

How do you say, 'Down low. Too slow!' in Latin?

Essay | Meet MAGA’s Favorite Communist Conservative activists like Christopher Rufo are taking inspiration from Antonio Gramsci, the 20th-century Marxist thinker who drew up a battle plan for winning culture wars.

www.wsj.com/politics/mee...
"The right needs a Gramsci," Rufo added, "and my own ambition is to serve in a similar capacity, an architect of the new right politics."

The World of the Cold War — timely reading in an age of US, Russia and China tensions Vladislav Zubok’s monumental account is not just history, but a reassessment of a stand-off that still shapes geopolitics today

The World of the Cold War — timely reading in an age of US, Russia and China tensions - on.ft.com/4jfgMYg via @FT

📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢

We're excited to hear from scholars working on the history of South China through new sources, methods and approaches, for a one-day workshop at Oxford!

📅Deadline 9th May

📍Workshop 4th July @ox.ac.uk

For more information and abstract submission: bit.ly/HistoryofSou...

So cool!

Poster for the conference "Lianhuanhua as Method" Heidelberg Univeristy 24-26 April 2025

In just over a week, we invite all scholars and students of Chinese comics to Heidelberg for our first #ChinaComx workshop! Revolving around the theme "Lianhuanhua as Method", expect lively discussions and fascinating case studies. For the program and details, go to: tinyurl.com/LianhuanhuaA... 🌟