Reminder: China Beat At Aha,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Reminder: China Beat At Aha
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
A reminder that China Beat editors, contributors, and readers will be gathering for an informal get-together on Saturday, January 9 at the Marriott Starbucks at 7:30 a.m.
While We Were Away…,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
While We Were Away…
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
The most distressing news from China over the holidays was the severe sentence (11 years in prison) handed to dissident Liu Xiaobo for his involvement in the writing and organization of Charter ’08 in December 2008. For those who are catching up on this story, a brief set of readings to bring you up to speed on the situation.
Upcoming Events,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Upcoming Events
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
A few upcoming events that we think will be of interest to China Beat readers:
The China Beat: Lost In Translation Edition,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
The China Beat: Lost In Translation Edition
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
1. A trackback on Peter Hessler’s recent China Beat photo essay, “Behind the Wheel, About to Snap” led us to this Spanish-language review of his latest book,Country Driving. If you don’t read Spanish, there’s a button on the page that takes you to a Google translation of the review; while the translation hits a few potholes along the way, it’s a generally good rendition of a perceptive and well-written overview of Hessler’s book.
“An Oasis Of Peace And Quietude”: The 1964/’65 World’S Fair China Pavilion,
2010
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
“An Oasis Of Peace And Quietude”: The 1964/’65 World’S Fair China Pavilion, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
My grandfather took his job as family photographer seriously, and over the course of four decades he produced several huge boxes of slides that my mother has recently begun scanning and digitizing. Mixed in with the usual snapshots of weddings, birthday parties, and holiday gatherings are photos he took during a family trip to the 1964/’65 World’s Fair in New York.
Blogging Aas 2010 (4),
2010
University of Toronto
Blogging Aas 2010 (4), Graham Sanders
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
This panel attempted to think through a number of issues related to gossip and rumor in traditional China. Paola Zamperini of Amhest College presided over the affair in truly breathtaking Edwardian piratical style. Incisive comments were provided by Robert Hymes of Columbia University. Hymes asked the question of whether or not gossip was normative or subversive, suggesting that there was very little in any of the papers that could be taken as a subversive reading of gossip. Rather, gossip in each case tended to affirm or reaffirm normative social hierarchies and values.
What I Read On My Summer Vacation (Part Iii),
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
What I Read On My Summer Vacation (Part Iii), Jeffrey Wasserstrom
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
I’ll get to books I actually read over the summer (or in one case, am part of the way through as I write), as opposed to simply ones I dipped into, learned about, wrote about, or thought about, in a minute. First, though, I want to mention briefly a trio of book-related summertime activities of mine that don’t quite fit into the format of this series.
201002 Obiter Dicta: Winter Break 2010,
2010
Liberty University
201002 Obiter Dicta: Winter Break 2010, Steven Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
201023 Obiter Dicta: September Via Late August 2010,
2010
Liberty University
201023 Obiter Dicta: September Via Late August 2010, Steven Samson
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Reading Round-Up: Google And China,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Reading Round-Up: Google And China
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Stories about Google’s announcement that it will no longer censor its Chinese search engine, and that the company is reevaluating its presence in China, have been showing up at a breakneck speed over the past two days. While we anticipate that much more will be written about this development, here are some of the pieces that have caught our attention so far:
Sheep In Wolves’ Clothing? The Book The Han Nationalists Love To Loath,
2010
La Trobe University
Sheep In Wolves’ Clothing? The Book The Han Nationalists Love To Loath, James Leibold
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
What book could cause one Chinese netizen to “shiver with fear from head to toe” and others to suggest that the Han people might once again face genocide? Wolf Totem (狼图腾), the semi-autobiographical polemic of Han author Lü Jiamin 吕嘉民 (aka Jiang Rong 姜戎) and his confessional self-awakening about the beauty, strength and freedom of the Mongolian steppe and its lupine culture.
Penny For A Photo,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Penny For A Photo
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
“In the Tibetan town of Tagong, Western Sichuan, this local poses enthusiastically for my camera.
Aha Update: Conference On Asian History Luncheon,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Aha Update: Conference On Asian History Luncheon
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
A quick note to call your attention to a scheduling change at this week’s American Historical Association meeting in San Diego:
China Beat At Aha,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
China Beat At Aha
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
For those attending the American Historical Association meeting in San Diego next week:
Mao Fever And The Story Of A Mao Book,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mao Fever And The Story Of A Mao Book, Ross Terrill
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
No abstract provided.
As China Beat Heads Into Its Third Year…,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
As China Beat Heads Into Its Third Year…, Kate Merkel-Hess
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
In January, we marked the end of our second year online. China Beat has changed a lot during that time, and will be changing more in the coming weeks and months as China Beat’s new editor, Maura Cunningham, takes the helm. It’s been my pleasure to have been founding editor of China Beat, and as I transition to a new role at the blog (I will now join the ranks of the blog’s consulting editors), I wanted to look back at how China Beat has developed since January 2008—for new readers and for readers who have been with us since …
A Seventh Take On Jacques,
2010
University of Oslo
A Seventh Take On Jacques, Harald Bockman
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Since Jeff Wasserstrom posted a round-up of reviews of Martin Jacques’ When China Rules the World, pieces that reference the book have continued to be published, including a column by Robert Samuelson at the Wall Street Journalthat calls Jacques’ book ”masterful.” Jacques, meanwhile, published another op-ed on China and the US last week titled ”Crouching Dragon, Weakened Eagle” in the International Herald Tribune. Below, Harald Bockman raises his concerns about the on-going attention Jacques’ book is receiving, and points out—despite that attention—the weakness in the book that most reviewers are still missing.
Reading Round-Up: Barack Obama And The Dalai Lama,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Reading Round-Up: Barack Obama And The Dalai Lama
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
There have been plenty of news stories recently about today’s meeting between Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. Here are some suggestions for further reading (and viewing):
China Tweetniks,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
China Tweetniks
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Those who follow China Beat on Twitter might have noticed that our long-neglected feed has shown signs of awakening lately.
Another Side Of The Shanghai World Expo: Forum On Ict And Urban Development,
2010
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Another Side Of The Shanghai World Expo: Forum On Ict And Urban Development, Susan Brownell
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
This posting marks my return to blogging after a break following my participation in the founding of The China Beat in 2008 with my postings from Beijing leading up to the Olympics. Contacts I made during the Olympics led to an invitation to do some informal work for the Forum Department of the Expo Organizing Bureau, and so I am now in Shanghai and blogging about China’s second mega-event.
