It's probably time to break for lunch when you start typing "north China famine" instead of "north China family."
Dan Knorr
@dknorr.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of East Asian history at Illinois State University. Research focuses on urban China, place, empire, and state-making during the Qing (1636–1912).
"Don't judge a book by it's cover." What about the description provided by the publisher?
Egypt: 2-0 is the most dangerous lead in football. England: Hold our beer.
A White House report has defended the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, pushing back against its characterization by a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that the law was racially motivated. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
White House Defends 1882 Immigration Law Excluding Chinese Immigrants
The Trump administration is defending the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act against the charge that the law had a racist intent.
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Fox has gone woke—playing the Canadian national anthem on July 4th!
Qing rulers also invested the purity of water with political significance through the construction of monumental architecture. Read more in my chapter on Baotu Spring in Visual Ecologies of Placemaking, edited by Leslie Atzmon and Pamela Stewart!
I’ve got a soft spot for the USA 94 kit, but the vivid solid colors of Brazil-Morocco is peak aesthetic for international football.
That post aged like Swiss cheese on a summer day.
Dan Knorr@dknorr.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn the race to see who can put up the most goals on Qatar, Switzerland could be doing better.
In the race to see who can put up the most goals on Qatar, Switzerland could be doing better.
Ending this writing session with 800 words *fewer* than it started with...is a win.
It's delightful that Endymion Wilkinson's authorial voice carries over from Chinese History: A Manual to his description of his personal library. chinabooksreview.com/2026/05/12/e...
Endymion Wilkinson’s China Bookshelf | China Books Review
The sinologist and former diplomat walks us through his teak-wood bookshelves on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and recommends five books out of 4,500.
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13 weeks into my History of East Asia course, 2 weeks to go. All we've got left is the twentieth century.
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it's fine everything is fine
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I know it's poor form to assign my own writing to students, but at least I did it for April Fool's?
🛎️ Postdoc opportunity 🛎️ 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in history of medicine and medical humanities at Johns Hopkins University. Deadline April 5th. #histmed #histstm hopkinshistoryofmedicine.org/2026/03/06/j...
Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship – Department of the History of Medicine
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On 4/3 I'll be presenting virtually at KU's symposium on Environmental and Economic Challenges in Global Asia. View schedule and register at the link below. My paper is titled, "A Trans-Diluvian History of Environmental Fragility and Resilience on the North China Plain." ceas.ku.edu/2026-spring-...
2026 Spring Symposium
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Doing the Arrow War in one class and Tie Xuan in another. Interesting times indeed.
While at AAS, I learned about the recent passing of David Buck. To say his 1978 book on Jinan has been an influence on my work would be an understatement. It really deserves more attention as exemplary of a pivotal moment in the historiography of modern China/Chinese cities. uwm.edu/history/uwm-...
UWM Remembers Historian David D. Buck
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee community mourns the loss of David Douglas Buck, professor emeritus of history and a longtime supporter of the university. Buck passed away on March 6, 2026, in M...
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During #AAS2026, we will have an Accountability Officer on site to respond to any violations of the AAS Code of Conduct. Review our policies and learn how to report violations: https://www.asianstudies.org/conference/conference-code-of-conduct/
Academic history colleagues, list all the different courses you teach. Mine so far are: 1. History of East Asia 2. Premodern Japan 3. Civil War and Reconstruction in 19th Century China (for majors) 4. Empire and Nation in Modern China (grad) 5. Globalization and Modern East Asia (UG research)
Christine Kooi@christinekooi.bsky.social · 5mo agoAcademic history colleagues, list all the different courses you teach. 🗃️ Mine are: 1. Reformation 2. Renaissance 3. Early Modern Low Countries 4. Women in Early Modern Europe 5. Europe and the World 1400-1700 6. Early Modern Europe 7. Western Civilization to 1500 8. Grad Seminar in Ren and Ref