𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Paul Bevan writes about translating two lively 1920s Chinese novels centred on the martial artists Ma Yongzhen and his fictional sister, Ma Suzhen, explaining what drew him to these neglected works of popular fiction. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/18/b... 。。。。。

A selection of colourful cover art from the China Journal of Science & Art, a bi‑monthly English periodical founded in 1923 in Shanghai and dedicated to popularising research and studies of the sciences and arts in China. Issues up to 1937 can be consulted in the RAS Library.

Our in-depth look by Christelle Nguyen at how China is putting pressure on academics and scholarship in Europe. A must-read, based on more than 30 interviews. lingua-sinica.org/the-limits-o...

Quelques lectures de vacances pour celles et ceux qui aiment les fictions courtes de Li Yu 李漁 (1611-1680) et de ses contemporains : kaser.hypotheses.org/traductions

Article 63 gives Chinese authorities the right to act against organisations and individuals outside China that "undermine ethnic unity and progress or create ethnic division". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Can China target critics abroad with its new 'ethnic unity' law?

Rights groups fear the new law gives Beijing legal authority to go after people beyond its borders.

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Send in your proposals for the first ever NARS conference, on everyday nationalisms, at Tampere University! Happy to be helping to organize this momentous event! www.finlit.fi/en/research-...

The Everyday in the History of Nationhood and Nationalisms

Nationalism Research in the Humanities (NARS) Research Council of Finland Centre of Excellence, Tampere University subproject, organises the first NARS Conference May 12-14, 2027 in Tampere, Finland.

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Présentation de l’ouvrage Une après-midi à Shanghai : L’enfance et la question anthropologique de l’âge 🔗 RSVP : info@parentheses-hk.com 📅 1er Juin 2026 ⏰ 18h-19h 📍 Librairie Parenthèses, 2/F, Duke of Wellington House, 14-24 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong www.cefc.com.hk/fr/event/pre...

I happened across this cover for the January 1957 edition of China Reconstructs, an ‘external propaganda’ publication for overseas readers. Featuring a flyover from Song Qingling (宋庆龄) in a dove-shaped jet(!), it captures many of the key features of 'external propaganda' (1/8) 🧵 #skystorians #china

The AHR has launched a new project, Authoritarianism 101: A Global History, as part of the #AHRSyllabus series. Explore 30 modules from different contributors and key questions on authoritarianism—each paired with primary sources and teaching resources. The first twelve modules are now live.

Authoritarianism 101 - AHA

Authoritarianism 101 A Global History About Authoritarianism 101: A Global History is a set of 30 primary source-driven teaching modules designed to offer teachers and students a broad perspective on ...

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CFP for a Special Issue of Gender & History on childhood and crises to be edited by Katie Barclay and Emily Ward. Abstracts due 31 May 2026; then hybrid workshop; full articles due 31 Jan. 2027. Please share widely. #Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️

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Call for papers: Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World. for Gender & History

In the first Digital Childhoods post of 2026, Valentina Boretti (vboretti.bsky.social) explores how candy and patriotism were connected in 1930s Shanghai: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/candies-...

Candies and Crises - Digital Childhoods

On 2nd October 1931, a couple of weeks after the so-called Mukden Incident staged by the Japanese as an excuse for invading Manchuria, readers of the newspaper Shenbao (Shanghai News) who looked at th...

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Next Tuesday (27/1), John Hide will be speaking at our seminar. If you wish to hear "Presenting the Boy with Two Penises; Participatory Science and the Public Sphere in Early Victorian London', join us at the IHR or through Zoom. Further details are in the link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Presenting the Boy with Two Penises; Participatory Science and the Public Sphere in Early Victorian London

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🔔 We're launching our Bluesky account today! Can you help us spread the word by retweeting this post? 😀 #Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal

Appel à ne pas manquer pour le colloque "Image et représentation du Livre en Chine" (15-16 octobre 2026 Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry) Deadline : 20 Avril 2026 www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

Out now: Rethinking Childhood in Modern Chinese History, edited by Isabella Jackson @isabellajackson.bsky.social and Yushu Geng, Routledge @routledgehistory.bsky.social #histchild #histed doi.org/10.4324/9781003321859

Rethinking Childhood in Modern Chinese History | Isabella Jackson, Yus

At the cutting edge of the growing field of the history of childhood, this book shows how placing children at the centre of historical analysis enables the past

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Did you know our new digital library is up and running, with loads of digitised content from our Missionary collections, particularly CWM and MMS? Find it all here: https://soas.quartexcollections.com/archives/missionary-archives?cid= #EYAReligion

In a graphic novel depicting a dystopian future Hong Kong, three former democracy activists struggle to come to terms with a dark new reality. Read our excerpt from "You Must Take Part in Revolution" by Melissa Chan and Badiucao: chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/20/r...

Out now, #openaccess Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook, edited by Katherine Ngo and Kelly Ngo Lever Press #histchild #histed doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook

Part of the <a href="https://www.leverpress.org/reeditions/">Re-Editions: Literary and Cultural Texts Recovered for the Classroom</a> series. First anthology of traditional Chinese children’s primers ...

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🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/china-p... #FreeGuiMinhai

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#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional...

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Asia Pacific Perspectives Journal@appjournal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

How did an American mascot from 1908 become a beloved pop deity in Japan? M.W. Shores examines the fascinating transcultural journey of Billiken, a “good luck” novelty figure who was transformed into a quasi-religious icon in Osaka. repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcont... #Billiken, #Osaka

NEW at #VIDAblog! @ahartman.bsky.social explores the impressions that playing video games gives us about significant women historical figures, asking: What impact does this have on informal public education about women's history? 🎮 Find out more ⬇️ www.auswhn.com.au/blog/video-g...

What do video games teach us about women’s history? | Australian Women's History Network

In this blog, Abbie Hartman explores the impression of women's history given through video games and its impact on informal education.

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1/ A reflection: something that disadvantages non-STEM scholars in unis, especially those in the arts and hums, is that we are judged by STEM frameworks: 1) We don't publish as often. 2) We tend to publish alone or in pairs. 3) Our work doesn't usually require large funds, if any.

An early advert for Chinese classes at SOAS, c. 1920 #EYAEducation ow.ly/QPaV50WNtZZ

Looking forward to this!

Clio2.0: Geschichte, digitale Medien & Öffentlichkeit in Mainz@clio2punkt0.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Military Youth Education at the Beginning of the 20th Century October 1–2, 2025 Alte Mensa / Old Mensa Johann-Joachim-Becher Weg 5 A conference organized by Felix Maskow, Markus Raasch and Julia Tilentzidis CONTACT US: E-Mail: maraasch@uni-mainz.de

#CFP: The Citizen-Child: Global Perspectives on Children’s Literature and the Making of Modernity The Sixth International Children’s Literature Symposium (ICLS) 25-26 June, 2026 Hosted by the University of Antwerp Deadline: December 1, 2025 Email: Courtney Weikle-Mills, caw57@pitt.edu

This is a fabulous, useful piece of writing and thinking. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

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Konf: Military Youth Education at the Beginning of the 20th century https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157141 Mainz, 01.10.2025-02.10.2025, Felix Maskow / Markus Raasch / Julia Tilentzidis, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz