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How a little-known French literary critic became a bellwether for the US right via Financial Times on.ft.com/42PV4Vc

I was struck by how some perfectionists prioritize flawless English over actual knowledge and skills. Ironically, these people are often not native English speakers themselves. This kind of bias is where discrimination often begins.

Is realizing that the paper he is currently working on might be entirely wrong! Has to rewrite it from the scratch. One of those moments of self-questioning and doubts. #newproject

Join Professor Jenny Huangfu Day from Skidmore College for a stimulating discussion on "Transborder Fugitives, Extradition, and Political Crimes in Modern China" at the upcoming Delta on the Move Lecture! 🌏 🗓️ Date/Time: May 29, 2025 (Thurs) at 16:30-18:00 HKT | 10:30-12:00

The decision to destroy books when they could be given out to enrich the community around us such as in community libraries and so on is just bonkers to me.

•Length: 1344 pages 😁 This has to be a masterpiece!

From my Provost - I guess if any international student at Harvard who wants to do Qing history with me you have an offer if you contact me

Back to reading and finished this new translation of the history of the Republic of China (originally in French). Very strong synthesis of the economic, political, social, and cultural in the last four chapters. Less focused on the revolutionary narrative.

Reading amazing scholarship like this makes you wonder to what extent the 1911/12 divide is still applicable to modern Chinese history!

Where does this Western obsession with Tianxia/All-under-heaven come from? Chinese leaders and senior officials make/publish hundreds of speeches/papers every year on foreign policy, I don't remember seeing Tianxia appearing in any significant way.

This is a thought-provoking piece. However, many of the issues it addresses are not unique to Ethiopia—just as critiques of Eurocentrism in China often risk falling into the trap of Sino-centrism. aeon.co/essays/should-…

Congratulations, Beth!

today!

Excellent advisement for a book! One day I am going to steal it and use it for mine🙃

America was a mistake made by the Europeans when they were looking for China 🙃

It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

One of the best libraries in the world!

1/2 Out now! "Independence, Globality, and the Battle of Ideas: A Dialogue on Liberty" by Quentin Skinner (QM Political Thought) & Tom Ashbyトム アシュビー (東京大学 | UTokyo), a wide-ranging, scholarly, & full-length discussion article - the first such piece our journal! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…