I had the pleasure of talking with Sherm Cochran recently about his and Andrew Hsieh’s wonderful new book. The book traces a history of transformations in early 20th century China through the letters of a prominent Shanghai family, and it is a gripping read. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Lius of Shanghai: An Interview
Fabio Lanza and I recently spoke about his thoughtful and inspiring new book on space, politics, and the emergence of “students” as a category in twentieth-century China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Behind the Gate: An Interview
Perry Link and I recently talked about his inspiring, wonderfully transdisciplinary new book on rhythm, metaphor, politics, and the Chinese language. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading An Anatomy of Chinese: An Interview
Erica Fox Brindley and I recently talked about her stimulating new book on music, resonance, and early Chinese thought. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Music, Cosmology, and the Politics of Harmony in Early China: An Interview
Aminda Smith and I recently spoke about her fascinating new book on social control and the “dangerous classes” in twentieth century Chinese Communist thought reform and reeducation efforts. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Thought Reform and China’s Dangerous Classes: An Interview
[Reposted from the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Stanford, where this blog post originally appeared on 14 March 2013] Shhh. If you stand outside on an early spring day and you’re very, very quiet, and very, very still, you might hear it. Hiyong hiyong. You might have to close your eyes. I find that helps. Hiyong hiyong. I first heard this sound … Continue reading Histories of Failure
Chinese History: A New Manual is a landmark publication that is a must-read for any historian of China. Endymion Wilkinson recently spoke with me about composing, compiling, and contextualizing his incredible book. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Chinese History: An Interview
The wonderful Liz Perry and I recently spoke about her masterful new book on the cultures of revolutionary mobilization and historicization in modern China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Anyuan: An Interview
Lucas Klein and I recently spoke about his thoughtful and evocative new translation of Xi Chuan’s poetry. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Notes on the Mosquito: An Interview
Bruce Rusk and I recently sat down to talk about his wonderful new book on poetics, classical scholarship, and the history of Shijing studies in China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Critics and Commentators: An Interview
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