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Four Masks and a Funeral https://theamericanscholar.org/four-masks-and-a-funeral/#.YHHMgZbQvqk.twitter "The first time I wrote about masks, it had nothing to do with an epidemic.Late in 2016, some artists in Chengdu were angry about

Short thread: Finished my Modern China survey syllabus: I am not posting it publicly but will share w/anyone gearing up to teach such a class remotely fall quarter or starting

A what is and isn't censored in the PRC thread linked to news that @PikettyLeMonde's earlier book was welcomed on the mainland, but the sequel is not, due a specific

The idea of Agnes Chow as the true Mulan is showing up in all sorts of ways (in varied languages and Tweets from varied places) on the Internet (see this

So many events from 2015 to 2018 now seem disturbing harbingers of things to come: the opening of a rail station w/ security controlled by the mainland, Beijing blocking Joshua

Thread on accessible works to read/listen to if seeking to put the historic turning point in Hong Kong into perspective; aimed at those who a) have limited bandwidth to focus

Thread: Today marks the 30th anniversary of the "Basic Law," which set out the parameters by which Hong Kong was supposed to be able to remain notable different from all