A rundown of a three-day trip to Changsha in Hunan Province and Wuhan in Hubei, following the SUBS and Cui Jian on the road, and climaxing with the Cui Jian Concert on the Sands
Read MoreCourtesans, Hostesses, and Dancers in Old and New Shanghai
One of my current students, Amber Cussen, wrote this blog in reaction to our fieldtrip to Shanghai.
Read MoreRepublican Beijing: The City and Its Histories
This review was just published on MCLC. I am using Dong Yue's book for my course. It is the best single publication on Republican era Beijing, which compared with Shanghai has received precious little attention.
Read MoreProject Dementia Goes to Shanghai: An Interview with Wu Jun and a Night @ 4Live
While in Shanghai I was able to kill two birds with one stone, or as they say in Chinese, 一举两得 . Three birds really, since I also reuned with my family, but that’s another matter. While Sat and Sun were reserved for the CET fieldtrip (see my previous blog), Friday July 20 was a chance to reengage with Shanghai’s live music scene.
Read MoreA Mad Whirlwind Weekend in Shanghai: The CET summer field trip July 21-22
A recap of a madcap weekend in Shanghai with students from my class on urban Chinese history at CET Beijing
Read MoreFull Tilt: An Online Journal of East Asian Literature and Poetry in Translation
The Summer 2007 issue of Full Tilt: a journal of East-Asian poetry,
translation, and the arts is finally online at the following website:
Shanghai Baby Redux
A conversation with blogger Mikkitaro on Shanghai's notorious "Baby"
Read MoreProject Dementia Week 3: A Tsunami@2K, Jamming@Sugar Jar, Acoustic Glam@D22, and the usual Excess@PPG
More blogging on the Beijing rock scenes and nightlife...
Read MoreWelcome to Project Dementia: Week 3 in Beijing
A rundown of my week in Beijing, including visiting the rock club D22 in Wudaokou
Read MoreBEIJING ROCKS!!! The CH-INDIE Fest at Dos Kolegas
A blog about a two-day indie rock festival at 2 Kolegas, one of the premier rock clubs in Beijing's Chaoyang District
Read MoreA Rocking Week in Beijing: 13 Club and Kaiser
Descriptions of a night at 13 Club, a rock club in Wudaokou, Beijing, and a night hanging out with Chinese American rocker Kaiser Kuo
Read MoreRock It! A Crash Course in the Chinese Indie Music Scene
Description of a three-day rock music festival in Shanghai's Dino Water Park, featuring indie rock bands and musicians from all over China
Read MoreSex in China: The Times They Are a Changin'
I was thinking about interviewing my colleague James Farrer about this recent conference held in Beijing on sexuality in China, but Devin beat me to the punch. This interview is jacked from Devin's excellent website on global policy innovations:
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