Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻♀️
@chenchenzhang.net
migrant & researcher interested in politics and other things. currently: digital narratives, postcolonial nationalism, the global right, China stuff. neurodiversity-affirming parenting. she/her. 不必等待炬火.
https://chenchenzhang.net
https://chenchenzhang.net
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🚨new open-access article!🚨
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Great to see @lausanhk.bsky.social's account of the Wang Fuk tragedy 🕯️✊
Tai Po in flames - Lausan
How Hongkongers are reviving mass action and mutual aid in the wake of the deadly fires in Tai Po.
lausancollective.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Great to see @lausanhk.bsky.social's account of the Wang Fuk tragedy 🕯️✊
Chinese state-run media's sudden interest in the history of the Ryukyo kingdom is another example of the elasticity of historical narratives. and speaking out for the rights and self-determination of indigenous people elsewhere when it's useful. indigenous peoples in China? unheard of.
But when making claims about China's inherent peacefulness and lack of foreign aggression (in contrast to evil Japanese/Europeans), then only Han-ruled dynasties count as Chinese. But not the Qin or Han or Tang because they were so long ago. What Ming conquest of northern Vietnam? Never heard of it
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Chinese state-run media's sudden interest in the history of the Ryukyo kingdom is another example of the elasticity of historical narratives. and speaking out for the rights and self-determination of indigenous people elsewhere when it's useful. indigenous peoples in China? unheard of.
Huntington's thesis is relevant not because of meaningful analytical insights, but because it offered a template for contemporary reactionary civilizationism - not a clash, but a convergence in racial-civilizational discourse. btw I wrote a thing
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
Amid the liberal internationalist optimism of the late 1990s, Samuel Huntington foresaw a world marked by continued conflict.
Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature.
foreignpolicy.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Huntington's thesis is relevant not because of meaningful analytical insights, but because it offered a template for contemporary reactionary civilizationism - not a clash, but a convergence in racial-civilizational discourse. btw I wrote a thing
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
An affective atmosphere of captivation: Douyin, performative authenticity, and Xinjiang food in China’s Wanghong economy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An affective atmosphere of captivation: Douyin, performative authenticity, and Xinjiang food in China’s Wanghong economy
This study examines how Uyghur wanghongs in Xinjiang construct authentic representations of regional food culture by situating it in an ever-shifting …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
An affective atmosphere of captivation: Douyin, performative authenticity, and Xinjiang food in China’s Wanghong economy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our hearts go out to all those affected by the horrific fire in Hong Kong.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the horrific fire in Hong Kong.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing.
To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone.
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Sedition (petitioning the government to house the displaced and investigate construction companies)
A HK man has been arrested on suspicion of sedition in relation to the fatal Tai Po fire, according to local media reports, citing unnamed sources. In full: buff.ly/Uzgm1Oj
HK man arrested for alleged sedition in relation to fatal Tai Po blaze
A HK man has been arrested on suspicion of sedition in relation to the fatal Tai Po fire, according to local media reports, citing unnamed sources.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sedition (petitioning the government to house the displaced and investigate construction companies)
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Authoritarianism needs the death of academic institutions because it needs the death of free discourse. And in a lot of places in the world, including where I’m from, they *did* destroy it with awful consequences. Here too it’s been a steady progression of turning universities into hedge funds.
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Authoritarianism needs the death of academic institutions because it needs the death of free discourse. And in a lot of places in the world, including where I’m from, they *did* destroy it with awful consequences. Here too it’s been a steady progression of turning universities into hedge funds.
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Multiple local new sources in Hong Kong are reporting that the police have begun arresting activists calling for independent inquiries and accountability for the Tai Po fire 😡
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Multiple local new sources in Hong Kong are reporting that the police have begun arresting activists calling for independent inquiries and accountability for the Tai Po fire 😡
there are two Chinese terms for vitreous enamel 搪瓷 tangci and 珐琅 falang. and the cultures associated with each can't be more different.
tangci is symbolic of proletariat, revolutionary culture, widely used as everyday household items before the 2000s. now they have a comeback as part of the retro
tangci is symbolic of proletariat, revolutionary culture, widely used as everyday household items before the 2000s. now they have a comeback as part of the retro
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
there are two Chinese terms for vitreous enamel 搪瓷 tangci and 珐琅 falang. and the cultures associated with each can't be more different.
tangci is symbolic of proletariat, revolutionary culture, widely used as everyday household items before the 2000s. now they have a comeback as part of the retro
tangci is symbolic of proletariat, revolutionary culture, widely used as everyday household items before the 2000s. now they have a comeback as part of the retro
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LSE Public Lecture "Race and the Question of Palestine"
📍2 Dec, 6PM
Speaker: Lana Tatour
Discussants: Ralph Wilde, Ayça Cubukcu, Neve Gordon
Register here:
lselaw.events/event/race-a...
📍2 Dec, 6PM
Speaker: Lana Tatour
Discussants: Ralph Wilde, Ayça Cubukcu, Neve Gordon
Register here:
lselaw.events/event/race-a...
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
LSE Public Lecture "Race and the Question of Palestine"
📍2 Dec, 6PM
Speaker: Lana Tatour
Discussants: Ralph Wilde, Ayça Cubukcu, Neve Gordon
Register here:
lselaw.events/event/race-a...
📍2 Dec, 6PM
Speaker: Lana Tatour
Discussants: Ralph Wilde, Ayça Cubukcu, Neve Gordon
Register here:
lselaw.events/event/race-a...
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International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
well consistent with all the bad takes on China
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
well consistent with all the bad takes on China
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Join us for a guest lecture by @kevinyangmx.bsky.social on the grassroots Marxists in the 1978-81 Chinese democracy movement!
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
🕔 11:00 - 12:30
📍 TLC039 (Teaching and Learning Centre)
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
🕔 11:00 - 12:30
📍 TLC039 (Teaching and Learning Centre)
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Join us for a guest lecture by @kevinyangmx.bsky.social on the grassroots Marxists in the 1978-81 Chinese democracy movement!
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
🕔 11:00 - 12:30
📍 TLC039 (Teaching and Learning Centre)
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
🕔 11:00 - 12:30
📍 TLC039 (Teaching and Learning Centre)
"Eventually, the course head told James that two human lecturers would be going over the material for the final session" ...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Eventually, the course head told James that two human lecturers would be going over the material for the final session" ...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Awful stuff
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Awful stuff
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
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Senior permanent position has opened up in Chinese studies here at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. It is a very nice place. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN980/rea...
Reader or Professor in Chinese Studies - AC2219 at University of St Andrews
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Senior permanent position has opened up in Chinese studies here at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. It is a very nice place. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN980/rea...
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
also low-key shaded Žižek here if that's your thing
🚨new open-access article!🚨
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
also low-key shaded Žižek here if that's your thing
🚨new open-access article!🚨
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨new open-access article!🚨
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
what do drastically different representations of the Paris Olympic opening ceremony on Chinese social media tell us about competing narratives of civilization & transversal alignment in digital reactionary politics?
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
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Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
making unfortunate arguments when American leftists project their racial politics onto the rest of the world. as early as Du Bois.
![Notably, the growing gap between the reality of white dominance and Du Bois's frustration that China was in economic and social disarray reconfirmed his previously held belief that China must cooperate with Japan, and Du Bois contended that this was the only solution for the “China problem.” Du Bois acknowledged that a clear path for the future of Asia faced obstacles. He asked: “Why it is that you [the Chinese people] hate Japan more than Europe when you have suffered more than England, France, and Germany, than from Japan?” (Du Bois Citation1937b).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t5kwnyqf6dqkhw6vi2quqnxz/bafkreifietya5vnj4udjrwxuy5mnnnp5psxu3gpt347no2u7cnib7ygywq@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
making unfortunate arguments when American leftists project their racial politics onto the rest of the world. as early as Du Bois.
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies, says journalist Martin Gelin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...