Rather beautifully, Professor Mahmood Mamdani's dedication in "Neither Settler Nor Native" is to his trail-blazing son, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown":
「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」
-魯迅，故鄉
#everynightapoem
Join us for a roundtable reflecting on the decade since Feminism Reboot (2015), a turning point in feminist and queer politics and scholarship in South Korea. Together, we’ll reflect on what has shifted, what has stalled, and what futures we might imagine.
Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
“Old white dude gets young Black woman to do unpaid labour for him” is “innovation” now cool cool cool.
UC Davis Sociology will be hiring an assistant professor specializing in gender. If that's your area, apply here:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07293
It seems that the link is expired or invalid. No information is directed when I open the link😿
this sociology lecturer's account of how the "crisis" of social subjects (文科) in Chinese higher edu is changing the way of teaching evaluation is absolutely chilling. have you heard of AI monitoring "head-raise rate" - how often students will look up during a lecture
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/98wVbe8hc0...
In "‘I’m an androgynous tomboy with tattoos’: Amber and (re)imaginations of gender and Koreanness in K-pop", @michellehsho.bsky.social explores how Taiwanese American singer-songwriter Amber challenges gender and sexuality norms in South Korea. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Professor Siyuan Yin recently published a new book, "Contesting Inequalities: Mediated Labour Activism and Rural Migrant Workers in China".
Learn more about the process of writing this book and her research in our feature story!
www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
In memoriam photo of Jonathan Sterne (1970-2025)
It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of Jonathan Sterne, an extraordinary scholar whose groundbreaking work transformed the fields of sound studies, media theory, and the cultural study of technology.
Michael Burawoy, consummate sociologist, influential thinker, theorist, exemplary scholar, professor & fierce advocate of students, principled activist, former ASA president, a shockingly cruel tragedy has taken you too soon.😔
Your legacy is long and deep. May you rest in peace and power. 🙏🏾🕊️
Join us for our DKSC workshop, “Bridging Korean and Korean American Studies,” on Fri, Feb 21. Where does Korean American Studies fit within different disciplines? Is it part of Korean Studies' efforts to globalize the field? We invite three interdisciplinary scholars to explore these questions.
As promised, a reading list about Xiaohongshu is available now with the help of many Chinese social media researchers: qianxeniahuang.super.site/resources/xi.... Special thanks to @carwynmorris.bsky.social for co-editing this. I am only hosting this on my personal website for logistic reasons.
Stayed up all night, anxiously following the news. Yet, the motion to impeach President Yoon failed because the ruling party boycotted the vote. Unacceptable and outrageous. Yoon must be impeached immediately and the People Power Party must be dissolved. A long and difficult battle lies ahead.
