ACADEMICS
This page gathers my formal academic work. Although all of my books have a full academic apparatus (standard endnotes, bibliography, and index), this page has articles or book chapters written for peer-reviewed journals. Unlike my other non-fiction writing, these pieces are aimed at academic rather than a general audience. Below are related articles and further down is a list of the articles and chapters. This page is still under construction, so bear with me while I make it more complete, probably sometime in early 2026.
Related Articles
Interview in 田間 on the China Unofficial Archive
This is the first in-depth interview I’ve given on the China Unofficial Archives, the online non-profit that I set up in 2023 to promote independent Chinese writing and films. The interview is by Hsiaofan Su of the 田間 Tian Jian newsletter. You can read it here: The interview is in Chines
History and the Cultural Revolution in Holland
In March I’ll be going to the Netherlands for five days to talk about my favorite topics: Unofficial History, but with an interesting spin: is some version of the Cultural Revolution happening in the West today? My trip will start on March 12 at 15:15 at Leiden University, where I’ll tal
Italian Tour: Clandestine Stories from China
Thanks to Italian publisher Neri Pozza, Sparks is coming out in Italian and thanks to two Italy-based academics I’ll be on a four-day seven-lecture tour of the country from Rome to Naples to Milan to Pavia to Florence. I’ve put all the details of the tour on the usual speaking/media pa
PhD Thesis
In 2020 I enrolled in Leipzig University’s PhD program under the direction of Professor Philip Clart. The project looks at working-class pilgrimage societies in Beijing, analyzing their relationship with the state. For a description of my project, please see this page and hit the expand arrow next to my name.
Articles and Book Chapters
Below is a list of academic articles and chapters in reverse chronological order: