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
Short videos on Chinese public intellectuals and liberals
中文如下 In April, I gave a talk at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University about Chinese public intellectuals, the Mao era and how things stand today, in the Xi Jinping era. Last week, the center, released a video of the full talk, which you can watch here. It also issue
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
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: