ARTICLES
BLOOD FABLES FROM SOUTHERN CHINA
In this New York Review of Books essay, I review one of the most remarkable new works of history on the Cultural Revolution.
CAN FRANCIS AND XI REALLY CUT A DEAL?
Is there really hope of a rapprochement between Beijing and the Vatican?
WILD GRASS REISSUED IN CHINESE
Thanks to Apple Daily for a new review of my first book, Wild Grass, now reissued in a much more attractive format.
“I TRY TO GATHER UP MY COURAGE”
In the latest of my NYRB interviews with famous Chinese thinkers, I talk to the Wuhan-based writer Hu Fayun on how to resist during dark political times.
ANOTHER HAT: TEACHING
A fun Q&A with me about another hat I wear in Beijing–as a teacher of Chinese religion to undergrads. Thanks to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Univeristies for this nice article on my teaching work at The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. Its academic director, Dr
TALKIN’ POPE BLUES
Francis and Xi: recording a Sinica Podcast about the Vatican's possible rapprochement with Beijing.
FIRST PASS
My essay in the NYRB on a raft of fascinating new books on the Cultural Revolution, many by Chinese scholars who keep plugging away despite censorship and harassment.
THEY CAN’T COVER IT UP
My essay in the NYRB on a raft of fascinating new books on the Cultural Revolution, many by Chinese scholars who keep plugging away despite censorship and harassment.
TIGHTER CONTROLS OVER RELIGION?
My piece in the New York Times on Xi’s efforts to keep a lid on China’s explosive religious growth..
TALKING NON-FICTION IN CHINA
I recently attended a remarkable conference on narrative non-fiction in Beijng and came away impressed....
