Micah Muscolino
@mmuscolino.bsky.social
Professor and Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History, UC San Diego
New book: _Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People_
https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295753980/remaking-the-earth-exhausting-the-people/
#EnvHist #SocHist #AgHist
New book: _Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People_
https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295753980/remaking-the-earth-exhausting-the-people/
#EnvHist #SocHist #AgHist
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On @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, Micah S. Muscolino discusses REMAKING THE EARTH, EXHAUSTING THE PEOPLE, tracing how state-led conservation transformed China’s countryside and how rural communities bore the costs.
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Micah S. Muscolino, "Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People: The Burden of Conservation in Modern China" (U Washington Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, Micah S. Muscolino discusses REMAKING THE EARTH, EXHAUSTING THE PEOPLE, tracing how state-led conservation transformed China’s countryside and how rural communities bore the costs.
🎧Listen here:
newbooksnetwork.com/remaking-the...
🎧Listen here:
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Nominate up to three titles for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize: chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p...
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nominate up to three titles for the 2025 Baifang Schell Book Prize: chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/06/p...
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
Last year the jury selected at the "Edge of Empire" by Edward Wong as the winner in Nonfiction and "Taiwan Travelogue" by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ (author) and Lin King (translator) in Literature.
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Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
And 2 more seminars.
3 lectures to go.
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And 2 more seminars.
3 lectures to go.
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
3 lectures to go.
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Hmmm, a few recent Winter Olympics have taken place in Asia ... any #AsianStudies scholars have a pitch for this @nichecanada.bsky.social series?
❄️NEW NICHE SERIES CFP❄️
Call for Submissions – The Winter Olympics & Their Environments
Series Editors: M. Blake Butler and @theliftline.bsky.social
Submission Deadline: December 12, 2025
Publication: January/February 2026
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#envhist #sporthistory #olympics
Call for Submissions – The Winter Olympics & Their Environments
Series Editors: M. Blake Butler and @theliftline.bsky.social
Submission Deadline: December 12, 2025
Publication: January/February 2026
niche-canada.org/2025/11/21/c...
#envhist #sporthistory #olympics
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Hmmm, a few recent Winter Olympics have taken place in Asia ... any #AsianStudies scholars have a pitch for this @nichecanada.bsky.social series?
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Meets Zohran on Friday, dressing like an East Village poet who wrote something called "A Fairest Autumn" by Saturday.
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Meets Zohran on Friday, dressing like an East Village poet who wrote something called "A Fairest Autumn" by Saturday.
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📢 The annual UW Press Holiday Sale is here!
November 17, 2025–January 2, 2026, get 40% off and free domestic shipping on all books sitewide with promo code WINTER25 at checkout.
Start browsing: bit.ly/UWPressHolidaySale2025
November 17, 2025–January 2, 2026, get 40% off and free domestic shipping on all books sitewide with promo code WINTER25 at checkout.
Start browsing: bit.ly/UWPressHolidaySale2025
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
📢 The annual UW Press Holiday Sale is here!
November 17, 2025–January 2, 2026, get 40% off and free domestic shipping on all books sitewide with promo code WINTER25 at checkout.
Start browsing: bit.ly/UWPressHolidaySale2025
November 17, 2025–January 2, 2026, get 40% off and free domestic shipping on all books sitewide with promo code WINTER25 at checkout.
Start browsing: bit.ly/UWPressHolidaySale2025
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Call for applications: 2026 Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program at the Library of Congress, which supports short-term travel for research in the LOC Asian Division's collections. Application deadline January 11, 2026.
Fellowship Information | About this Reading Room | Asian Reading Room | Research Centers | Library of Congress
The Asian Division at the Library of Congress invites applications for the 2026 Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program, established through the generous gift of Florence Tan Moeson, who…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Call for applications: 2026 Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship Program at the Library of Congress, which supports short-term travel for research in the LOC Asian Division's collections. Application deadline January 11, 2026.
The Holiday Book Sale at University of Washington Press is on now and runs through January 2.
All titles on the UWP website will be 40% off with free domestic shipping using code WINTER25.
These 2 books are among their offerings.
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All titles on the UWP website will be 40% off with free domestic shipping using code WINTER25.
These 2 books are among their offerings.
uwapress.uw.edu/search-resul...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The Holiday Book Sale at University of Washington Press is on now and runs through January 2.
All titles on the UWP website will be 40% off with free domestic shipping using code WINTER25.
These 2 books are among their offerings.
uwapress.uw.edu/search-resul...
All titles on the UWP website will be 40% off with free domestic shipping using code WINTER25.
These 2 books are among their offerings.
uwapress.uw.edu/search-resul...
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A copy of the NEW BOOK by 2023-24 CASBS fellow Micah Muscolino, "Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People," has entered into the Center's renowned Ralph W. Tyler Collection 📖
About this @uwapress.uw.edu book: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
And check out Micah's awesome shout-out in the book (🧵)
About this @uwapress.uw.edu book: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
And check out Micah's awesome shout-out in the book (🧵)
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A copy of the NEW BOOK by 2023-24 CASBS fellow Micah Muscolino, "Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People," has entered into the Center's renowned Ralph W. Tyler Collection 📖
About this @uwapress.uw.edu book: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
And check out Micah's awesome shout-out in the book (🧵)
About this @uwapress.uw.edu book: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
And check out Micah's awesome shout-out in the book (🧵)
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In the acknowledgments of Micah Muscolino's book "Remaking Earch, Exhausting People." Micah worked on the book at CASBS during his 2023-24 fellowship year 😏
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In the acknowledgments of Micah Muscolino's book "Remaking Earch, Exhausting People." Micah worked on the book at CASBS during his 2023-24 fellowship year 😏
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Call for Proposals: University of Pittsburgh conference on "The Future(s) of International and Area Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, Goals," May 8-10, 2026. Submit proposals by December 4; hybrid participation possible.
The Future(s) of International and Area Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, Goals | University Center for International Studies
May 8–10, 2026 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PAHybrid Conference; some sessions will be available virtually.Registration information coming soon! To register your interest and stay…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Call for Proposals: University of Pittsburgh conference on "The Future(s) of International and Area Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, Goals," May 8-10, 2026. Submit proposals by December 4; hybrid participation possible.
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Speaking of Wu-Tang, a new family moved into the neighborhood and put this in their yard. I’m gonna fry up a pound of Bacon and give it to them as a housewarming gift.
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Speaking of Wu-Tang, a new family moved into the neighborhood and put this in their yard. I’m gonna fry up a pound of Bacon and give it to them as a housewarming gift.
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An exciting upcoming release, currently scheduled for publication in March 2026! 🌿🪶🐊
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Our forthcoming volume on the environmental history of China's era of high socialism has a cover.
Paul Pickowicz, who took the photo when he visited China in 1971 as part of a Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars delegation, also contributed the book's epilogue.
Paul Pickowicz, who took the photo when he visited China in 1971 as part of a Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars delegation, also contributed the book's epilogue.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
An exciting upcoming release, currently scheduled for publication in March 2026! 🌿🪶🐊
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
The reprinted books have arrived, and my ordeal hath ended. Huzzah!
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The reprinted books have arrived, and my ordeal hath ended. Huzzah!
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I worked at Harvard when he was president there and have 100s of stories about what an absolute boorish asshat he is. I was at a bar with coworkers, including one of his assistants and he called to demand she go to his house ASAP. Because he didn't know how to change the batteries in his TV remote.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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There is still time to apply for one of our 50+ Visiting Fellowships @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the 2026-27 academic year! A vibrant interdisciplinary research centre in the heart of one of the world’s great libraries!
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS: Applications are now open for 2026-27!
The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.
For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.
For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There is still time to apply for one of our 50+ Visiting Fellowships @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the 2026-27 academic year! A vibrant interdisciplinary research centre in the heart of one of the world’s great libraries!
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Keen to explore maritime environments and histories without going to sea? The Royal Museums Greenwich Caird Fellowship deadline is 18 January 2026.
Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich
Apply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships
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November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Keen to explore maritime environments and histories without going to sea? The Royal Museums Greenwich Caird Fellowship deadline is 18 January 2026.
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Call for papers for the edited collection, Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics: williamgrady.co.uk/cfp/
The volume aims to explore the vibrancy and diversity of the Western genre in comics from around the world.
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025
The volume aims to explore the vibrancy and diversity of the Western genre in comics from around the world.
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Call for papers for the edited collection, Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics: williamgrady.co.uk/cfp/
The volume aims to explore the vibrancy and diversity of the Western genre in comics from around the world.
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025
The volume aims to explore the vibrancy and diversity of the Western genre in comics from around the world.
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025
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Mamdani is going to implement Sheneneh law. We'll all be forced to watch bits from Martin that definitely did not age well.
Mamdani is going to implement Daria law. Our whole society will become a sardonic Beavis and Butthead spin-off.
Mamdani is going to implement Aaliyah law. He'll declare that Romeo Must Die and everyone must Try Again.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Sheneneh law. We'll all be forced to watch bits from Martin that definitely did not age well.
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Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
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Mamdani is going to implement Zomia law. The city will be ungovernable.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Zomia law. The city will be ungovernable.