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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安

@billcallahan.bsky.social

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China curious filmmaker and writer for films and articles see: SensiblePolitics.Net/ Latest film: "The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China", see trailer: https://vimeo.com/962136803

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Dec 1

My essay "Hypervisible China" examines how China’s presence in the Global South can be understood through the dynamic of invisibility and hypervisibility, which means that the PRC struggles to be seen in a “normal” way.
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Hypervisible China

This is the second article in the four-part (In)Visible China: Understanding Chinese Global Orders series, co-hosted by LSE IDEAS’ China Foresight and the International Orders Research Unit. …

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David on Formosa @davidonformosa.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to @audreyt.org for being one of the recipients of the 2025 Right Livelihood Awards

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Audrey Tang - Right Livelihood

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 9d

@nhledbetter Thanks

Nate Ledbetter @nhledbetter.bsky.social · 10d

Not sure I can add anything about this specific poster, but posters using pictures of the 4 of them appeared as early as 1983 in the post-Mao rehab of purged figures.

From chineseposters.net/posters/e13-...

1983 poster showing a 1964 pictures of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi and Zhu De (not in that order).

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 10d

Any clues about this Chinese propaganda poster that seems to photoshop in Mao, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De?
It's from a family house in a market town in Hainan, 2016

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 13d

Hey all, my article "The Imperial Gaze: Affective Governance, Hybrid Cartography, and China’s U-Shaped Line" is published in _Geopolitics_ today: it's OA, so please click and download, for free!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Imperial Gaze: Affective Governance, Hybrid Cartography, and China’s U-Shaped Line

This article develops ‘the imperial gaze’ concept to explore how maps not only represent the world, but also do things in geopolitics, even provoking mass demonstrations. It examines China’s early-...

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 17d

Amazing news! The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China was just selected by Seoul Whistler Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!

William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 18d

thanks

Mike Gow 高英智 @mikeygow.bsky.social · 18d

Entry level kids Mandarin books

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Mike Gow 高英智 @mikeygow.bsky.social · 18d

Entry level kids Mandarin books

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · 19d

@mikeygow.bsky.social
Wow! what is the source?

here he is at 2024 New Year Gala:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=onow...

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's a great pleasure to see this published, my translation of Second Skin, the Chinese novelette by emerging female writer Dan Shi, science fiction about feminism, technology and the female body. #scifi #China #sff www.easternwood.co/herstory-en-1/

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Pleco Software @pleco.com · Aug 19

We just launched the new 7th edition of Wilkinson, this time as a digital-only version but available through Kindle and Apple Books as well as through Pleco. $59.99, or $29.99 if you buy it in Pleco as an upgrade from 5/e or 6/e.

Chinese History: A New Manual, Seventh Edition

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Aug 14

A level entry data revealed today shows that Economics and Politics continue to grow in popularity with students – while other social sciences, humanities and arts face declines. See the full story here:

A level results 2025: Economics and Politics still popular with students, while other social sciences and humanities continue to decline

New A level entry data reveals that Economics and Politics continue to grow in popularity with students – with entries up by +5.5% and +1.2% respectively compared to last year.

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is an excellent article that deserves to be widely read and cited.
Congratulations Sara Wong!

Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨New First View Article🚨

"Towards an anti-colonial aesthetic politics: Surrealist praxis and epistemic refusal" by Sara Wong is now available #OpenAccess!

Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/Dqt5SD3

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · Aug 14

It could have been better but was good enough that I’ll keep watching

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · Aug 14

"First Two Episodes of 'Zero Day Attack' are a Mixed Bag, But Show Potential for Improvement" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

First Two Episodes of "Zero Day Attack" are a Mixed Bag, But Show Potential for Improvement - No Man Is An Island

For all the enthusiasm around the release of Zero Day Attack, the first two episodes prove a mixed bag. This can be attributed to that the TV series is an anthology, with a different director for each...

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Aug 1

Is Libgen working?
if so, which one?

William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Aug 1

Hey academic peeps,
does anyone have an e-version of Wood and Fels, The Natures of Maps (2008)?
I'm away from my library, and need to take a look.

William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Jun 7

My film "The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China" (2024, 23min) is showing in London next Tues 10 June, 6:30-8pm

Film trailer: vimeo.com/966479344

Place:
Royal Asiatic Society
14 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2HD
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The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China - Trailer (2024)

Logline: What can noses tell us Chinese identity, and the PRC's increasingly important place in the world? Abstract: There are so many different kinds of…

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Jun 2

Amazing news! The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China was just selected by South Asian Short Film Festival (India) and the KKIFF2025 - Cinebalu Screenings (Malaysia) via FilmFreeway.com! and by the

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · May 24

Amazing news! The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China was just selected by Pune Short Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · May 8

Amazing news! The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China was just selected by Short Way International Short Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!

William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Apr 20

compare with how nicely recent pope's treat CCP ...

Maximilian Mayer @maximilianiras.bsky.social · Apr 19

An elegant diplomatic move by the Holy See—why would the Vicar of Christ engage with the second-in-command of a young and still relatively unstable upstart nation?

Conflicts @conflicts.bsky.social · Apr 19

Pope Ghosts JD Vance at Vatican, Sends Top Cardinal to Lecture VP on Compassion

https://www.europesays.com/2009702/

Pope Ghosts JD Vance at Vatican, Sends Top Cardinal to Lecture VP on Compassion Pope Ghosts JD Vance…

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Apr 8

love the maps

LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Apr 7

Our PhD candidate @mariahtthornton.bsky.social has recently co-authored an article with Professor Nitasha Kaul titled "Construction and control of cartographic imaginaries: #Kashmir and #Taiwan" in @risjnl.bsky.social.

➡️ Read the full article to learn more: bit.ly/4i3q0Fy
#AcademicSky #PoliSky

Construction and control of cartographic imaginaries: Kashmir and Taiwan | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

Construction and control of cartographic imaginaries: Kashmir and Taiwan

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LSE International Relations @lseir.bsky.social · Apr 7

Construction and control of cartographic imaginaries: Kashmir and Taiwan | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

Construction and control of cartographic imaginaries: Kashmir and Taiwan

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William A. Callahan 柯嵐安 @billcallahan.bsky.social · Apr 7

Amazing news! The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China was just selected by New Jersey Documentary Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!

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Leta Hong Fincher洪理达 @letahongfincher.bsky.social · Apr 5

Full house for Roxane Gay’s The Portable Feminist book launch with Mona Eltahawy, Brooklyn

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