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Prof. Dr. Michael Hö (Sinologist) 何彌夏 🇹🇼🇪🇺🇭🇰 @medievalchina.bsky.social · 24d

#DOTD: Feng Zikai 豐子愷 (1898–1975), pioneer Chinese cartoonist #漫畫

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Sep 2

In my paper, I trace how the CCP celebrated and/or educated about its anniversaries via comics. As these ranged in format and style from classical lhh booklets through comic strips to fancy coffee book tables, the bottom line is evident: comics were (and are) part of polit communication efforts.

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Sep 2

The double-panel includes contributions by Dr Chihho Lin, Dr Mariia Guleva, @ndanysz.bsky.social, and 4/5 of the #ChinaComx team; Dr Annabella Mei Massey (The Courtauld Institute of Art) and Dr Elizabeth Emrich-Rougé (University of Cambridge) will respectively act as Chair/Discussant.

Cool dude at a lianhuanhua book stall, ca. 19590/60

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Sep 2

Traveling to the UK today for the
@chinesestudies.bsky.social annual conference #BACS2025. Together with @beckminster.bsky.social, I co-organize a two-parted panel on all things lianhuanhua: P1 “Politics” and P2 “Aesthetics”, back-to-back on Thu 4.9 in Room SBB 1.02 from 13:00-16:15. Join us then!

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · Aug 31

Today, Xueting's Sunday Culture takes a look at the Chinese artist known as 海豹王XX, or Wang XX, whose comics feature a loveable aquatic alter ego and their tiny octopus friend, exploring the trials and tribulations of everyday life in contemporary China (brace yourselves for those bad puns). 1/

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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · Aug 27

I saw today the dramatic effects of global heating up close. This is the Bonhus glacier in SW Norway, the photo on the left is from 1890. Like all glaciers in Norway it is shrinking rapidly.

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Aug 25

I had the great pleasure of reading and reviewing Daisy Yan Du’s fascinating explorations in the (pre)history of Chinese animation. A wide ranging study covering puppet animation in the 1930s, ink painting attempts of the 1960s, and their various global afterlives in the 1970s, highly recommended!

Society for Animation Studies (SAS) @sasanistudies.bsky.social · Aug 21

In his review of Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation by Daisy Yan Du, @damiandamiani.bsky.social examines Du’s claim that Chinese animation was "international before it became national." Read his post at bit.ly/4fBkaM3.

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Society for Animation Studies (SAS) @sasanistudies.bsky.social · Aug 21

In his review of Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation by Daisy Yan Du, @damiandamiani.bsky.social examines Du’s claim that Chinese animation was "international before it became national." Read his post at bit.ly/4fBkaM3.

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thanks!!

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Aug 2

Very interesting! Do you happen to have them? We’d be very interested to get our hands on a few here at ChinaComx (chinacomx.github.io)!

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Jul 28

Laura Pozzi, who curated the CUHK exhibition, and I (based on my work on the largest collection of Chinese caricatures at Maoist Legacy) have an article exploring the last leg of these caricatures -- targeting Jiang Qing during the anti-Gang of Four campaign of 1976-1978, doi.org/10.1215/1067...

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Jul 20

Another exciting week at #ChinaComx! On Tuesday, July 22, we host a workshop with the “Caricature as a Sphere of Communication in the Ottoman Context” project (caricatures.hypotheses.org/499) — and welcome a new visiting scholar, Ivan Gomes, for a keynote on Brazilian caricatures of post-Mao China 🎭

Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Jun 26

Ahoj from Prague where I am participating in the “Transformations of Cultural Life from Mao to Xi” conference at @charlesuni.cuni.cz.

In my paper, I advance the argument that lianhuanhua were both very loud and affective, making it a perfect intermedial medium.

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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · Jun 25

Illustration titled "Backyard Sounds" featuring a Cardinal, Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, and Red-bellied woodpecker. Various, very subjective interpretations of bird calls form an abstract timeline composed of simple color shapes and loops.

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Jun 16

Celebrations and marches welcoming the Chinese delegation to Dresden in June 1951, notice the crowds holding Mao portraits next to Wilhelm Pieck (GDR president); a still heavily destroyed Theaterplatz visible in the background. Photos by Erich Höhne und Erich Pohl, via Deutsche Fotothek.

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Noelle Cook @noellecook.com · Jun 11

This is a map of Los Angeles. The arrow points to a red dot. That red dot (roughly) represents the protest area seen on TV.

To me, the gross mischaracterization of what’s happening in Los Angeles looks like an excuse to deploy the military—to protect government assets like ICE.

A map of Los Angeles is posted to illustrate just how large the city is. Near the area labeled “downtown” on the map, is a tiny red dot. That represents the area where protests are happening and that are being shown on TV. The dot is so small it would not be seen if I had not drawn an arrow towards it.

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Jun 8

Mao Zedong in 1956: "Er [i.e., Mao] fragt nach der Sozialdemokratischen Partei (SPD) und bemerkt, dass man sie unterstützen müsse, er hielte ihren Sieg für richtig." (im Gespräch mit G. Weisenborn)

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Mao wünschte Wahlsieg der SPD und freie Einreisemöglichkeit für westdeutsche Intellektuelle: Gespräch mit dem westdeutschen Schriftsteller Günther Weisenborn (11. November 1956) | China aktu...

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · May 28

Is there perhaps a list somewhere of all the substacks that moved to ghost? For an easy find / overview that’d be great

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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · May 27

Polanyi on the rise of fascism:

"the victory of fascism was made practically unavoidable by the liberals' obstruction of any reform involving planning, regulation, or control."

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · May 26

Many thanks again to Laura de Giorgi and Dayton Lekner for organizing and including me in their workshop! I’ve learned a lot about the sound(s), noise(s) & silence(s) of history and how to extract them, and the venue was—most probably—among the most stunning conference location I’ll ever witness.

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · May 21

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released on this day 45 years ago

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · May 14

On my way to Venice for the “Sonic Histories of East Asia: Thinking History Through Sound” conference at Ca’ Foscari — I will humbly join a splendid line up of speakers to present on the various sounds of collective reading activities in the PRC. Come say hello if you’re around!

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Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · May 4

May the fourth be with you!

Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Mar 14

Short thread on the very first official Chinese Star Wars comic ⤵️ #ChineseStarWars #StarWars #lianhuanhua

Damian M @damiandamiani.bsky.social · Mar 13

In 1981, the Chinese science-fiction monthly 奥秘 (Aomi) featured Russ Manning’s first run of Star Wars comic strips. Collected and re-arranged to fit a fullpage format, the comics remained virtually identical to their American original—if not for one key difference. Let’s look at one exemplary strip.

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Javier Altayó @altayo.bsky.social · Apr 29

La envidia que me ha provocado saber del taller de #連環畫 lianhuanhua que el doctor @damiandamiani.bsky.social del Centro de Estudios Asiáticos y Transculturales de la Universidad de Heidelberg llevó a cabo la semana pasada me ha hecho bajar al trastero de casa de mis padres a rescatar este tesoro.

Un cuadernillo ilustrado lianlianhua con la historia de Liang Shanbo y Zhu Yingtai, conocidos como los amantes mariposa. La ilustración en color de la cubierta, en formato apaisado (10 cm × 13 cm) muestra a los protagonistas en pose afectuosa rodeados de flores y con un arcoíris al fondo.

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