Javier Cha
@javiercha.bsky.social
Canadian in Hong Kong.
Work: digital historian @ HKU.
Research: medieval Korea, Neo-Confucianism, historical networks, data centres, infrastructure studies, and historical applications of AI.
Team: Big Data Studies Lab https://bigdatastudies.net/
Work: digital historian @ HKU.
Research: medieval Korea, Neo-Confucianism, historical networks, data centres, infrastructure studies, and historical applications of AI.
Team: Big Data Studies Lab https://bigdatastudies.net/
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In the case of literature, that should be the last nail in the coffin for the New Critical claim that artistic quality resides purely in the object, and not in the human biographical and historical dramas it memorializes.
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In the case of literature, that should be the last nail in the coffin for the New Critical claim that artistic quality resides purely in the object, and not in the human biographical and historical dramas it memorializes.
$200/month is a steal tbh.
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
$200/month is a steal tbh.
This has been our experience, too.
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This has been our experience, too.
I think that comes down to the simple fact that... they don't read historical scholarship.
December 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I think that comes down to the simple fact that... they don't read historical scholarship.
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Also check out Michelle Wang's "Global Medieval Studies is a Failure," which is absolute 🔥 and also argues that comparative studies might be a better path forward than "global" ones.
doi.org/10.1086/738440
doi.org/10.1086/738440
Global Medieval Studies Is a Failure | Speculum: Vol 101, No 1
doi.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Also check out Michelle Wang's "Global Medieval Studies is a Failure," which is absolute 🔥 and also argues that comparative studies might be a better path forward than "global" ones.
doi.org/10.1086/738440
doi.org/10.1086/738440
This is not an open invitation for editors to send me even more reviews. I've done enough service this year... and I'm kind of sick of reading AI-generated writing.
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This is not an open invitation for editors to send me even more reviews. I've done enough service this year... and I'm kind of sick of reading AI-generated writing.