Michela Duranti
micheladu.bsky.social
Michela Duranti
@micheladu.bsky.social
Historian of Modern China
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New on episteme in positions politics, china and histories of the working class
positionspolitics.org/episteme-11/
episteme issue 11: China and Histories of the Working Class
episteme issue 11 explores Chinese labor history through class consciousness, labor activism, and worker democracy from the late-Qing period to the post-Mao era. I would like to mark the recent passin...
positionspolitics.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Reading "The Commune Form: The Transformation of Everyday Life" by Kristin Ross
February 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Thanks to the popularity of digital platforms, feminism, and disabled women’s increased educational attainment, a growing number of female-led disabled persons’ organisations has emerged in China. This is a welcome change in a movement traditionally dominated by men, write Luanjiao Hu and Ling Han.
Gender and Disability in China: The Rise of Female-Led Disabled Persons’ Organisations | Made in China Journal
In recent years, thanks to the popularity of digital platforms, an increasing number of female-led disabled persons’ organisations (DPOs) focusing on disability inclusion has emerged in mainland China...
madeinchinajournal.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The Commune Form. A Conversation between
Kristin Ross and Andreas Petrossiants. Inspiring!
I spoke with Kristin Ross about her recent book "The Commune Form," and about the joy and pleasure of building non-accumulative forms of life. May a million communes bloom www.e-flux.com/journal/151/...
The Commune Form: A Conversation - Journal #151
Kristin Ross interviewed by Andreas Petrossiants about her recent book The Commune Form: The Transformation of Everyday Life.
www.e-flux.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Since the ’80s, Trump has never made much distinction between his personal business experience with incipient globalization and his policy prescriptions. If Trump was getting a bad deal, then so was the entire nation. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Back to the ’80s? | Andrew Liu
“When did we beat Japan at anything?” Trump railed in 2015. “They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Tokyo? It doesn’t exist, folks....
www.nplusonemag.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Interesting piece on digital migration
January 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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American Historical Assoc. Votes Overwhelmingly to Support Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza
American Historical Association Condemns Israel’s Scholasticide in Gaza
The American Historical Association, the oldest learned society in the United States, has adopted the “Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza,” condemning Israel’s “intentional effort to comprehensively...
www.democracynow.org
January 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A scholar says the the American Historical Association's overwhelming support of a resolution condemning the scholasticide perpetrated by the Israel in Gaza — that is, the destruction of the conditions for schooling in Gaza — would not be controversial if it were about anywhere other than Palestine.
Scholar Says AHA’s Vote on Gaza Scholasticide Shouldn’t Be Controversial
Professor Rebecca E. Karl explains why she voted in favor of the American Historical Association’s resolution.
truthout.org
January 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM