Opinion | ‘1984’ Hasn’t Changed, but America Has

"There are two lessons from the history of the C.I.A. book program... One is that censorship — whether by Communists, fascists or democratic governments — tends to create demand for the works it targets. The other is that the totalitarians lost the Cold War, and freedom of thought won the day."

A Professor’s Hunt for the Rarest Chinese Typewriter

Amazing story about the MingKwai Chinese typewriter, invented by Lin Yutang! Thanks, @tsmullaney.bsky.social!

当然可以还有一顿！😋

哈哈哈 让我们共同的老师买单🤣

祝贺徐老师！我们八月好好庆祝🎉

Congratulations! 🎉🎉

Thanks, Jeff! 🤝

Thank you, Dave!! 🤝

Thanks! Hope to see you at the ASA.

Congratulations! 👍

Aha, thanks Minwoo. I guess it gives me an excuse to hang out with you again in Chicago lol

Thank you!

Thank you, Giovanni! Hope to see you at the ASA~

Thank you!

Thank you, Jonathan! Can't wait to work with you on the same floor :)

It’s a privilege to be recognized alongside two incredible scholars. 👍👍

The Culture of Censorship: State Intervention and Complicit Creativity in Global Film Production - Jun Fang, 2024 How does state censorship shape global creative production? To explore the merger of art and the state in a global context, I adopt a micro-sociological approac...

Excited to share that I’ve won the 2025 Clifford Geertz Prize for Best Article from the ASA Sociology of Culture Section. I'm grateful to the award committee for this honor, and to my intellectual community whose constructive feedback helped shape the piece.

doi.org/10.1177/0003...

Relational Brokerage: Interaction and Valuation in Two Markets - Qualitative Sociology Across various markets, consumers rely on brokers to help them select goods. How do brokers shape consumers’ valuation? We address this question by drawing from two independent but analogous ethnograp...

I'm delighted to share that Max Besbris and I won the 2025 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award from the ASA Consumers and Consumption Section for our article, "Relational Brokerage: Interaction and Valuation in Two Markets," published in Qualitative Sociology. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

From-West-Lake-to-Lake-Michigan Panel 🍻

Looking forward 👍

I watched it with an empty stomach on a plane 😂

Kicking off the first day of classes by giving the students in my Contemporary Chinese Society seminar red envelopes 💸💸
🧧 from the funniest Ronny Chieng

Is the TikTok saga a drama or a comedy? Or the perfect dramedy? 😅

Of course you picked writing. Never let Asian moms down. 😅

Even more inspiring, the filmmakers of "Sing Sing" experimented with an alternative model of film financing—paying everyone on set, from PAs to the director and star, the same wage and giving all equity. In an industry rife with inequality, it’s refreshing to see some folks pushing for real change.

Prison Project - The Actors' Gang The Actors’ Gang was founded in 1981 by a group of young actors looking to build a theater that would present relevant and vibrantly entertaining plays.

You can learn more about The Actors’ Gang Prison Project here:
theactorsgang.com/prison-project

铁栏与面具之后：用戏剧影响囚犯 曾出演《肖申克救赎》的美国演员蒂姆·罗宾斯发起“监狱计划”，连续八年将戏剧培训带入加州监狱，以达到艺术矫正囚犯的效果。这一项目对中国的监狱也有借鉴意义。

Just watched A24's "Sing Sing," a powerful film about incarcerated men finding purpose by acting. It brought me back to a piece I wrote for the NYTimes a decade ago, featuring Tim Robbins and his team’s inspiring work using theater to help inmates rebuild their lives.

cn.nytimes.com/education/20...

Winter wonderland in Maine

Winter wonderland in Maine

Winter wonderland in Maine

White Christmas 🎄❄️

In my case, I was fortunate to work with both the ND and current groups, and all editors and reviewers involved were very supportive. I hope qual scholars can be kinder to one another, and quant and qual scholars can appreciate each other’s strengths and endorse plurality.

Fingers crossed!