Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies @durham_cccs
we are a multi-disciplinary research centre dedicated to the study of contemporary China and the wider East Asian region. 🦋 https://t.co/qdzi8uFgVQ. durham.ac.uk/research/insti… Durham Joined December 2022-
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How do Dongbei crime dramas draw on Dongbei’s marginality to envisage alternative femininities? check out our new blog post by Min Xu: Sister in furs: female gangsters in northeastern Chinese crime dramas 穿貂皮的姐:东北悬疑剧里的女性黑帮形象 oddchinaout.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/hel…
we are super excited to launch our student research blog Odd China Out. submissions bridging scholarly work with a wider audience, in English or bilingual, are welcome! check out the published posts here: oddchinaout.wordpress.com
We are The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026 and ranked third overall in its Good University Guide. Congratulations to our global university community on this success.🎉 Read more: brnw.ch/21wVU4M
For my future boss: I recently passed my PhD viva at @durham_uni and I am now looking for my next opportunity. I have experience in teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate), research, student support, and international education. If you are hiring in one of these areas— 🙋🏻♀️ me.
Excited to share 'The Time Inheritors' @lauchinainst China Week on 23 October 2025! Join me and Dr Yanran Yao 4 an in-depth discussion! Just in time for the paperback edition release in early Oct! Register for the event: eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-th… @RColesworthy @DUSofE @durham_uni
Delighted to join one of my favorite Chinese podcasts: GradLounge不止学术 to discuss how to use social media to curate your academic presence and academic identity! Really enjoyed the conversation! 做研究也是做 IP:从博士生到教授的网络营销方案xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/68b95e…
I am absolutely thrilled and extremely honoured to read this deeply insightful review of my book 'The Time Inheritors' by Dr Yilin Chiang, award-winning author of 'Study Gods', published in the prestigious @chinaquarterly @RColesworthy @DUSofE cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Many congratulations to Jiannan Luo on passing his PhD viva! Thesis - Tianxia as a Concept and Institution: A Study of Chinese Diplomatic Discourse, 1992-2022, supervised by Dr Qing Cao & Dr Juraj Medzihorsky Many thanks to the examiners Dr Gordon Cheung & Prof Astrid Nordin
🎙️new episode!🎙️ we had the great pleasure to talk to @CoraLinglingXu about her brilliant new book The Time Inheritors - a perfectly apt topic for shicha! @chenchenzh @dikaioslin shicha.buzzsprout.com/1171871/episod…
Proud supervisor moment: @TongMeng0221 has published her 1st article on UK-based female Chinese intl ss’ racial preferences in partnering on dating apps: read it: @DrAnnaLlewellyn journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… @AERABourdieuSIG @BSABourdieuSG @ChiEdMobilities @DUSofE @durham_cccs
📢 CFP Deadline Extended! We’ve extended the Call for Papers deadline to 25 April 2025 🎉 If you haven’t submitted yet, this is your chance! 🔗 Submission link remains the same: forms.gle/Xk2QhT5nuNsNBv… We look forward to your contributions! #CFP #AcademicConference #CallForPapers
📢 CFP Deadline Extended! We’ve extended the Call for Papers deadline to 25 April 2025 🎉 If you haven’t submitted yet, this is your chance! 🔗 Submission link remains the same: forms.gle/Xk2QhT5nuNsNBv… We look forward to your contributions! #CFP #AcademicConference #CallForPapers
I am absolutely delighted to give a keynote speech based on 'The Time Inheritors' at the @BPCS_China's annual conference on 23 May! Join us to discuss time inequalities and Chinese studies! #China @durham_cccs @DUSofE @RColesworthy @chinabksreview @chin
I am absolutely delighted to give a keynote speech based on 'The Time Inheritors' at the @BPCS_China's annual conference on 23 May! Join us to discuss time inequalities and Chinese studies! #China @durham_cccs @DUSofE @RColesworthy @chinabksreview @chin
Our Dr @CoraLinglingXu will bring her book 'The Time Inheritors' to the National University of Singapore @NUS_SocAnth @nus_ari next Tuesday. Do join her to have an in-depth discussion on #time #inequalities #inheritance #education #mobilities. We wish Dr Xu a brilliant talk!
As a first-gen rural-origin researcher, this book's takes on time inheritance resonate personally & intellectually; it culminates 10 yrs of work, 3 iterations (yes I wrote this book 3 times!), lots of tears. I invite u 2 read it and tell me what u think! youtube.com/watch?v=zuo0NG…
Many congratulations to Dan Wang on passing her PhD viva! Thesis: China’s engagement in conflict management in Middle Eastern conflicts since 2011, supervised by Profs Anoush Ehteshami & Roger Mac Ginty. Many thanks to the examiners Prof @Bahar_Baser & Dr Mehdi Parvizi Amineh!
ICYMI, We'll be hosting a talk by Dr Yanran Yao @Treelemon366 and Prof Astrid Nordin this Friday on their project on supporting Chinese diaspora communities. all are welcome!
It has arrived! Holding 'The Time Inheritors' in my hands feels wonderful. Pre-order w/ promo code 'SNWS25' (sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Ti…) and get 30% off. Out on 1st April (hardcover) and 1st October (paperback) 2025! #time #China #internationalstudents #Migration #rural #urban
closing this Friday!
excited to be hosting this talk on illiberal state feminism by @zhou_yunyun on Tuesday, 25 February. @Durham_SGIA
The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Asian History (c. 1500-2000), focussing on either East Asian History/History of China or History of the Indian Ocean World (Research & Teaching Track) within the School of Humanities. jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ502/lec…

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