China… Rechauffement: China and France Make Nice 22 Dec 200923 Dec 2009 French diplomacy in East Asia has been proceeding apace. Last month's visit to North Korea by special envoy Jack Lang seems to have borne fruit: Paris announced it was on…
Cello… Octotonic Teuton Remix // 为记得柏林墙的说唱歌 15 Dec 2009 rimer, verb intransitive, to rhyme. Rimer avec = to rhyme with //[German] sich reimen... Steam on black monuments when again the Wall tumbled//Sleep-garbled China ripped her clock from the wall//…
American Foreign Policy… China-Iran-Russia: Geopolitics and Soft Power 12 Dec 2009 Via Professor Juan Cole's groundbreaking Informed Comment website, an illustrated commentary on Sino-Iranian relations by Pepe Escobar in France (in English): Then, via Al Jezeera's English service, a short report…
China… Taiwan, Mama Wants You To Come Home for Dinner! 15 Oct 200915 Oct 2009 October 1 commemorations are now in the rear-view mirror, but there remains much excavation left to perform on the event and China's self-interpretation. One very important aspect of the celebrations…
Cello… Academic Rap 3 Oct 20093 Oct 2009 Yo yo yo I got the first blog about academic rap claptrap deleterious on foreign ministries, 日, various snaps like a turtle on the road to find maps of northeast…
American Foreign Policy… New York Philharmonic Visit Shows Unexpected Effect — North Korean Media Calls for Vigiliance Against Jazz 12 Sep 200912 Sep 2009 Rodong Sinmun, the main mouthpiece in North Korea, carries an editorial calling for greater vigiliance in the musical realm, with ample reference to how exposure to rock and jazz music…
Cello… Inner Dialogue 8 Sep 2009 Summer, the era of the self, is over, and the academic year begins. Narcissus goes into hiding in a cave by the border, lurking, perhaps to infiltrate one’s apartment in…
Cultural Politics… Rino Nakasone Lives in L.A. 5 Sep 20095 Sep 2009 The genius Seattleite/New Yorker Merce Cunningham may be dead, but new dance continues to spring from the mind of creative folk. The following story, courtesy Chosun Ilbo, reminds us of…
China… Reflections on Fieldwork, Forthcoming, and the Battlefield of Peer Review 29 Aug 200929 Aug 2009 Forthcoming After using this blog to pump up my collaborative effort with Chuck Kraus in Journal of Korean Studies to understand a concrete instance of rebellion in North Korea, it…
Cello… Brooklyn’s Man in D.C. / Reflections on the Controversial Art 2 Aug 20092 Aug 2009 Representative Anthony Weiner, a Democrat, represents part of the borough of Brooklyn in the U.S. House of Representatives. His remarks in committee bring great and welcome clarity on obstruction of…
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