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China at the Crossroads:
BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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Photo Essay: Arabic language in Hui communities
In light of recent news that the city Beijing was making it policy to strip Arabic off of signs in public spaces, I thought it might be...
David R. Stroup
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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Highlights from Eid Al-Fitr (开斋节) on Beijing's Niu Jie (牛街)
The Eid Al-Fitr (known in Chinese as kaizhaijie, 开斋节, or "the holiday of the breaking of the fast") concluded the Islamic holy month of...
David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 20161 min read
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Wrap Up: What have we learned so far? (Part 3)
OK, so it's been a year. Once again, just as it was after every stop on this journey, it's time to pause, take a minute to recap, and...
David R. Stroup
Jul 12, 20164 min read
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Status Check: What have we learned so far? (Part 2)
Now that I've wrapped up the second of my three intensive case studies in Yinchuan, it feels like a good tie to take a second to reflect...
davidrstroup
Apr 4, 20162 min read
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Status Check: What have we learned so far?
As the year comes to a close, and I regroup in Beijing after wrapping up my first case study in Jinan, it seems like it's time for...
David R. Stroup
Dec 27, 20153 min read
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Epistemic Deference and Hui Identity: The Challenges of Doing Fieldwork in China
Going out to do fieldwork seems like embarking on some grand adventure. I like to joke that doing comparative politics research sometimes...
David R. Stroup
Nov 20, 20157 min read
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Preservation and Gentrification in Dashila'er's Historic Hutongs: What we mean when we talk
As Beijing Design Week arrives, I turn my attention to the part of my project that concerns urban renewal. This week numerous exhibits in...
David R. Stroup
Sep 29, 20159 min read
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Eid al-Adha (古尔邦节) on Beijing's Niu Jie
Holidays are often a high-water mark for community spirit and feelings of belonging to the group. Which makes sense. These days are set...
David R. Stroup
Sep 24, 20157 min read
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Lost History, Forgotten Tombstones, and the Decline of a Hui Cemetery: Beijing's Huimin Gongmu (
The road to Beijing's Northwestern Hui Cemetery (Huimin Gongmu, 回民公墓) winds away from the main boulevard and the bus stop which bears its...
David R. Stroup
Sep 4, 201511 min read
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My Afternoon at the Chinese Nationalities Museum
Scholarship on nationalism tends to focus on the dramatic. Nationalists start uprisings. Nationalists push politics to the brink....
David R. Stroup
Aug 26, 20157 min read
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What is 清真, anyway?: On eating a "pure and true" diet
Recently, I talked about the subtle, yet profound, differences that distinguish Hui and Han ethnicities. I also talked a lot about how...
David R. Stroup
Aug 23, 20157 min read
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In a station of the (Beijing) Metro
The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. -Ezra Pound, "In a Station of the Metro" (1884) To trace the...
David R. Stroup
Aug 14, 20152 min read
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So, where am I going?
First thing's first: I should explain what I'm doing, and where I'll be in China. I'm a fan of maps, and the one below makes this a much...
David R. Stroup
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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