#popculture

David R. Stroup

Aug 18, 20152 min read

On Hui pop music and performing the nation.

I've written before on this blog about how China's minorities are occasionally portrayed as essentialized caricatures. Often this means...

David R. Stroup

Jul 26, 20152 min read

"Ah, General Gao, you were a bloodthirsty foe, but your chicken is delectable!"

So, my summer class in Nanjing wrapped up today. I'll be busy over the next couple of days with grading, and finishing up things here in...

David R. Stroup

Jul 1, 20156 min read

"The sky is boundless and blue; The wilderness is vast and endless": Romanticizing China&#

《敕勒歌》北朝民歌 "A Song of Chi Le" - Anonymous (Northern Dynasty Folk Song) 敕勒川，陰山下， The Chi Le plains flow beneath the Yin Shan Mountains,...

China at the Crossroads: