Just got my advanced review copies of "Savings and Trust"! It's feeling real now! October 22nd is coming soon!

A student in my "Reimagining History" class wrote an excellent essay on Korean labor in Latin America. A few revisions later, it is in the Boston Review. bostonreview.net/articles/a-wor…

Early in the Cold War, North Korea was a regular exhibitor at the East German Leipzig Trade Fair. Among other things to entice fairgoers was a display of wild animal furs and fur products, including pelts of the now critically endangered Amur Leopard.

A week from today, on August 20th! Annika Culver (Florida State University) on her new book “Democratizing Luxury: Name Brands, Advertising, and Consumption in Modern Japan” in conversation with Jan Bardsley (UNC Chapel Hill). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5762581

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!! Out for general sale soon! Enter "09BCARD" for 30% discount on the pre-order! cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/978150177…

James Scott's new book on #floods will be out in March, 2025 #envhum amazon.com/dp/0300278497/…

I wrote a piece in The Diplomat on the UK-Japan bilateral relationship, the historical and geopolitical significance of Emperor Naruhito’s visit to the UK, and Britain’s lasting influence in Asia, with monarchical diplomacy as one of its dimensions. thediplomat.com/2024/08/monarc…

If you are interested in the history of Reconstruction, the racial wealth gap, and the fraught relationship between African Americans and the banking industry, pre-order "Savings and Trust"! W. W. Norton & Company McKinnon Literary And many thanks to Caleb McDaniel for the blurb!

Proto-manga Abe Lincoln discovered while helping @mengxiseeley with some translation. Dapper fellow features in a 1890s illustrated Japanese world history.

Want to start off the semester right? Then come to our Fall Welcome Reception THIS Friday at Pavilion Garden X (Minor Hall Lobby if it rains)!!🎊 This is a great chance to meet and reconnect with students, faculty, staff, and so many more. See you all at 3:30-5pm 🙂

Grateful to Philip Thai for the invitation to be a part of this amazing speaker series!

This Diamond Sutra manuscript from #Dunhuang has a very unique dedication. The colophon reads "Humbly on behalf of my old ploughing ox, that his soul may be reborn in the Pure Land." 🐂​ bit.ly/4g5oC5x

Into the environment? 🌳How about religious studies? Come see how these two can interlink at Natasha Heller's lecture on Friday. Hosted by IHGC

Just found out that an amazing collection of North Korean posters at Leiden University is now fully available and viewable online. Over 1,000(!) posters here, but here's a message we can all get behind: "Let's make reading books a regular part of life!" …italcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/view/collectio…

Tomorrow!!!

First articles from Animal History online now: online.ucpress.edu/ah

Here is our Fall Speaker Series calendar!!

My book is being shipped out! Just got this photo from a friend of their newly arrived copy. Reminder that you can type "09BCARD" at checkout on Cornell's website for a 30% discount. And if 30% off isn't good enough, the e-book will be available for free early next month!😄

Excited to announce that my university is doing a TT hire at the assistant level this year in Late Imperial China! Please spread the word. careers.insidehighered.com/job/3224146/as…