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I finished a second version of my book proposal today. I think it's good; I'm actually excited to read this book. WC: 150

Back from vacation and writing again, slowly. WC: 60

I've been writing about what a depiction of Chinese foreign policy as a normative, ahistorical system looks like. These week, I've been comparing this image from Nieuhof's 1665 account of the 1655 Dutch embassy to the 18th. century Chinese painting, 萬國來朝圖. WC (total) 3000

Holy Cow! I'm truly sad that I won't be able to see Su Shi's masterpiece in person before the sale. Gosh I hope it winds up in a museum! christies.com/features/Su-Sh…

"Not to sound maudlin, but people like me built our lives around a premise: that the world was interconnected and that it was a worthwhile calling to devote one’s life to making other cultures a tiny bit more intelligible." nytimes.com/2020/07/16/opi…

Calling all undergraduate and graduate students! 📣 Paid internship applications are now open for Spring 2021. Learn about museum practices and gain professional skills alongside a community of fellow interns and staff. Apply by October 21 ⤵️ metmuseum.org/about-the-met/…

In 1779, to celebrate his 70th birthday, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) composed an essay entitled "Guxi shuo ("On Being Seventy”), which commemorates his accomplishments. Here’s a copy of Guxi shuo, handwritten by General Fukang’an (1754-1796). ihparchive.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/ihpkmc/ihpkm_o…

After careful consideration, the Department of Art History has elected not to accept any new graduate students for Fall 2021 admissions. Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies with questions: Jennifer Marshall, [email protected].

I can't wait to see this. The new train hall looks magnificent. nytimes.com/2020/12/30/art…

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Thanks, Jaylin Chu and Dust-to-Digital instagram.com/tv/CKtjuqpHR6E…

Nearly $900,000 was raised through crowdfunding for Xiao Zhen Xie, an Asian woman who was attacked in S.F. last week. The family is donating the money “back to the Asian American community to combat racism." trib.al/isRFgue

Two stone tablets were erected in 1489 & 1512 to commemorate restorations of a synagogue in Kaifeng, Henan, projects sponsored by members of Sino-Jewish communities across China. Both tablets were donated by Jews from Ningxia, an interesting fact I never knew about my hometown.

Right by my old apartment. It's still 熱鬧 like this around Lunar New Year!

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פֿאָרװערטס װערטל 32: 6 פֿון 6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not gonna lie: Yiddish wordle is twice as hard and ten times as satisfying.

The tenure-stream faculty of the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota writes to address the recent non-renewal of adjunct instructor, Dr. Erika López Prater, from her term appointment at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. cla.umn.edu/art-history/ne…

A beautiful review of our exhibition at Hunter College. Many thanks to Dr. Xiao Situ for her hard work and incisive writing. commonwealmagazine.org/lifelines

Thank you, Sheila Regan for the thoughtful review! So proud of the entire team. If you're in town, come see the show!