Li Chen多伦多大学陈利
@lchen2024.bsky.social
JD/PhD, UToronto historian of post-1500 Chinese law/politics/culture/intl relations; law & empire & postcolonial studies. Author of "Chinese Law in Imperial Eyes: Sovereignty, Justice, and Transcultural Politics”.
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Li Chen多伦多大学陈利
@lchen2024.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Pleased to share a Chinese anthology of my research articles that will be published this month. With 14 chapters, it includes most of my research articles over the last fifteen years outside the monographs. It took 4 years for retranslating/editing/revising/proofreading. More info. at t.cn/A6n3tcDh
This will be a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars of legal history, particularly those working on non-Western legal cultures.
Want to be part of the ASLH Early Career Virtual Legal History Workshop in AY2025-26? Hosted by Dirk Hartog & Michelle McKinley. Here's the Call. Application deadline: June 30, 2025 #LegalHistory
May 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This will be a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars of legal history, particularly those working on non-Western legal cultures.
A gift article from NYT on China's suspending of rare earth exports. The nearly 2000 comments by readers are particularly worth reading :)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...
China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies (Gift Article)
Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A gift article from NYT on China's suspending of rare earth exports. The nearly 2000 comments by readers are particularly worth reading :)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...
Snowy Winter in Toronto!
February 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Snowy Winter in Toronto!
Happy Lunar New Year to you all! May this year of snake bring you happiness, good health, and success in all your endeavors.
January 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Happy Lunar New Year to you all! May this year of snake bring you happiness, good health, and success in all your endeavors.
For those interested, a virtual talk this Friday (in Chinese).
A virtual talk in Chinese by Professor Li Chen, "Who are the Victims: Sentimental Politics, Injury Discourses and Revengeful Violence in International Politics," at 7:30-9:30 am, Jan. 10, Eastern Time). 北京1月10日晚8:30陈利老师线上讲座 “谁是受害者？国际关系中的情感政治、伤害话语和报复性暴力".
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1月10日晚8点半-陈利老师受邀参加洪范主题研讨：“谁是受害者？国际关系中的情感政治、伤害话语和报复性暴力”
[1月10日晚8点半] 陈利老师受邀参加洪范主题研讨：“谁是受害者？国际关系中的情感政治、伤害话语和报复性暴力”
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January 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For those interested, a virtual talk this Friday (in Chinese).
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New paper posted to SSRN, a few more to come later this week. The primary claim in this one is that legality and authoritarianism can be politically and administratively synergistic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Legality and Legitimacy in Authoritarian Regimes
Conventional legal and political theory tend to assume that authoritarian regimes have an inherently uneasy relationship with law: that strong legal systems fun
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December 23, 2024 at 4:57 PM
New paper posted to SSRN, a few more to come later this week. The primary claim in this one is that legality and authoritarianism can be politically and administratively synergistic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
A virtual conference: "In Search of Early Chinese Empires: The Dynamics between Excavated Manuscripts and Transmitted Texts"; Easter Time: (1) 7:30 pm, Dec. 20-- 4 am Dec. 21; (2) 7:30 pm, Dec. 21-- 4am Dec. 22, 2024
Zoom registration link:
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Zoom registration link:
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12月20/21日国际学术会议：“寻找秦汉帝国：传世文献与出土文献的碰撞” (线下+线上）
12月20-21日秦汉历史国际学术会议：“寻找秦汉帝国：传世文献与出土文献的碰撞” （线下+线上）
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December 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
A virtual conference: "In Search of Early Chinese Empires: The Dynamics between Excavated Manuscripts and Transmitted Texts"; Easter Time: (1) 7:30 pm, Dec. 20-- 4 am Dec. 21; (2) 7:30 pm, Dec. 21-- 4am Dec. 22, 2024
Zoom registration link:
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Zoom registration link:
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A chapter from the recently published Chinese anthology "Law, Knowledge, and Power in the Age of Empire," providing some critical reflections on the use and analysis of historical archives in the field of Chinese (legal) history. t.cn/A6mCvA2N
方法｜陈利：“隐形档案”与史料深挖四步法
最近二三十年间, 欧美的人文社会科学研究领域中形成了一个所谓“档案转向” (archival turn) 的学术潮流。
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December 7, 2024 at 1:46 AM
A chapter from the recently published Chinese anthology "Law, Knowledge, and Power in the Age of Empire," providing some critical reflections on the use and analysis of historical archives in the field of Chinese (legal) history. t.cn/A6mCvA2N
After twenty years of field work and digital collection, there are inevitably some intriguing or truly remarkable items in my collection that I may share from time to time, including interesting samples from a variety of legal texts and judicial archives from the Qing period (1644-1911).
December 3, 2024 at 1:11 AM
After twenty years of field work and digital collection, there are inevitably some intriguing or truly remarkable items in my collection that I may share from time to time, including interesting samples from a variety of legal texts and judicial archives from the Qing period (1644-1911).
Titled "Law, Knowledge & Power in the Age of Empire," its first 5 chapters focus on the history of Sino-Western relations and early modern international law & politics. The next 5 chapters are about Qing China's legal culture & juridical field, plus 4 chapters on archives, teaching, interview, etc..
Pleased to share a Chinese anthology of my research articles that will be published this month. With 14 chapters, it includes most of my research articles over the last fifteen years outside the monographs. It took 4 years for retranslating/editing/revising/proofreading. More info. at t.cn/A6n3tcDh
December 1, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Titled "Law, Knowledge & Power in the Age of Empire," its first 5 chapters focus on the history of Sino-Western relations and early modern international law & politics. The next 5 chapters are about Qing China's legal culture & juridical field, plus 4 chapters on archives, teaching, interview, etc..
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Join us for Yingyao Wang’s book talk next Friday EST.
Zoom ID: 852 364 4345
Passcode: sociology
Zoom ID: 852 364 4345
Passcode: sociology
November 29, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Join us for Yingyao Wang’s book talk next Friday EST.
Zoom ID: 852 364 4345
Passcode: sociology
Zoom ID: 852 364 4345
Passcode: sociology
Took many pictures during my fall 2023 visiting professorship at Peking Univ. Here's the iconic Reclining Shakyamuni Buddha entering Nirvana at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, PRC, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (dated 9th-13th centuries) with a blend of Buddhist, Confucian & Taoist influences.
November 28, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Took many pictures during my fall 2023 visiting professorship at Peking Univ. Here's the iconic Reclining Shakyamuni Buddha entering Nirvana at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, PRC, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (dated 9th-13th centuries) with a blend of Buddhist, Confucian & Taoist influences.
Despite a lot of recent scholarship on early modern Chinese legal culture & judicial practice, China historians have long faced evidentiary hurdles in determining the size and composition of the juridical field. Here's my preliminary attempt as part of a book ms.
www.academia.edu/42164749/Jou...
Journal Article: "Concretizing the Legal Professional Community in Late Imperial China, c.1700-1900," Asian Journal of Law and Society (Oct. 2024), 1-28.
This essay, as part of a larger book project and a chapter in a forthcoming edited volume, takes the first step to concretize the "imagined community" of legal specialists in late imperial C...
www.academia.edu
November 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Despite a lot of recent scholarship on early modern Chinese legal culture & judicial practice, China historians have long faced evidentiary hurdles in determining the size and composition of the juridical field. Here's my preliminary attempt as part of a book ms.
www.academia.edu/42164749/Jou...
The printed version of this book's Introduction (in Chinese) is now available at utoronto.academia.edu/LiChen.
For my English-language publications, orcid.org/0000-0002-84...
For my English-language publications, orcid.org/0000-0002-84...
November 28, 2024 at 2:24 PM
The printed version of this book's Introduction (in Chinese) is now available at utoronto.academia.edu/LiChen.
For my English-language publications, orcid.org/0000-0002-84...
For my English-language publications, orcid.org/0000-0002-84...
Please help share the link & Starter Pack of this association with all scholars interested in Chinese law & history. Its members include many accomplished scholars in the fields. You're welcome to visit chineselawandhistory.com and its next conference at the Peking Law School in July 2024.
November 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Please help share the link & Starter Pack of this association with all scholars interested in Chinese law & history. Its members include many accomplished scholars in the fields. You're welcome to visit chineselawandhistory.com and its next conference at the Peking Law School in July 2024.
Socio-legal studies assocuation slsauk.bsky.social
Socio-Legal Studies Assocation (@slsauk.bsky.social)
Where law meets the social sciences and humanities: advancing education, research, teaching & knowledge in socio-legal studies.
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November 27, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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For anyone interested in the newest and most exciting scholarship on China, this is an important venue to follow :).
We've featured the newest & best scholarship on China for 4 years. Welcome to follow us. Managed by@ruoyunbai.bsky.social @lchen2024.bsky.social and a committee of leading China scholars including @zhangtaisu.bsky.social @yingaa.bsky.social @nianshen.bsky.social and others.
November 25, 2024 at 6:39 PM
For anyone interested in the newest and most exciting scholarship on China, this is an important venue to follow :).
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My new book in 2025， Mapping Asia (《制造亚洲：一部地图上的历史》，广西师范大学出版社2025)
November 25, 2024 at 12:18 AM
My new book in 2025， Mapping Asia (《制造亚洲：一部地图上的历史》，广西师范大学出版社2025)
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Dear learned colleagues in the fields of China and Asia studies: We warmly invite you to submit your outstanding essay manuscripts to The Chinese Historical Review (CHR): www.tandfonline.com/journals/ytc...
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Learn about The Chinese Historical Review
Learn about The Chinese Historical Review aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
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November 25, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Dear learned colleagues in the fields of China and Asia studies: We warmly invite you to submit your outstanding essay manuscripts to The Chinese Historical Review (CHR): www.tandfonline.com/journals/ytc...
Instructions for Authors: www.tandfonline.com/action/autho...
Instructions for Authors: www.tandfonline.com/action/autho...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Useful Starter Packs
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Late Imperial China go.bsky.app/EB214nL
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Chinese History go.bsky.app/F8dqk2F
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Media, Culture & Society go.bsky.app/6NURvgw
Scandal Studies go.bsky.app/6AZLCYD
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On Dec 4 at 8 PM (ET), THiS Workshop of Chinese Societies will host a session featuring @drjcw.bsky.social’s project titled “Chinese American or American Chinese?: WeChat and the Hybrid Identity of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.” Join us on Zoom: concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/8951907632...
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November 23, 2024 at 4:34 PM
On Dec 4 at 8 PM (ET), THiS Workshop of Chinese Societies will host a session featuring @drjcw.bsky.social’s project titled “Chinese American or American Chinese?: WeChat and the Hybrid Identity of Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.” Join us on Zoom: concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/8951907632...
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I've updated the "Sociologists Studying China Starter Pack" to include not only more sociologists but also historians, political theorists, political scientists, historical IR scholars, cultural anthropologists, critical geographers, & media scholars who examine Chinese society from various angles.
November 24, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I've updated the "Sociologists Studying China Starter Pack" to include not only more sociologists but also historians, political theorists, political scientists, historical IR scholars, cultural anthropologists, critical geographers, & media scholars who examine Chinese society from various angles.
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Feel so encouraged! So many friends, colleagues, and mentors have helped and supported me throughout this process—my gratitude is beyond words.
(Embarrassingly, the typesetting of öber-ün durabar is still wrong after I corrected it three times on the proof -- it was correct on my proof lol
(Embarrassingly, the typesetting of öber-ün durabar is still wrong after I corrected it three times on the proof -- it was correct on my proof lol
Just published on APSR First View: "The Global Network of Liberty: Toward a New Framework for Understanding the History of Political Concepts" by Shoufu Yin @shoufuyin.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 21, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Feel so encouraged! So many friends, colleagues, and mentors have helped and supported me throughout this process—my gratitude is beyond words.
(Embarrassingly, the typesetting of öber-ün durabar is still wrong after I corrected it three times on the proof -- it was correct on my proof lol
(Embarrassingly, the typesetting of öber-ün durabar is still wrong after I corrected it three times on the proof -- it was correct on my proof lol
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I created a starter pack for sociologists studying China: go.bsky.app/NetJdDm. We study China’s labor, gender, family, inequality, organizations, education, professions, media, civil society, protests, immigration, as well as politics and history.
Let me know if you want to be added (or removed).
Let me know if you want to be added (or removed).
November 20, 2024 at 9:59 PM
I created a starter pack for sociologists studying China: go.bsky.app/NetJdDm. We study China’s labor, gender, family, inequality, organizations, education, professions, media, civil society, protests, immigration, as well as politics and history.
Let me know if you want to be added (or removed).
Let me know if you want to be added (or removed).
Here is the (Chinese) introduction to the Chinese anthology of my research articles over the last fifteen years. The link for preorder is included near the end of the article.
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“历史缝隙之光透视帝国政治褶皱”–陈利教授20年学术自选集《帝国时代的法律、知识与权力》“导言”
“历史缝隙之光透视帝国政治褶皱”–多伦多大学陈利教授20年学术自选集《帝国时代的法律、知识与权力》“导言”
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November 20, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Here is the (Chinese) introduction to the Chinese anthology of my research articles over the last fifteen years. The link for preorder is included near the end of the article.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI5...
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