Jessica Imbach
@imbach.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. Chinese Studies @unifreiburg new media, speculative fiction, 现当代文学研究
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I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
I really admire the people putting in the hard work to make this platform more lively, but I still constantly forget it even exists and basically only log on to post some announcement. Today is borderline cadenza to that boring tune.
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I really admire the people putting in the hard work to make this platform more lively, but I still constantly forget it even exists and basically only log on to post some announcement. Today is borderline cadenza to that boring tune.
Officially Freiburger now✨️ www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburger-w...
Freiburger Wissenschaftlerin bekommt 1,4 Millionen Euro für Projekt zu chinesischer Fantasy-Literatur - BZ
Die Freiburger Juniorprofessorin Jessica Imbach bekommt 1,4 Millionen Euro für ihre Forschungen über fantastische Literatur in China. Im Interview erklärt sie, welche große Rolle das Genre dort spielt...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Come join our SINOFANTASY team @uni-freiburg.de ! ERC-funded @erc.europa.eu doctoral position on Chinese fantasy fiction and post-doctoral position on fantasy fiction across the Chinese mediasphere. Details see links below!
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September 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Come join our SINOFANTASY team @uni-freiburg.de ! ERC-funded @erc.europa.eu doctoral position on Chinese fantasy fiction and post-doctoral position on fantasy fiction across the Chinese mediasphere. Details see links below!
uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
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This also means job openings coming soon! 😉 #ChineseStudies
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Jessica Imbach, #Sinologie. Sie erhält einen ERC Starting Grant für ihr Projekt „Sinofantasy“ vom @erc.europa.eu. @imbach.bsky.social untersucht chinesische #Fantasy-Literatur als Spiegel gesellschaftlicher Umbrüche.
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#ERCStG #UniFreiburg
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#ERCStG #UniFreiburg
September 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This also means job openings coming soon! 😉 #ChineseStudies
Thank you for the pentalingual publication!
Fantasy, science fiction and poetry play an important role in China as advertising media for state nationalism and social media companies. But boys‘ love novels are seen as a threat to family policy and are prosecuted...
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Between trauma and dream: China's literary present | literatur.review
Fantasy, science fiction and poetry play an important role in China as advertising media for state nationalism and social media companies. But boys' love novels are seen as a threat to family policy a...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you for the pentalingual publication!
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Sehnsuchtsort Literatur: In China ist Literatur ökonomisch und kulturell enorm bedeutend, und darum auch umkämpft, schreibt @imbach.bsky.social
In China hat es die Zensur gerade auf Boys-Love Romane abgesehen. Warum das so ist und was das mit Familienpolitik zu tun hat, darüber schreibt die Sinologin Jessica Imbach. geschichtedergegenwart.ch/zwischen-tra...
Zwischen Trauma und Traum: Chinas literarische Gegenwart
Fantasy, Science-Fiction und Lyrik spielen in China eine bedeutende Rolle als Werbeträger für staatlichen Nationalismus und social media Unternehmen. Doch Boys-Love Romane werden als Bedrohung der Fam...
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July 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Sehnsuchtsort Literatur: In China ist Literatur ökonomisch und kulturell enorm bedeutend, und darum auch umkämpft, schreibt @imbach.bsky.social
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In China hat es die Zensur gerade auf Boys-Love Romane abgesehen. Warum das so ist und was das mit Familienpolitik zu tun hat, darüber schreibt die Sinologin Jessica Imbach. geschichtedergegenwart.ch/zwischen-tra...
Zwischen Trauma und Traum: Chinas literarische Gegenwart
Fantasy, Science-Fiction und Lyrik spielen in China eine bedeutende Rolle als Werbeträger für staatlichen Nationalismus und social media Unternehmen. Doch Boys-Love Romane werden als Bedrohung der Fam...
geschichtedergegenwart.ch
July 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In China hat es die Zensur gerade auf Boys-Love Romane abgesehen. Warum das so ist und was das mit Familienpolitik zu tun hat, darüber schreibt die Sinologin Jessica Imbach. geschichtedergegenwart.ch/zwischen-tra...
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Dr. Jessica Imbach! Die Juniorprofessorin ( #Sinologie #UniFreiburg) erhält Margarete von #Wrangell-Förderung des
@mwk-bw.bsky.social. @imbach.bsky.social erforscht die kulturpolitische Bedeutung der #Fantasy & #ScienceFiction Literatur Chinas. ufr.link/wrangell-imbach
@mwk-bw.bsky.social. @imbach.bsky.social erforscht die kulturpolitische Bedeutung der #Fantasy & #ScienceFiction Literatur Chinas. ufr.link/wrangell-imbach
July 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Dr. Jessica Imbach! Die Juniorprofessorin ( #Sinologie #UniFreiburg) erhält Margarete von #Wrangell-Förderung des
@mwk-bw.bsky.social. @imbach.bsky.social erforscht die kulturpolitische Bedeutung der #Fantasy & #ScienceFiction Literatur Chinas. ufr.link/wrangell-imbach
@mwk-bw.bsky.social. @imbach.bsky.social erforscht die kulturpolitische Bedeutung der #Fantasy & #ScienceFiction Literatur Chinas. ufr.link/wrangell-imbach
📢 Rising Star Academy at the University of #Freiburg is now accepting applications. I joined this year as PI, so get in touch if you are working in the field of contemporary #Chinese literature and media and are interested in connecting with our Department. uni-freiburg.de/frsa/applica...
Application – Freiburg Rising Stars AcademyText icon 'Universität Freiburg'Text icon 'UFR' standing for University of FreiburgSeal element of the university of freiburg in the shape of a flowerSearch ...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
📢 Rising Star Academy at the University of #Freiburg is now accepting applications. I joined this year as PI, so get in touch if you are working in the field of contemporary #Chinese literature and media and are interested in connecting with our Department. uni-freiburg.de/frsa/applica...
Interesting Cfp! ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Interesting Cfp! ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
📢 Monday, May 5th at the University of Freiburg: Film screening of "Mama Rainbow" with the director Fan Popo! The documentary explores queer family life in China. All the details are here: uni-freiburg.de/sinologie/do...
Documentary film screening of Mama Rainbow with director Popo Fan – Institut für Sinologie Text icon 'Universität Freiburg'Textlogo 'UFR', Abkürzung für 'Universität Freiburg'Siegelement der Uni Frei...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
📢 Monday, May 5th at the University of Freiburg: Film screening of "Mama Rainbow" with the director Fan Popo! The documentary explores queer family life in China. All the details are here: uni-freiburg.de/sinologie/do...
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Very solid syllabus here on China today from Critical China Scholars, a useful and vital resource for countering campist narratives
Critical China Scholars, Understanding China and Resisting Sinophobia in 2025: An Introductory Syllabus - positions politics
As China’s influence grows on the world stage, the specter of China looms ever larger in the political machinations of the US and its allies, while the promise of China as an humane alternative contin...
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April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Very solid syllabus here on China today from Critical China Scholars, a useful and vital resource for countering campist narratives
📢 in response to continously adverse conditions in (US and global) academia, BW created new funding opportunities for postdocs in all disciplines. www.bwstiftung.de/de/programm/...
Sonderprogramm für internationale Wissenschaftsfreiheit - Baden-Württemberg Stiftung
Angesichts der zunehmenden Einschränkungen der Wissenschaft möchten wir Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern in ein…
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April 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📢 in response to continously adverse conditions in (US and global) academia, BW created new funding opportunities for postdocs in all disciplines. www.bwstiftung.de/de/programm/...
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#台灣科幻 #論文徵稿 ❤️ 先繳 #摘要 即可 ❤️
🚀 Call for Papers: Taiwanese Science Fiction ✨🔭
Guest Editors: Wen-chi Li & Michael O’Krent
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#台灣科幻 #論文徵稿 ❤️ 先繳 #摘要 即可 ❤️
🚀 Call for Papers: Taiwanese Science Fiction ✨🔭
Guest Editors: Wen-chi Li & Michael O’Krent
Managing Editor: Chia-rong Wu #吳家榮
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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#台灣科幻 #論文徵稿 ❤️ 先繳 #摘要 即可 ❤️
🚀 Call for Papers: Taiwanese Science Fiction ✨🔭
Guest Editors: Wen-chi Li & Michael O’Krent
Managing Editor: Chia-rong Wu #吳家榮
#台灣科幻 #論文徵稿 ❤️ 先繳 #摘要 即可 ❤️
🚀 Call for Papers: Taiwanese Science Fiction ✨🔭
Guest Editors: Wen-chi Li & Michael O’Krent
Managing Editor: Chia-rong Wu #吳家榮
The AI frenzy is being used as an excuse to "perform massive surgery" on humanities departments at China's top universities, especially Fudan is making big cuts! www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202...
AI浪潮下 中國復旦大學文科招生比例腰斬惹議 | 兩岸 | 中央社 CNA
人工智慧在中國成為顯學的現實下，以文科見長的上海復旦大學近日宣布將文科招生比例縮減一半，此事在中國網上引發熱議，有人嘆「人文精神的黃昏」，也有人稱「順應時代的清醒」。
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March 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The AI frenzy is being used as an excuse to "perform massive surgery" on humanities departments at China's top universities, especially Fudan is making big cuts! www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202...
📢 great #chinastudies opportunity! We are holding a Zoom info session on our MA in Modern China Studies program @uni-freiburg.de on Friday March 28 (8 am PST, 11am EST). April 15 is the deadline for non-EU applicants. Registration here:
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March 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
📢 great #chinastudies opportunity! We are holding a Zoom info session on our MA in Modern China Studies program @uni-freiburg.de on Friday March 28 (8 am PST, 11am EST). April 15 is the deadline for non-EU applicants. Registration here:
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#chinesestudies #sinology
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#todayonwechat Why are cities in contemporary Chinese literature often unnamed? Hong Zicheng argues that writers have "lost the right to 'fictionalize,' and descriptions in literary works are often interpreted as 'reality'" mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5...
洪子诚｜当代文学中的城市为什么是匿名的？
这是那场“革命”带来的不限于单个人的失重感和虚空感。
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March 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
#todayonwechat Why are cities in contemporary Chinese literature often unnamed? Hong Zicheng argues that writers have "lost the right to 'fictionalize,' and descriptions in literary works are often interpreted as 'reality'" mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5...
Top researchers, unique ressources, enchanted forrests✨️ Registration is now open for our M.A. Modern China Studies uni-freiburg.de/sinologie/
March 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Top researchers, unique ressources, enchanted forrests✨️ Registration is now open for our M.A. Modern China Studies uni-freiburg.de/sinologie/
Great theme for a #chinastudies conference ccrs.ku.dk/calendar/202...
Call for proposals: Connections, Disruptions, and Reconnections in China Studies and Beyond
The 17 biennial Conference of the Nordic Association of China Studies + PhD workshop.
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February 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Great theme for a #chinastudies conference ccrs.ku.dk/calendar/202...
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Apply now! Freiburg Postdoctoral Academy (FPA) offers 10 memberships in the newly launched Young Academy for Cultures and Societies Research.
📌The Good Life – What Makes a Good Society
✅ #Postdocs, 2–6 years after PhD
📆 Oct 2025-Sep 2028
📝 Apply by 15 April
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📌The Good Life – What Makes a Good Society
✅ #Postdocs, 2–6 years after PhD
📆 Oct 2025-Sep 2028
📝 Apply by 15 April
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February 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Apply now! Freiburg Postdoctoral Academy (FPA) offers 10 memberships in the newly launched Young Academy for Cultures and Societies Research.
📌The Good Life – What Makes a Good Society
✅ #Postdocs, 2–6 years after PhD
📆 Oct 2025-Sep 2028
📝 Apply by 15 April
#cfa: uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
📌The Good Life – What Makes a Good Society
✅ #Postdocs, 2–6 years after PhD
📆 Oct 2025-Sep 2028
📝 Apply by 15 April
#cfa: uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
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* #Digital #China: #Creativity and #Community in the #Sinocybersphere*
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* #Digital #China: #Creativity and #Community in the #Sinocybersphere*
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Digital China
Over the past decade, digital technologies have profoundly reshaped the Chinese cultural landscape. With a focus on the creative agency of new media and online communities, this volume examines this d...
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February 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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* #Digital #China: #Creativity and #Community in the #Sinocybersphere*
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* #Digital #China: #Creativity and #Community in the #Sinocybersphere*
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