James A. Benn
@jamesabenn.bsky.social
Medieval Chinese Religions. McMaster Uni. Burning for the Buddha (Hawai'i 2007) pback 2016; Tea in China (Hawai'i, 2015), Chinese trans. 2019. Canadian, obvs.
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Postdoctoral position in global philology at U. Uppsala (apply by Nov. 26). Specialisations include: Comp./General Lx., Greek and Byzantine Studies, Indology, Iranian Languages, Latin, Semitic Languages, Sinology, and Turkic Languages. tinyurl.com/nhbk8fhh
Postdoctoral position in global philology - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in global philology, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University
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November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Postdoctoral position in global philology at U. Uppsala (apply by Nov. 26). Specialisations include: Comp./General Lx., Greek and Byzantine Studies, Indology, Iranian Languages, Latin, Semitic Languages, Sinology, and Turkic Languages. tinyurl.com/nhbk8fhh
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The theme tune to the Professionals was awesome. It combines 70's style blaxploitation funk with a good old British brass band
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The theme tune to the Professionals was awesome. It combines 70's style blaxploitation funk with a good old British brass band
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Does anybody else find it odd that you don't hear much about pyramids keeping razor blades sharp any more?
When did they stop working?
When did they stop working?
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Does anybody else find it odd that you don't hear much about pyramids keeping razor blades sharp any more?
When did they stop working?
When did they stop working?
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it’s better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
it’s better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one
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Fifty years ago tomorrow, November 10, the Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck claimed the lives of 29 men. SS #EdmundFitzgerald, a 729-foot freighter, sank in Lake Superior. Read about the tragedy: buff.ly/NYMctdR
📸 Greenmars/ Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
📸 Greenmars/ Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fifty years ago tomorrow, November 10, the Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck claimed the lives of 29 men. SS #EdmundFitzgerald, a 729-foot freighter, sank in Lake Superior. Read about the tragedy: buff.ly/NYMctdR
📸 Greenmars/ Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
📸 Greenmars/ Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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This is about 6 km from where I live. I wonder how this change is going to play with the locals.
On one hand, they're very proud of this cemetery. Families adopt a grave and tend it; the waitlist to do is very long. The annual commemorative concert is packed.
michaelerard.com/blog/at-the-...
On one hand, they're very proud of this cemetery. Families adopt a grave and tend it; the waitlist to do is very long. The annual commemorative concert is packed.
michaelerard.com/blog/at-the-...
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is about 6 km from where I live. I wonder how this change is going to play with the locals.
On one hand, they're very proud of this cemetery. Families adopt a grave and tend it; the waitlist to do is very long. The annual commemorative concert is packed.
michaelerard.com/blog/at-the-...
On one hand, they're very proud of this cemetery. Families adopt a grave and tend it; the waitlist to do is very long. The annual commemorative concert is packed.
michaelerard.com/blog/at-the-...
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Upcoming workshop on spirituality at Kyudai this Friday
For those in the area, let me know if you’d like to join us (sorry, in-person only)
For those in the area, let me know if you’d like to join us (sorry, in-person only)
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Upcoming workshop on spirituality at Kyudai this Friday
For those in the area, let me know if you’d like to join us (sorry, in-person only)
For those in the area, let me know if you’d like to join us (sorry, in-person only)
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From my series of fieldnotes from the 1990s: village ritual associations of Xiongxian, Hebei
stephenjones.blog/xiongxian-ri...
stephenjones.blog/xiongxian-ri...
Ritual groups of Xiongxian, Hebei
Through the 1990s, one of the most fruitful sites for our fieldwork project on the Hebei plain south of Beijing was the area around Xiongxian county, just south of Bazhou, and east of the regional …
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November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
From my series of fieldnotes from the 1990s: village ritual associations of Xiongxian, Hebei
stephenjones.blog/xiongxian-ri...
stephenjones.blog/xiongxian-ri...
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Oooh really looking forward to this press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Politics of Common Reading
Examines the transformation of vernacular knowledge during a pivotal period of modern Chinese history, 1894 to 1954. What did common readers read in the midst of the revolutions that punctuated Chin...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Oooh really looking forward to this press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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[“Female Student” (女學生)] was one of 240 works included in the 1930 Poetry of Chin-chuan (金川詩草), making Huang the first Taiwanese woman to have her own poetry collection.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Taiwan in Time:Bound talent: A female poet’s lament - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
[“Female Student” (女學生)] was one of 240 works included in the 1930 Poetry of Chin-chuan (金川詩草), making Huang the first Taiwanese woman to have her own poetry collection.
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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The Local wrapped its higher education issue yesterday. From the threat of a right-wing crackdown on campuses, to the realities of being a tenant at a frat house, to deep-dives on crises at York and the University of Toronto, revisit the issue:
The Higher Education Issue | The Local
Facing a financial crisis, as well as enormous technological, political, and social upheaval, Ontario's higher education system is in flux. Throughout the fall, we’re reporting stories from Toronto’s…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Local wrapped its higher education issue yesterday. From the threat of a right-wing crackdown on campuses, to the realities of being a tenant at a frat house, to deep-dives on crises at York and the University of Toronto, revisit the issue:
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Mong Tong's Taiwan Mystery II features a montage of unusual architecture and occult phenomena from around the country. It was released along with an art book featuring photos and imagery from many of these sites. The music is also really great; dreamy instrumental psychrock. youtu.be/kwHcZaPLl58?...
Mong Tong - Taiwan Mystery II
YouTube video by Mong Tong
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November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mong Tong's Taiwan Mystery II features a montage of unusual architecture and occult phenomena from around the country. It was released along with an art book featuring photos and imagery from many of these sites. The music is also really great; dreamy instrumental psychrock. youtu.be/kwHcZaPLl58?...
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Charles Godfrey Leland, Fusang, or the Discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist Priests in the Fifth Century (London: Trübner, 1875):
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Fusang, Or, The Discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist Priests in the Fifth Century
"Each September, up to 5,000 of the most amazing pieces of British architecture, engineering and heritage are opened up to the public. The main event and the focus of the series is the London Open Hou...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Charles Godfrey Leland, Fusang, or the Discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist Priests in the Fifth Century (London: Trübner, 1875):
books.google.de/books?id=_ZT...
books.google.de/books?id=_ZT...
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Who coined the phrase "#Buddhist #conquest of #China"? It appears in Hu Shi's #胡適 English writings as early as 1925, a quarter-century before E. Zürcher's eponymous book. A Chinese #translation of the latter is, titled #佛教征服中國.
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Who coined the phrase "#Buddhist #conquest of #China"? It appears in Hu Shi's #胡適 English writings as early as 1925, a quarter-century before E. Zürcher's eponymous book. A Chinese #translation of the latter is, titled #佛教征服中國.
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#BOTD in 1875 in #ModernChina: Qiu Jin #秋瑾, #Chinese #revolutionary and #feminist. Known as the Women Knight of Mirror Lake 鑒湖女俠, she joined the anti-Qing movement in #Japan. Executed in 1907, she is worshipped as a #martyr in the #Sinophone world. #ChineseHistory #feminism
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#BOTD in 1875 in #ModernChina: Qiu Jin #秋瑾, #Chinese #revolutionary and #feminist. Known as the Women Knight of Mirror Lake 鑒湖女俠, she joined the anti-Qing movement in #Japan. Executed in 1907, she is worshipped as a #martyr in the #Sinophone world. #ChineseHistory #feminism
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I got to play with a simulation of a Korean divination technique that is based on the first animal sound you hear (in the new year, technically). The dog bark got me “Many thieves for the year,” so I’d like to remind everyone that the temple robbers are happy to go on tour for a book talk.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I got to play with a simulation of a Korean divination technique that is based on the first animal sound you hear (in the new year, technically). The dog bark got me “Many thieves for the year,” so I’d like to remind everyone that the temple robbers are happy to go on tour for a book talk.
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This is the FAA operations plan that just went into place as of 1900 UTC. A growing list of staffing triggers throughout the day and airspace flow programs are in place.
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is the FAA operations plan that just went into place as of 1900 UTC. A growing list of staffing triggers throughout the day and airspace flow programs are in place.
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On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond's car broke down in New Glasgow, NS. She went to a movie and sat in a Whites-Only area. Her refusal to move helped spark the modern Canadian civil rights movement.
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On this day in 1946, Viola Desmond's car broke down in New Glasgow, NS. She went to a movie and sat in a Whites-Only area. Her refusal to move helped spark the modern Canadian civil rights movement.
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/02/04/v...
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/02/04/v...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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@jonawils.bsky.social explores the political and personal upheavals at the center of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
How the Rise of Fascism Impacted the 1938 FIFA World Cup
In late March 1938, around ten weeks before the World Cup was due to begin, the Austrian soccer federation sent a telegram to FIFA. “Sorry to cancel World Cup enrolment,” it read. “Austrian footbal…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@jonawils.bsky.social explores the political and personal upheavals at the center of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
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Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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i've been working on translations of two poems from the Classic of Poetry 诗经 (the oldest surviving book of chinese poetry dating back to 11th to 7th century BC). I have had to consult 6 annotated editions, and the most thorough edition has 3+ pages of annotations for every single line lol 😅
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
i've been working on translations of two poems from the Classic of Poetry 诗经 (the oldest surviving book of chinese poetry dating back to 11th to 7th century BC). I have had to consult 6 annotated editions, and the most thorough edition has 3+ pages of annotations for every single line lol 😅