Jing Xu
@jing-xu.bsky.social
Anthropologist & author of "The Good Child" (Stanford U Press 2017) & " 'Unruly' Children" (Cambridge U Press, 2024): China, child development, culture & cognition, morality, education, family
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Jing Xu
@jing-xu.bsky.social
· Nov 22
‘Unruly’ Children
Cambridge Core - Developmental Psychology - ‘Unruly’ Children
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My new book, “Unruly” Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village, is published by Cambridge University Press. It simultaneously traces children’ active learning of morality and reconstructs an ethnography from a rare and unique set of fieldnotes. cup.org/409liB2
Our new publication @amanthro.bsky.social, interview with Mun Young Cho, on youth precarity, poverty, and inequality in China, South Korea and the responsibility and value of anthropology doi.org/10.1111/aman...
<em>American Anthropologist</em> | AAA Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library
This interview with Professor Mun Young Cho, a leading cultural anthropologist at Yonsei University, explores her intellectual journey and research on poverty, labor, development, and youth in China ...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our new publication @amanthro.bsky.social, interview with Mun Young Cho, on youth precarity, poverty, and inequality in China, South Korea and the responsibility and value of anthropology doi.org/10.1111/aman...
Looking forward to this online event on Saturday June 28th (in Mandarin), to discuss my book with Yunxiang Yan (UCLA), Shao-hua Liu (Academia Sinica), and Xiaojun Zhang (Tsinghua). Our discussion will be moderated by Fei Yan (Tsinghua).
Zoom #: 919-4243-1528, link: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/91942431528
Zoom #: 919-4243-1528, link: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/91942431528
June 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Looking forward to this online event on Saturday June 28th (in Mandarin), to discuss my book with Yunxiang Yan (UCLA), Shao-hua Liu (Academia Sinica), and Xiaojun Zhang (Tsinghua). Our discussion will be moderated by Fei Yan (Tsinghua).
Zoom #: 919-4243-1528, link: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/91942431528
Zoom #: 919-4243-1528, link: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/91942431528
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OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs
May 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs
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I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!
OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs
May 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!
So happy to be part of this unique book project!
I'm THRILLED that our book is out. This book, with other 60 contributors from across the globe (!!!) is a love letter to the science we want to do, and a how-to guide for how to do it. Please read it and share it!
OUT NOW: A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning reimagines how we study kids—globally. With voices from 21 countries, this inclusive, practical guide bridges disciplines and challenges Western-centric research. buff.ly/0qk1cOs
May 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So happy to be part of this unique book project!
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ACYIG is delighted to present our latest Spotlight on Scholarship, featuring @jing-xu.bsky.social Jing Xu's "‘Unruly’ Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village." See more: acyig.americananthro.org/spotlight-on...
April 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
ACYIG is delighted to present our latest Spotlight on Scholarship, featuring @jing-xu.bsky.social Jing Xu's "‘Unruly’ Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village." See more: acyig.americananthro.org/spotlight-on...
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7/ Read the full paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement
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March 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
7/ Read the full paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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1/ 🧵 🚨New paper!🚨 Cross-cultural research is expanding in the social sciences — but are we measuring what we think we are? Our recent paper argues that construct validity is an overlooked challenge, especially in developmental research. Let’s break it down. 🌍 🧠
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement
www.cambridge.org
March 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
1/ 🧵 🚨New paper!🚨 Cross-cultural research is expanding in the social sciences — but are we measuring what we think we are? Our recent paper argues that construct validity is an overlooked challenge, especially in developmental research. Let’s break it down. 🌍 🧠
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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9/ 🙌 A big thank you to my incredible co-authors: @dorsaamir.bsky.social, Jennifer Clegg, Helen Davis, @nataliabdutra.bsky.social, @michelleakline.bsky.social, @sheinalew.bsky.social, Tanya MacGillivray, Gairan Pamei, Yitong Wang, @jing-xu.bsky.social, & @brucerawlings.bsky.social. Very grateful!
March 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
9/ 🙌 A big thank you to my incredible co-authors: @dorsaamir.bsky.social, Jennifer Clegg, Helen Davis, @nataliabdutra.bsky.social, @michelleakline.bsky.social, @sheinalew.bsky.social, Tanya MacGillivray, Gairan Pamei, Yitong Wang, @jing-xu.bsky.social, & @brucerawlings.bsky.social. Very grateful!
New Books Network interview about my book (“Unruly” Children @cambridgeup.bsky.social): magical encounters (缘分), when the ethnographic past comes to the ethnographic present via technologies of the future. Really enjoyed the conversation with the host Yadong Li.
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Jing Xu,
Podcast Episode · New Books Network · 01/22/2025 · 1h 42m
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January 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New Books Network interview about my book (“Unruly” Children @cambridgeup.bsky.social): magical encounters (缘分), when the ethnographic past comes to the ethnographic present via technologies of the future. Really enjoyed the conversation with the host Yadong Li.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Our first interview, as associate editors for @amanthro.bsky.social “World Anthropologies” section, featuring the unconventional journey and work of Ethiopian American archaeologist Helina Woldekiros. We talked about traversing different worlds, language, gender, etc.:
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
<em>American Anthropologist</em> | AAA Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
January 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our first interview, as associate editors for @amanthro.bsky.social “World Anthropologies” section, featuring the unconventional journey and work of Ethiopian American archaeologist Helina Woldekiros. We talked about traversing different worlds, language, gender, etc.:
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
看见“作为认知主体的儿童”，my short end-of-year review essay for the Chinese magazine “The Thinker.”
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aaLOy6gsRN...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aaLOy6gsRN...
许晶：看见“作为认知主体的儿童” #2024年终特辑08
关注儿童丰富的思维情感世界
mp.weixin.qq.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
看见“作为认知主体的儿童”，my short end-of-year review essay for the Chinese magazine “The Thinker.”
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aaLOy6gsRN...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aaLOy6gsRN...
My friend Yang Zhan and I hosted a Wenner-Gren workshop in Hong Kong: “Precarity & Urgency: Debating the future of China anthropology”. A rare opportunity to bring scholars together from all around the world, especially half of our participants being Chinese scholars based in mainland institutions.
December 20, 2024 at 8:30 PM
My friend Yang Zhan and I hosted a Wenner-Gren workshop in Hong Kong: “Precarity & Urgency: Debating the future of China anthropology”. A rare opportunity to bring scholars together from all around the world, especially half of our participants being Chinese scholars based in mainland institutions.
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YntH6oISeH...
Next Monday afternoon (Dec. 9th, Beijing time), virtual book talk at my Alma mater Tsinghua University! Looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues!
北京时间下周一下午三点，连线清华人类学宣讲新书，期待与老师朋友们相聚！
Next Monday afternoon (Dec. 9th, Beijing time), virtual book talk at my Alma mater Tsinghua University! Looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues!
北京时间下周一下午三点，连线清华人类学宣讲新书，期待与老师朋友们相聚！
讲座预告 | “任性”的儿童：武雅士经典田野资料再阐释
上世纪五十年代末，人类学家武雅士夫妇在台北盆地的一个村庄进行了为期两年的田野调查，收集了大量田野资料，标志着欧美学界第一个聚焦汉人儿童生活世界的人类学研究。
mp.weixin.qq.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:46 PM
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YntH6oISeH...
Next Monday afternoon (Dec. 9th, Beijing time), virtual book talk at my Alma mater Tsinghua University! Looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues!
北京时间下周一下午三点，连线清华人类学宣讲新书，期待与老师朋友们相聚！
Next Monday afternoon (Dec. 9th, Beijing time), virtual book talk at my Alma mater Tsinghua University! Looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues!
北京时间下周一下午三点，连线清华人类学宣讲新书，期待与老师朋友们相聚！
My new book, “Unruly” Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village, is published by Cambridge University Press. It simultaneously traces children’ active learning of morality and reconstructs an ethnography from a rare and unique set of fieldnotes. cup.org/409liB2
‘Unruly’ Children
Cambridge Core - Developmental Psychology - ‘Unruly’ Children
cup.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 PM
My new book, “Unruly” Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village, is published by Cambridge University Press. It simultaneously traces children’ active learning of morality and reconstructs an ethnography from a rare and unique set of fieldnotes. cup.org/409liB2
I had the opportunity to interview Barry and Bonnie Hewlett, two anthropologists who had made great contribution to the study of Hunter-gatherer childhood: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...
Interview with Bonnie and Barry Hewlett: Encountering children in the field: Hunter Gatherer Research: Vol 8, No 1-2
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 8:47 PM
I had the opportunity to interview Barry and Bonnie Hewlett, two anthropologists who had made great contribution to the study of Hunter-gatherer childhood: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...
Introduce our recent article about understanding contemporary Chinese society via humor, in American Anthropologist: “Can anthropologists get humor?”: doi.org/10.1111/aman... It marks the beginning of a new project: critical reflections on knowledge production through collaboration
https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.1…
November 22, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Introduce our recent article about understanding contemporary Chinese society via humor, in American Anthropologist: “Can anthropologists get humor?”: doi.org/10.1111/aman... It marks the beginning of a new project: critical reflections on knowledge production through collaboration
I had the opportunity to write a commentary for the journal Global Networks’ special issue on East Asian childhood and migration: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Commentary: East Asian Educational Migration as Narrative Quests
I interpret the rich conceptual insights and empirical findings of the special issue Childhood, Migration and the Pursuit of Happiness in Middle-Class East Asia through the lens of understanding migr...
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November 22, 2024 at 8:38 PM
I had the opportunity to write a commentary for the journal Global Networks’ special issue on East Asian childhood and migration: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Here’s our new editorial piece for “World Anthropologies” section, as Associate Editors for the journal American Anthropologist: “Seeking clarity at a time of confusion”:
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
<em>American Anthropologist</em> | AAA Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Here’s our new editorial piece for “World Anthropologies” section, as Associate Editors for the journal American Anthropologist: “Seeking clarity at a time of confusion”:
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
doi.org/10.1111/aman...
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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).
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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).
My book talk at UW Taiwan Studies Program, on the official publication date of "Unruly" Children (Cambridge University Press, 2024), in front of pioneers in my field, including Profs. Hill Gates, Stevan Harrell, John Shepherd, Rob Weller, David Jordan, etc.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdI2...
Unruly Children with Jing Xu
YouTube video by University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program
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November 20, 2024 at 11:48 PM
My book talk at UW Taiwan Studies Program, on the official publication date of "Unruly" Children (Cambridge University Press, 2024), in front of pioneers in my field, including Profs. Hill Gates, Stevan Harrell, John Shepherd, Rob Weller, David Jordan, etc.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdI2...