Xin Qu
@xinqu.bsky.social
DPhil-ing, internet literature, literary and linguistic anthropology, introvert and pessimist
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Christmas trees around Oxford 🎄
📷 Instagram | Lucies_Oxford_Camera, Dr Laura Varnam, Spiralling_Oxford & Lady Margaret Hall
📷 Instagram | Lucies_Oxford_Camera, Dr Laura Varnam, Spiralling_Oxford & Lady Margaret Hall
December 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Christmas trees around Oxford 🎄
📷 Instagram | Lucies_Oxford_Camera, Dr Laura Varnam, Spiralling_Oxford & Lady Margaret Hall
📷 Instagram | Lucies_Oxford_Camera, Dr Laura Varnam, Spiralling_Oxford & Lady Margaret Hall
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Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
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Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day! Celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so... let's see how many different locations we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!
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Xiaofei Tian and Robert Ashmore discuss Tang poet Li He and the art of translation in a conversation hosted by @fairbankcenter.bsky.social: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/research/blo...
Ashmore's translation of Li He is available in both print & OA: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#chinesepoetry
Ashmore's translation of Li He is available in both print & OA: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#chinesepoetry
Poetic Soundscapes: How Li He (李賀), a “Demonic Talent,” Brings the Quirky to Tang Poetry – Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
April 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Xiaofei Tian and Robert Ashmore discuss Tang poet Li He and the art of translation in a conversation hosted by @fairbankcenter.bsky.social: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/research/blo...
Ashmore's translation of Li He is available in both print & OA: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#chinesepoetry
Ashmore's translation of Li He is available in both print & OA: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#chinesepoetry
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You shouldn’t finish every book you start.
Abandoning a book is not an admission of failure—it’s a sign of wisdom. You’ve decided to let go of sunk costs.
The purpose of reading is to be entertained and informed. If a book doesn't bring joy or insight, it’s time to move on.
Abandoning a book is not an admission of failure—it’s a sign of wisdom. You’ve decided to let go of sunk costs.
The purpose of reading is to be entertained and informed. If a book doesn't bring joy or insight, it’s time to move on.
March 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You shouldn’t finish every book you start.
Abandoning a book is not an admission of failure—it’s a sign of wisdom. You’ve decided to let go of sunk costs.
The purpose of reading is to be entertained and informed. If a book doesn't bring joy or insight, it’s time to move on.
Abandoning a book is not an admission of failure—it’s a sign of wisdom. You’ve decided to let go of sunk costs.
The purpose of reading is to be entertained and informed. If a book doesn't bring joy or insight, it’s time to move on.
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A huge loss for us all. An important voice on the political economy and power of inequality falls silent.
James Ferguson, professor of anthropology and former department chair, dies at 65
James “Jim” Ferguson played a pivotal roles in the department's history and will be remembered for his remarkable character, kindness and contributions to the field.
stanforddaily.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A huge loss for us all. An important voice on the political economy and power of inequality falls silent.
have to be critical of works that I enjoy so as to make mine heard and hearable🤦🏻♀️
February 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
have to be critical of works that I enjoy so as to make mine heard and hearable🤦🏻♀️
Happy Anthropology Day💕
February 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Anthropology Day💕
Never feel entirely secure in my whole life. Guess parents only taught modesty but forgot confidence.
January 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Never feel entirely secure in my whole life. Guess parents only taught modesty but forgot confidence.