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Calling all China nerds and Sinology Geeks
Where are our nerds at? David Moser is on summer holiday, and stepping into David's seat for this episode is literary translator Brendan O'Kane. It t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Barbarians Remix: The Year of the Boxers with historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Jeremiah and David are joined by Jeffrey Wasserstrom, historian of modern China and a longtime interpreter of the country’s shifting place in the wor…
11 months ago
Is America Beginning to Look More Like China?
In this episode we chat with Shanghai-based author and editor Jacob Dreyer, a China watcher who writes with great insight and nuance about the shifti…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
This week on the podcast, we explore the role of the horse in Chinese culture with author David Chaffetz, whose new book Raiders, Rulers, and Traders…
1 year ago
Barbarians Remixed: Mandarin Mayhem I
In this classic episode from 2020, we look at Putonghua, the spoken language most people refer to as Mandarin. David wrote a book in 2016 on the evol…
1 year ago
Emergency Pod: The Trump Administration restricts Harvard International Enrollment as State Department Reviews Chinese Student Visas
In this special episode, we examine the Trump administration's ongoing attacks on higher education in America and their implications for the future o…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Six: Recovering the Lost Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors
In this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, hosts Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser interview Steven Schwankert about his groundbreaking research into th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Dealing with Culture Shock when Studying and Living in China
In this episode, Jeremiah and David explore a topic drawn from their many years of experience with American study abroad programs: culture shock.
1 year, 2 months ago
Let Only Red Flowers Bloom
In this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, we talk with Emily Feng about her new book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinpin…
1 year, 2 months ago
Curating Chinese Internet Culture for Global Audiences
This week, we catch up with Dutch sinologist Manya Koetse, the creator of "What's on Weibo," a platform offering in-depth insights into trends, event…
1 year, 3 months ago