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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations! The American Sociological Association is pleased to share that Bin Xu @binxu013.bsky.social (Emory University) has been named Co-Editor of Sociological Theory. @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social bit.ly/44hjaYC #ASA #sociology #journals

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Hannah Wohl @hannahwohl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Join us for the Culture Section's inaugural Stuart Hall Award lecture by Dr. Ben Carrington, “‘The University is a Critical Institution, or it is Nothing’ - Stuart Hall, The Elephants’ Graveyard and the Sociology of Race.” Register here: emory.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I'll moderate the inaugural Stuart Hall Award lecture on Dec 10 2025, 10 AM (Pacific Time) by Dr. Ben Carrington (USC) on “‘The university is a critical institution, or it is nothing’ - Stuart Hall, The Elephants’ Graveyard and the Sociology of Race.” Please register: emory.zoom.us/mee.../regis...

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NPR @npr.org · 22/09/2025

Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."

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400 entertainers co-sign ACLU letter supporting Jimmy Kimmel

Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: "Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers."

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Mark your calendar: Sept 23, I'll give a talk at U Michigan (zoom and in-person) on "Meanings of Zero: the Performative Logic of China's Zero-COVID Policy." This study is part of my ongoing book on disaster politics in China & a stand-alone article. Looking forward! events.umich.edu/event/137321...

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LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Meanings of Zero: The Performative Logic of China’s Zero-COVID Policy | Happening @ Michigan

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Pleased to announce that my paper "Sacred ordinariness: event, cultural codes, and the politics of a COVID pandemic icon" (on symbolic politics around the death and mourning of Dr. Li Wenliang, an "icon of ordinariness") was published in AJCS. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Sacred ordinariness: event, cultural codes, and the politics of a COVID pandemic icon - American Journal of Cultural Sociology

Iconic figures are social and cultural constructions that are usually believed to represent the sacred and/or the extraordinary, but scholars have paid less attention to “ordinary icons,” those figure...

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Deadline in a week! Let me know if you have any questions.

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Reposting this call for contributions. Abstract by September 1, 2025!

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Reposting this Call for Contributions to an edited volume. Deadline for abstracts: Sept 1, 2025

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Call For Contributions to an Edited Volume Trauma, Reconciliation, and Mnemonic Justice in Modern China Bin Xu (Emory) Zhiyi Yang (Frankfurt) Thomas B. Gold (Berkeley) Abstract by September 1, 2025. Full paper by March 31, 2026. Volume to the press summer 2026. Details: binxu.net/call-for-con...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/05/2025

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Pleased to share my new article in Social Problems (w/ two stellar graduate students Lingxiao Chen and Xueqia Zhang): "How to Say “Black Lives Matter” in Chinese?: Race, Democracy, and Discourses of a Movement" academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

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How to Say “Black Lives Matter” in Chinese?: Race, Democracy, and Discourses of a Movement

ABSTRACT. How are social movements that address democratic states’ wrongdoings and violence perceived and discussed by the publics under authoritarian regi

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NPR @npr.org · 02/05/2025

You count on the NPR Network. Today, supporters like you are donating and sharing what #PublicMediaGives to their communities that no other news service can. Your support connects small towns, big cities and the millions who call them home. Every dollar makes a difference. Donate now: n.pr/4lFTPPD

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

You must be kidding me, a grant reviewer at Emory: "qualitative work is important only if it helps contextualize quantitative evidence. Absent this, it’s just stories."

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a monster from the movie monsters inc asks is that a joke

ALT: a monster from the movie monsters inc asks is that a joke

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

economic downturn+unemployed, uneduated, & hateful mob+scapegoating a certain group-->a war to divert attention. that was not just Germany in the 1930s

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

In a world of increasing frequency, magnitude & impact of disasters, we do well to remember: “individuals & groups are not born vulnerable: they are rendered vulnerable through processes of social marginalization & exclusion.” Kathleen Tierney’s indispensable new edition is OUT NOW ↓

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The end goal is to make education a privilege for children born into wealth while destroying the meritocracy that is at the center of the American dream.

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The first large-scale, permanent COVID memorial in US. There have been a smaller one in Frankfort, KY, some statues & sculptures, & memorials in other forms (installations, virtual, etc.). This will be a significant addition to my list of almost 300 cases of COVID memorialization around the world.

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Chicago Monument to Honor Pandemic Frontline Workers, People Who Died of COVID-19

According to the World Health Organization, more than 7 million people across the globe have died from COVID-19 since the virus was first declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Those who attend the AAS, please mark your calendar: our roundtable on "Multifaceted and Comparative Perspectives on Chinese Memories", Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Clark (2nd Floor, Hyatt). Please join us for a great discussion! #aas2025

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Congratulations, Liu Jiakun, on Pritzker Prize! I interviewed him in 09 for my dissertation on the Sichuan earthquake. Liu built a profoundly moving memorial for Hu Huishan a child whose death was likely caused by the substandard construction of the school building. www.archdaily.com/1027571/chin...

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

"I want the US to stand more firmly on our side. This is not just a war between our two countries; Russia brought this war on to our territory and into our homes. They are wrong because they disrespected our territorial integrity."

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Zelenskyy says ‘crucial’ for Ukraine to have Trump’s support in lengthy statement following Oval Office argument – live

Ukrainian president has landed in the UK and will hold talks with PM Keir Starmer later

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Meaningful work is a form of resistance. “I refuse to accept the role of a victim. I’m here to create the films I’ve always dreamed of making.”

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Amid all the chaos, good news arrived: a paper I collaborated on with two of my outstanding graduate students, Lingxiao Chen & Xueqia Zhang, was accepted for publication by Social Problems. The title is "How to Say “Black Lives Matter” in Chinese?: Race, Democracy, and Discourses of a Movement."

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Received The Extraordinary in the Mundane: Family and Forms of Community in China, edited by Becky Yang Hsu. I'm honored and delighted to write an endorsement for this important volume:

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

"The suspect was last spotted stepping out of Caravaggio's 'Boy with a Basket of Fruit' (1593)." cc: @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Thank Table Media for migrating my old interview to Bluesky.

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Meimei Xu @meimeixu.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Ahead of the 2025 legislative session, the Georgia Department of Education is pushing for increased safety measures in light of the Apalachee High School shooting earlier this year, such as one SRO in every school. #gapol #georgiaeducation I report for WABE News: www.wabe.org/georgia-depa...

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Georgia Department of Education names security and support as 2025 legislative priorities after Apalachee school shooting

Ahead of the 2025 legislative session, the Georgia Department of Education is pushing for school safety and support measures and initiatives for academic and educator success,

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Bin Xu. Emory University @binxu013.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Sorry if I don't follow you back. Simply can't follow everyone manually.

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Martha S. Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Woke? Thanks to @delanomassey.bsky.social over at @axios.com for the chance to recall the before times when to be woke was a pride. As a writer, I’m sure words and the meanings they carry still matter, even when twisted into a dog whistle. Stay woke, friends. www.axios.com/2024/11/17/a...

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Axios Explains: Woke and the backlach

The term became popular to describe cultural awareness, but conservatives have redefined it.

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