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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My colleague Seiji Shiranae asked me to share this amazing job at CUNY. Historians of science and technology in Asia please apply! cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Amazing event from Global Asian Studies at Northeastern University! Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang to speak at Northeastern on 10/29. See below for more information and link for registration. www.eventbrite.com/e/speculativ...

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Speculative Worlds: A Conversation with R.F. Kuang

Join us at Blackman Auditorium on October 29 at 6pm!

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Department of History at Northeastern University is hiring an Assistant Professor in Modern Korea! Please see link below to apply and learn more about the position. Review of applications begin soon on 10/1. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Assistant Professor, Modern Korean History

About the Opportunity The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its ten tenure units are the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, the...

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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Come be my colleague! American University's History Department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor of science, tech and society. I am chair of the search and pleased to answer any questions either on here or email (grao at american) american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...

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Assistant Professor

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The Department of History at Northeastern University is hiring an Assistant Professor in Modern Korea. Please see link below to apply and learn more about the position. Review of applications begin on 10/1. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Assistant Professor, Modern Korean History

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

If you are a non-U.S. legal historian, please consider applying for the #ASLH Early Career Global Legal History Research Fellowship. Deadline is June 1, 2026—two weeks away. See link below for fellowship and application details. aslh.net/award/early-...

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ASLH Early Career Global Legal History Research Fellowships | American Society for Legal History

This new initiative is intended to provide funding for early career scholars, publishing in English, who are working on projects in legal history relating to non-U. S. history topics. Non-U. S. histor...

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

For legal historians: June 1 is the *biggest deadline of the year* for many ASLH opportunities. For early career funding, check out the ASLH Early Career Global Legal History Research fellowships (for scholars of the non-US) & Cromwell fellowships (for scholars of the US): aslh.net/award_type/f...

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Funding | American Society for Legal History

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Upcoming symposium on the frontiers of Hong Kong history! Alongside the latest postgraduate research and archival practices, we'll benefit from a roundtable featuring Denise Ho (Georgetown), Philip Thai (Northeastern), and Shelly Chan (USCS). Register at chk.library@utoronto.ca

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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · 24/02/2026

Call for Applications: American Society for Legal History Early Career Global Legal History Research Fellowship program for scholars in non-US fields — apply by June 1. aslh.net/award/early-career-global-…

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 15/10/2025

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

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American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA

The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Northeastern University officially announces it has received a Korea Foundation grant to establish a Korean Studies TT position. We will conduct a search for a historian of Modern Korea in fall 2026. Thank you to KF and NU colleagues for the support! cssh.northeastern.edu/department-o...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Non-U.S. legal historians: ASLH has announced the new Early Career Global Legal History Research Fellowship. Deadline is June 30, 2025. Please see below for application details. Thank you ASLH and especially Barbara Welke for her leadership in creating this opportunity.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Global Asian Studies Program at #Northeastern is thrilled to announce winners of awards supporting students studying or working in S. Korea and China: Korean Studies Student Award cssh.northeastern.edu/globalasians... Hong Liu China Studies Student Award cssh.northeastern.edu/globalasians...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The NU Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host @jwassers.bsky.social for his talk “Youth Movements in Contemporary Asia: The Transnational Side of the Story" on Thurs 4/10, 1:30-2:45 at Horticultural Hall (300 Mass Ave). Info and registration below: www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-move...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I wrote this years ago on tariffs and their unintended consequences when the first Trump administration fired the initial salvos of a global trade war. Its historical lessons are still (unfortunately) relevant in light of recent news. cupblog.org/2018/07/19/t...

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Tariffs and Unintended Consequences: The Case of China’s War on Smuggling - Columbia University Press Blog

This week, our featured book is China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965. Today we are happy to present a guest post from author Philip Thai on tarif...

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

East Coast events next week: NYC Hong Kong panel April 9 w/ @emilyzfeng.bsky.social @sewell.bsky.social www.ncuscr.org/event/the-st..., Northeastern talk April 10 on Thailand, Burma, & Hong Kong www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-move... & Harvard symposium April 11 fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/publi...

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The Struggle for Hong Kong: Reflections on the Protests of the 2010s and the Crackdowns of the 2020s

Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Emily Feng, in conversation with Sewell Chan, discuss developments in Hong Kong over the past ten years and Hong Kong-China-U.S. relations.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The Global Asian Studies Program at #Northeastern is thrilled to host Prof. Hoi-eun Kim as our final "Rethinking Korea" series speaker on Wed 4/2 at 4:00 p.m. Registration is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host Wellesley College Prof. Kelly M. Rich as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker on Wed 2/12 at 4:00 p.m. Registration is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Final week to apply for Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program's TWO two-year postdoctoral fellowships. See below for more info and application link. Please have all reference letters sent directly to my email. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The Global Asia Program at Northeastern is thrilled to host Prof. Kelly M. Rich as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker. Registration for her talk on Wed 2/12 at 4:00 p.m. is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Two more weeks to apply for Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program's TWO two-year postdoctoral fellowships—one in Asian American Studies, one in Asian Studies. More information and link to application below. Please circulate widely. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Northeastern Center of Emerging Markets will host Dean Kellee Tsai for her talk, "Party-State Capitalism in China" on Wed. 1/22, 12:00 - 1:30. Please see link below for registration and more information. damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/events/party...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Thrilled to announce that the Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern University was awarded a 5-year grant from the Korea Foundation to support the establishment of a tenure-track professorship in Korean Studies! We are grateful for support from KF and NU community. More details to come.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Northeastern students: Please see information on applying for the 2025 U.S.-ROK-Japan Young Trilateral Leaders Summit in Osaka. The summit will be held next summer and applications are due on 1/19/25.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program announces TWO inaugural two-year postdoctoral fellowships—one in Asian American Studies, one in Asian Studies. More information and link to application below. Please circulate widely. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Quick reminder about the 12/1 deadline for the Global China search here at Northeastern. The position is open to different ranks and disciplines looking at China's influence on and relations with the rest of the world. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor of Global China

About the Opportunity The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its nine tenure units are the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, th...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern is thrilled to host Prof. Jaeeun Kim as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker for the fall semester! Registration for the talk on Tu 12/3 at 4:00 p.m. is free and open to the public. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#Northeastern students: If you are interested in learning more about Asia and Asia America, please check out the roster of Global Asian Studies courses and Asian language courses for the spring 2025 semester.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

TODAY at 4:00 pm! The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host Prof. Joseph Seeley for the next “Rethinking Korea” speakers series. Please visit link for more information and to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

The Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern University is thrilled to host Prof. Joseph Seeley as the next "Rethinking Korea" series speaker! Registration for his talk on Th 11/14 at 4:00 p.m. is free and open to the public: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Northeastern is looking for new professor(s) of Global China. Expertise in China's foreign policy, economic statecraft, investments in the Global South, etc. Search open rank and discipline with preference for PoliSci, Soc/Anthro, and/or History. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor of Global China

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Readers interested in the new Zhou Enlai biography might also be interested in another academic biography. Hu Yaobang and his tumultuous tenure as China’s leader during the 1980s should attract more scholarly inquiry. Coming this October. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

It is finally here. The long-awaited biography of Zhou Enlai by the preeminent diplomatic historian Chen Jian. So looking forward to reading a scholarly examination of this exalted yet enigmatic Chinese leader. Thank goodness the semester ends next week.

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

TODAY at 4:00 pm! The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program is thrilled to host Prof. Gregg Brazinsky for the final “Rethinking Korea” speakers series. Please visit link for more information and to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Next week Mon 3/4 at Wellesley: “Patriotism, Politics, and Profit: The Red Capitalists of Hong Kong and Macau.” Please see below for info on reception and lecture and for a few preview images! forms.gle/qwCiwxjALkns...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

My talk, "Patriotism, Politics, and Profit: The Red Capitalists of Hong Kong and Macau" on Monday 3/4 at Wellesley College. Please see more info below on reception and talk. Thank you Pat Giersch for the invitation! forms.gle/qwCiwxjALkns...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

Wed. 1/24: Prof. Eleana Kim will give her talk "De/Militarized Ecologies: Making Peace with Nature along the Korean DMZ" as part of the ongoing "Rethinking Korea" series. Registration & info: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

The Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program welcomes Prof. Eleana Kim as the next speaker of the "Rethinking Korea" series. Her talk "De/Militarized Ecologies: Making Peace with Nature along the Korean DMZ" will be held on Wed. 1/24. Registration & info: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

My review of AGENTS OF SUBVERSION by John Delury in DIPLOMATIC HISTORY: "A deeply researched and expertly written book providing an ever-timely reminder on the unintended consequences and acute limits of U.S. influence abroad." Please see link or DM me for copy. doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...

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Philip Thai @philipthai.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

First post here! My virtual talk on Hong Kong and the shadow economies of Cold War Greater China next week on Tues Nov 28 at 10:30am-noon EST/3:30-5:00pm GMT. Please see below to register. Thank you again Vivian Kong and @hongkonghistory.bsky.social! www.hkhistory.net/calendar_eve...

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