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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

📝 Our final blog post is out: www.remote-xuar.com/post/silenci... ➡️ a reflection on going public about our experience researching #China. This is also our last post here on BlueSky, as the project officially came to a close in December 2025 🔚 Thank you for following and supporting our work! 🙏

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Silencing Scholars: Why Europe Cannot Afford to Ignore China’s Influence

Authors: Björn Alpermann, Vanessa Frangville, Rune Steenberg31 December 2025How China’s Pressure Campaign Reaches European UniversitiesWhen news broke that Sheffield Hellam University had allegedly a...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

A big thank you to everyone who joined our last methodology workshop! 👏 The speakers’ methodological insights from three years of remote ethnography were invaluable 🙏 and the follow-up discussions will shape the upcoming Handbook of Remote Ethnography, a key output of the project 📑

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

What shaped #Soviet responses to the #Xinjiang uprisings of the early 1930s? Join our online Inner #Asia #Colloquium on 26 November for insights 🔍 from Siarhei Bohdan: www.remote-xuar.com/events/the-d... MS Teams: msteams.link/CRNG, meeting ID: 386 791 868 171 5, password: YV9h2gu6.

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

🗞️ #Handelsblatt reports on the global spread of #China’s #surveillance practices 👁️, featuring insights from Björn Alpermann (@uni-wuerzburg.de) following his recent trip to #Xinjiang: www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The webinar was hosted by the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies at Shiv Nadar University, New Delhi.

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🍂 On 4 November, Bjorn Alpermann (@uni-wuerzburg.de) discussed in a webinar the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its “southward development”, a policy reshaping demographics in southern #Xinjiang under the #CPC’s broader strategy of control and “ethnic blending.” 👇

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🗓️ 10 November, 19:30 at @unihannover.bsky.social Another opportunity to hear Björn Alpermann (@uni-wuerzburg.de) speak about how #Xinjiang and the #Uyghur population are shaped by both economic development initiatives and state repression: www.geohannover.de/vortr%C3%A4ge/

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🗓️ 30 October, 19:15 Don't miss a hybrid lecture with Björn Alpermann (@uni-wuerzburg.de) on #Xinjiang’s history and 21st-century challenges 🧑‍🏫 The lecture is part of the “ #China Competence” series at #UniJena. Register here: www.uni-jena.de/en/353870/1-...

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Xinjiang: China and the Uyghurs

Lecture Series: China Competence

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We’re wrapping up #RemoteChay podcast 🍵 with one final episode: #RemoteXuar Principal Investigators reflect on how #RemoteEthnography is reshaping #UyghurStudies, drawing on lessons from the previous eight episodes with leading experts in the field 🎓 www.remote-xuar.com/podcast

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Join the lecture via MS Teams: bit.ly/45XQmWQ ID: 348 915 670 886 password: YY93hc9X

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

How do the socio-political dynamics of #Islamophobia 🕌 on #China's social media help establish boundaries of Chinese #national identity? @davidstroup.bsky.social will address this issue at the upcoming Inner #Asia #Colloquium on 29 September at 15:00 CET: www.remote-xuar.com/events/loath...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A big thank you to @bennoweiner.bsky.social for such an insightful talk and discussion! 👏 It was a joy having you with us.

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Making Minorities in Late Republican and Early #Maoist #China: A View from the Sino-Tibetan Borderlands 👇 We are pleased to invite you to a guest lecture by Benno Weiner @bennoweiner.bsky.social at Palacký University Olomouc next week! www.remote-xuar.com/events/makin...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The next Inner #Asia #Colloquium is coming! Join the talk on 📆 2 September at 10:00 CEST (bit.ly/4mguLhA) to learn how #cadre management shapes #China’s strategy for governing #Tibet in #XiJinping’s ‘New Era’: www.remote-xuar.com/events/stabi... 🎤 Speaker: @doctordev.bsky.social

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Until July 27, 2025, the exhibition FOR REAL FOR REAL 🎨📹is on view at #daadgalerie in Berlin, bringing together artists who explore the poetics and complexity of being. Rune Steenberg participated in the opening event with a reading session: www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/events/fo...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The conference was the culmination of a collaborative research project and it examined how people create and experience worlds, both real and imagined, across different scales ⚖️ - from local to global. More about the project: www.worldmaking-china.org/en/projekte/...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Björn Alpermann presented his paper, “Ethnic Blending through Resettlement and #Urbanization 🏙️: #Bingtuan Expansion in South #Xinjiang,” at the Scales of Worldmaking conference, organized by Joint Center for Advanced Studies in #Würzburg: www.worldmaking-china.org/annual-confe...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

"‘Musapir’ means ‘someone living outside their community, an outcast, a stranger—someone to have pity on,’ explains Rune Steenberg in an article about global brands that use #Uyghur workers in #Chinese factories: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025... 🏭 Published by @tbij.bsky.social

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China’s economy runs on Uyghur forced labour

More than 100 global brands are linked to a scheme that ships Xinjiang ethnic minorities to work in factories thousands of miles away

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

At the 6th Annual #CASNIG conference in #Bishkek, Rune Steenberg presented on colonial architecture, symbolism, and #ethnicization in #Kashgar’s urban landscape—and how it’s transformed since 2017. He also highlighted #RemoteEthnography as a key methodological approach: www.auca.kg/en/auca_news...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

18 July at 15:00 CET 👉 In our next Inner #Asia #Colloquium talk, @bennoweiner.bsky.social examines the incorporation of the #Amdo region of Eastern #Tibet into the #PRC and its enduring implications for borderland communities: www.remote-xuar.com/events/makin... Join us on MS Teams: bit.ly/3EWmhfE

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

In the latest episode of #RemoteChay podcast, we speak with Rebecca Clothey & Dilmurat Mahmut about the challenges #Uyghurs face in preserving culture and identity in the #diaspora. Based on their 2024 book: doi.org/10.4324/9781... 📖 www.remote-xuar.com/podcast

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Co-organized by #RemoteXUAR at Palacký University Olomouc, the workshop aimed to enhance the skills and capacities of local research support staff 📈

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

While #China’s coastal cities dominate #urbanisation debates, the Inner #Asia #Colloquium on 5 June at 14:00 CET shifts focus to #Xinjiang. It explores how #Uyghur middle-class citizens navigate #ethnicity, status & state relations through #architecture 🏙️ Join us on MS Teams: bit.ly/44cO1qz

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

23 May at 15:00 CET 👉 The next Inner #Asia #Colloquium challenges the idea that #Islam 🕌 was only securitized after 9/11. Malika Abdulbakieva traces the roots back to Russian #colonialism in #CentralAsia: www.remote-xuar.com/events/colon... Join via MS Teams: bit.ly/424wEa2

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

27 May 14:00 - 15:30 Beyond #Xinjiang Join our online seminar exploring how #China’s securitization policies impact #Muslim minorities 🕌 — with a focus on #Uyghur and #Hui communities: www.remote-xuar.com/events/beyon...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

In the new episode of #RemoteChay podcast, Yalkun Uluyol shares how his #Uyghur identity shaped interviews on sensitive topics — from politics to trauma. He reflects on the ethics and expectations researchers face in such charged conversations 💬: www.remote-xuar.com/podcast

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Join the event online via MS Teams: bit.ly/4cF1Mk2

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

#China's state-led #environmentalism 🌿 is reshaping life on its western frontiers — but often at the expense of #ethnic minority herders. Join our Inner #Asia #Colloquium on 9 May to learn how these environmental policies have been negotiated on the ground: www.remote-xuar.com/events/lives... 🐫

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

How does #Chinese territorial planning 🏗️ under the Belt and Road Initiative impact local communities in #Xinjiang? Don't miss @mariehiliquin.bsky.social's upcoming talk at the Inner #Asia #Colloquium: www.remote-xuar.com/events/belt-... MS Teams: bit.ly/4kWoacg #BRI #urbanplanning #Kashgar

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A Critical Global Perspective on the #Uyghur Region 🎧 In the latest episode of the #RemoteChay podcast, Darren Byler and Rune Steenberg analyse key turning points in #Xinjiang's current situation within contexts that go far beyond geopolitics: www.remote-xuar.com/podcast @dbyler.bsky.social

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The next Inner #Asia #Colloquium is coming up on April 4! Learn about the process of building a thriving Uyghur community 🏗️ with its own schools 🏫 courts, economy, police, and defense in northern Syria following the turbulent aftermath of the Syrian Revolution in 2012. MS Teams: bit.ly/4iqy7NI

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

TESTIMONIES / about mass #incarceration in #Xinjiang (2017-2020): www.theracialimaginary.org/viewing-room... NIKAH / "The #Wedding" about the challenges Uyghur women face in #China: icarusfilms.com/df-nikah I AM HERE / on what it means to be #Uyghur: msh.ulb.ac.be/en/agenda/fi...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Congratulations to Hacer Z. Gonul for her contribution to "Cultural Security in Contemporary China and Mongolia" published by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social 👏 Read her article about #Securitization of #Uyghur and #Hui Muslims in #China in #OpenAccess: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

How are digital discourses shaping #China’s #cyberspace? 🧑‍💻 Chenchen Zhang dives into online narratives, #ResearchStrategies & the challenges of #digital analysis in the 5th episode of the #RemoteChay podcast: www.remote-xuar.com/podcast @chenchenzh.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The political intent hidden in a 36-second #propaganda video: Rune Steenberg, key researcher and PI in #RemoteXuar, comments on videos of #Uyghurs in #XUAR wearing #Han-Chinese costumes: www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewer... @rfauyghur.bsky.social

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ULBRecherche @ulbrecherche.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

[ #ULBPodcasts 🎙] Ethnographie digitale et "sinisation" des mosquées en Chine: Comment mener des recherches dans des régions inaccessibles? 2 nouveaux épisodes de @remotexuar.bsky.social, le podcast sur l'ethnographie à distance dans la région autonome ouïghoure du Xinjiang 🎧 bit.ly/3WNoZK2

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Nouveaux épisodes de Remote Chay : ethnographie digitale et sinisation des mosquées à distance - Actualités de l'ULB

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

How can #Chinese blogs and social media 📱 serve as #ethnographic texts? On the latest #RemoteChay podcast, Tim Grose (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) explains how to collect and analyze data from these digital sources: www.remote-xuar.com/podcast Tune in! 🎧 #DigitalEthnography #XUAR

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Remote Xuar @remotexuar.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#RemoteXuar project is now on BlueSky! 👋 Our former #X account @Remote_Xuar: x.com/Remote_Xuar remains a valuable source of information, but from now on, all the latest news and updates will be posted here. Let's stay connected!

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