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Wen-Yi Huang

@wenyihuangtw.bsky.social
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Historian of China & Taiwan | Migration & environmental history | An Wang Postdoc at Harvard, 2018-2019. McGill Uni Ph.D.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 07/08/2026
A 500-year history of floods on the Yangtze River in China—reconstructed from sediment, historical records, and climate data—shows that peak flooding occurred during the Little Ice Age and that embankments and enclosures increase flood risk. In PNAS: ow.ly/vkZ450Zx3PL
An oxbow lake in China's Jianghan Plain preserves clues to centuries of Yangtze River flood history.
CREDIT: Shi-Yong Yu.
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
In honor of #WorldHorseDay, learn more about the fascinating genomic history of horse domestication with Horses! Orlando blends panoramic storytelling with cutting-edge genetic science to chronicle a new era of speed. Save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Nicolle Lamerichs @nicolleness.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Very interesting new sustainability book! (Open-access!)
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Lisa Onaga @lisaonaga.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Do you know any places named for animal-human relations? I'm thoroughly enjoying this thought-provoking #teaching module by Youjia Li on the "Ox-Town" (Shibakuruma-chō) of 18th-century Tokyo. 🐂 Teaching Animal Mobilities website 🐂 animalmobilities.org/modules/2026... #HistSci #animals #mobility
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The Ox-Town
Hundreds of oxen traveled over a thousand kilometers to pull carts through the shogun’s capital. This module asks how working cattle shaped urban space, inspired iconic art, and became symbols of Edo’...
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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Oxford Intersection on Environmental Change and Human Experience is seeking submissions across its different sections. I am editing 'Water' and would love to see more articles on -Rivers/freshwater More-than-human perspectives Militaries & water Trade & transport academic.oup.com/oxford-inter...
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Current Calls for Papers
Oxford Intersections reflects the critical role that peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research plays in helping policy- and decision-makers tackle the world
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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Check out Samuel Cocks's review of "Countless Sands: Medieval Buddhists and Their Environments," edited by Jeffrey Moser and Jason Protas, published in 2025 by University of Hawaiʻi Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhum #envhist www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Archives of the Anthropocene" by @Yuriko Furuhata@underground259 examines how visual inscriptions of geological strata, ice, clouds, and coral reefs mediate the extractive modes of seeing Earth’s depths and heights. Read the intro now for free: buff.ly/Xe022xa
Cover of Archives of the Anthropocene: Visual Grammars of Deep Time by Yuriko Furuhata. The cover is a mixed media graphic featuring different textures and colors such as maps, photographs, text, and images. The top half of the cover features a black fuzzy image. The bottom half features tan paper with a diagram on it. The title is written in all caps in a sans serif font. The letters in ‘ARCHIVES’ show a map and text. The subtitle is written in a bright teal. The author’s name is in yellow.
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Markus Samuel Haselbeck 趙澤煊 @ciaota.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
As I always enjoy depictions of waves in Chinese prints, I want to share two more water-themed works from the 龍圖公案. The water appears quite stormy and dangerous in this print. (1/2) #ChinaBooks #Sinology
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New book is out! Before and Beyond Pingcheng: The Xianbei in Inner Mongolia (4th-6th Centuries), edited by Annette L. Juliano & Judith A. Lerner. Link: pse.is/98r72s #China
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The @asianstudies.org Diversity and Equity Committee is pleased to announce our #AAS2027 sponsored panels! "Remapping Indigeneity: Belonging and Identity in Asia, Past & Present" and "Popular Culture Across Global Asias: Identity, Diaspora, and Representation"! www.asianstudies.org/call-for-pro...
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Call for Proposals: AAS Diversity and Equity Committee Designated Sessions - Association for Asian Studies
The Diversity and Equity Committee of the Association for Asian Studies invites applications for its two designated sessions at the 2027 Annual Conference, which will be held in Boston, Massachusetts,...
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NCC (北米日本研究資料調整協議会) @nccjapaninfo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Researching East Asian medical history? Dr. Matthew Hayes recently announced the digitization of Duke Library’s late Edo period medical manuscripts! The collection shows the diversity of medical knowledge in the early 19th c. Explore 63 volumes: archives.lib.duke.edu/catalog/japa... #NCCSpecialist
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Ellen Arnold @medievalpenguin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Back from grading AP world history exams in Louisville--going to spend this week working on an upcoming conference talk on weather in early medieval Gaul: www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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Ancient Weather Perspectives | Radboud University
This project investigates the way in which weather influenced the lives of people in Late Antiquity.
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Evan Nicoll-Johnson @evnj.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
All articles from our recently published special issue of postmedieval, "Imagining East Asia in the Palaeoanthropocene" are available to all for the month of February! Please have a look! #envhum #ecocrit
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postmedieval | Volume 14, issue 4
Volume 14, issue 4 articles listing for postmedieval
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 04/06/2024
"The restriction of the Yaoguai’s agency to predictable, encoded movements raises awareness of the complexities of femininity and womanhood set in a fictionalized version of ancient China." - Ian Boes niche-canada.org/2023/10/24/w... #PrideMonth #envhum #genderstudies #videogame
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Webs of a Monstrous Spirit: Queerfeminist and Chinese Folkloric Entanglements in The Rewinder 山海旅人
My entanglement with Yun prompts me to ask: whose senses require stimulation to rework the fate of the Spider Yaoguai? How does she embody the game's Chinese-Daoist notion on monstrosity?
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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I am proud to share the website my students and I collaborated on this term showcasing UCLA's Ainu-related collections! ✨ Together we researched holdings of the library, Special Collections, and Fowler Museum to document and enhance catalog information on their materials. peopleofthenorth.github.io
Screencap of a website titled "People of the North: Ainu Collections at UCLA" with subsections titled "Home" "About" "Ainu History" "Mapping the North" "Ainu as Objects" and "Ainu Through Objects". In the head background is a painted picture of a bear laid out in front of Ainu figures with offerings and goods as part of the iyomante ceremony.
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, my blog is finally back. Subscribe if you're interested in updates on new books and the latest research on Early and Early Medieval China. earlychinasinology.blogspot.com
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上窮碧落下黃泉
漢学‧Early China‧Early Medieval China‧
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Madeleine Schwartz @mmschwartz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
For @nybooks.com, I wrote about my professor the (alleged) papyri thief, and the long history of papyrological misdeeds www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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Paper Trail | Madeleine Schwartz
The investigation into the origin of papyrus fragments that the owners of Hobby Lobby purchased from an Oxford scholar underscores papyrology’s long history of shady deals and ulterior motives.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"Transnational Plant Studies," a special issue of Cultural Politics edited by Sushmita Chatterjee and Banu Subramaniam, is now available. View the TOC and read the editor's introduction, made freely available: buff.ly/EhEbaJG
Journal cover with colorful plantlike abstract forms on black grid background and Transnational Plant Studies title
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The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Free, online - Rights of Nature by Tribal and First Nations learning session by Kincentric Leadership & The Repatterning Collective. Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 11am-12pm CDT. "What if the Rights of Nature were not a legal innovation, but the oldest law there is?" www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rights-of-...
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Rights of Nature by Tribal and First Nations learning session
Join us for an ONLINE LEARNING SESSION for practitioners, as part of the Co-creation with the More-than-Human sandbox
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I’m compiling a reading list on Southeast Asian environmental history for my students. Do you have any suggestions for mus-read classics or new book released? ( We gonna discuss Faizah Zakaria’s next week) #envhis
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David Fedman @dfeds.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
adding this to my growing folder of material for an essay on gardening in the ashes of Japan's burnt-out cities (defeat gardens?)
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Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 15/05/2026
Traditionally, there were only four words used to describe colors in Japanese: red (赤い), black (黒い), white (白い), and blue (青い). Educational materials didn't formally distinguish 緑 (midori) as a separate color until after WWII.
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Colors in Japanese: Not as Black and White as You'd Think - Unseen Japan
Did you know that Japanese once only had four colors? A look at the interesting evolution of color vocabulary in the Japanese language.
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Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In "Teaching Climate Change in the Age of ChatGPT," Debra Rosenthal conveys conversations with environmental ethicists and sustainability scholars about the troubling impacts of generative AI on planetary ecosystems. (5/) www.aaup.org/issue/spring...
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Teaching Climate Change in the Age of ChatGPT
Should generative AI be used in courses on the climate crisis?
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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Jung Lee regarding her "Renaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial Korea" (Routledge, 2025) is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
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New Books on Japan: Jung Lee, "Renaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial Korea"
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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David Fedman @dfeds.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
if you happen to be 1) interested in Korea; 2) interested in the environmental humanities; and 3) in SoCal in early June, please consider coming to a conference I've organized with my dear colleagues Eleana Kim, Albert Park, and Juwon Lee. Details 👇
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benadinenonye.bsky.social @benadinenonye.bsky.social · 01/08/2024
Millet roots are integral part of the millet plant, a staple cereal crop grown extensively in arid and semi-arid regions. Known for its hardiness and adaptability to harsh climates, millet thrives where other grains might fail. #Crops
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The Millet Roots: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products
Millet roots are integral part of the millet plant, a staple cereal crop grown extensively in arid and semi-arid regions. Known for its hardiness and adaptabili
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“Cannabis was a core crop in ancient China, ranking alongside rice, millet, barley and soybean as one of the “five grains” fundamental to the development of early agricultural societies, according to new archaeological research.“
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Cannabis was a core crop in Ancient China alongside rice and wheat, new evidence reveals - leafie
Archaeologists used a new technique to discover that cannabis was integral to daily life in northern China during the late Neolithic period, challenging previous understanding of the plant's ancient r...
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Association for the Study of Literature and Environment @asle-us.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Themes for 2026 ASLE Spotlight series: Decolonizing Environments, January 23 @1pm EST Embodied Approaches, February 6 @1pm Multispecies Connections, March 13 @1pm Register to hear about new critical + creative work in the environmental humanities! www.asle.org/stay-informe...
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Conifers & Citrus (Jeff Bull Maroon Jackson 5) @snackyd.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Cool article about the Native American activism, much of it in the Pacific Northwest, that led to the Boldt decision. It centered on fishing rights, but the ruling was the first (in a minute) to respect the rights given to Native Americans by treaty. (1/6) ($ site) www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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The Third Sovereign | Robert Sullivan
If there is hope for the earth, it will depend in part on acknowledging indigenous sovereignty in the face of insatiable resource extraction.
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Sydney Environment Institute @seisydney.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Cana Nongkhlaw, recipient of the 2025 Iain McCalman Honours Research Award, writes on Khasi #land-based practices and #biodiversity #conservation: "Place-based ontologies are not static or romantic. They are adaptive, situated, and often forged in the crucible of loss and resistance."
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Khasi Indigenous place-based ontologies and biodiversity conservation
Cana Nongkhlaw, recipient of the 2025 Iain McCalman Honours Research Award writes on Khasi land-based practices including living root bridge (Jingkieng Jri) and the importance of indigenous knowledge,...
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Animal History @animalhistory.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
NEW tracks in the field: Frédéric Laugrand - "Sentient Beings, Hunting, and Respect: Animals and Inuit Cosmologies in the Canadian Arctic" online.ucpress.edu/ah
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Jung Lee’sRenaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial #Korea is out Link: pse.is/8cu3uf #envihist
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Free download: “Island Tinkerers: Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan's Computing Industry” by Dr. Honghong Tinn reurl.cc/VYG7vn #STS #Taiwan #TSMC
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Upcoming book by Antje Richter #envhist #China pse.is/7q968g
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Free download: reurl.cc/Gn6j5Z #Japan #envhist
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Looks interesting! "Range contraction of the Yangtze finless porpoise inferred from classic Chinese poems" Link: reurl.cc/M3DGdm #envhist #poetry
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Free download: www.ucpress.edu/books/in-the... #envhist #Taiwan #agriculture
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Upcoming talk by Nancy Guy. For more info: is.gd/FxhtRQ #Taiwan #envhum
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
New book: Tofu: A Culinary History, written by Russell Thomas #food #China #Japan reurl.cc/WAl4ry
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
New book: Picturing Animals and Plants in Early Modern #China and #Japan, edited by Fan Lin & Doreen Mueller of Leiden Uni. reurl.cc/46AjR2 #envhist
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New book: Countless Sands: Medieval Buddhists and Their Environments, edited by Jeffrey Mose & Jason Protass reurl.cc/b3QWME #envhist #Buddhism
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
New book: Fiona Williamson’s “Imperial Weather: #Meteorology, Science, and the Environment in Colonial #Malaya” Link: shorturl.at/wuLF8 #envhist
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Imperial Weather: Meteorology, Science, and the Environment in Colonial Malaya (Intersections, 23)
Imperial Weather: Meteorology, Science, and the Environment in Colonial Malaya (Intersections, 23) [Williamson, Fiona] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Imperial Weather: Meteorology, Science, and the Environment in Colonial Malaya (Intersections, 23)
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
New talk on Zoom about agricultures (emphasis on the plural) in different parts of #China on Feb. 26, Wednesday, 5 pm EST. Here is the registration link: hawaii.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #envhist
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Got the book today. Cant wait to read this! Link: www.sup.org/books/asian-... #envhist #China
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Maxim Korolkov's Institutions and Environment in Ancient Southern East Asia (3000 BCE to 300 CE) is out! reurl.cc/kMb4Gr #envhist #Asia
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
New book: Ranjan Chakrabarti 's Climate, Calamity and the Wild: An Environmental History of the Bengal Delta, C.1737-1947 reurl.cc/RLoNRg #envhist #climate #disaster
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Very interesting article: Cheng Li's "Inventing Climate Change: Nature and Nation in Late Qing Chinese Science Fiction" #envhum #climate #China reurl.cc/NbYdM6
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Here is my translation of Robert Campany’s artcle “An Ant and a Man, a Rock and a Woman: Preliminary Notes toward an Alternate History of Chinese Worldviews” (螞蟻與男人,岩石和女人: 中國世界觀另類史初探) Link: reurl.cc/967kbx #envhum #China
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
New book: Singaporean Creatures: Histories of Humans and Other Animals in the Garden City, edited by Edited by Timothy P. Barnard reurl.cc/747VxQ #envhist #animal #Singapore
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Wen-Yi Huang @wenyihuangtw.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Upcoming talk “Making, Dispossessing, and Protecting Watersheds in 20th-century Taiwan” by Dr. John Kanbayashi More info: www.ioe.sinica.edu.tw/content/Even... #envhist #Taiwan
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