Luan Qinglin“Structures of Feeling” in Marxism and Literature (ANTH Prelim #4)On April 2nd, Chancellor Jones of UIUC described his feelings of the university’s governance about the developing situation of COVID-19…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Luan QinglinPropaganda and Counter-terrorism: Strategies for Global Change (JOUR Prelim Review #5)The author looks at how the anti-terrorism propaganda, serving as a political technique, shifted the international relationship between…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Luan QinglinOn Origins of Narrative (ANTH Prelim Review#3)Research Paper Review: “On the Origins of Narrative: Storyteller Bias as a Fitness-Enhancing Strategy” by Michelle Scalise Sugiyama. This…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Luan Qinglin“The Affective Politics of the ‘post-truth’ era: Feeling Rules and Networked Subjectivity”(ANTH…The research paper published in 2018 written by Boler and Davis is such a rich source for understanding affect and emotion and their…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Luan QinglinSoundbitten: The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism (prelim Review #3)In Habermas’ account of the public sphere, the civic society is missing. Scholars later developed the category called the “competing…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Luan QinglinANTHPrelim#1: Printing Culture in Imperial ChinaReviews of Chow’s book are highlighting China’s late Ming print culture changing the previous imperial political infrastructure (as well…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Luan QinglinDetour Toward The Alstrom PointBefore heading to the South Rim, we were stuck at the Glen Canyon Dam — it was closed that day. We wandered around in the museum and…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
Luan QinglinThe MoveOn Effect (JOUR Prelim Review #2)“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” This…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Luan QinglinThe revolution that Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives (JOUR Prelim Review #2)This book is concerned about the question of why conservatives dominate online platforms when we think the current digital era should have…Feb 29, 2020Feb 29, 2020
Luan QinglinA Brief Survey about the News-Gazette and Here Is What I FoundThis week at the journalism class, Dr. Usher gave us a task to go to the field and produce a news story based on our built-up knowledge…Feb 29, 2020Feb 29, 2020