Imre Galambos
@ImreGalambos
Chinese manuscripts; Central Asia. Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/TheChineseAl…
A short introduction into the world of Chinese variant characters. I think these are one of the coolest things in Chinese manuscripts and inscriptions. youtu.be/bwf7BGKgxpQ
Around Luang Prabang is one of the world’s few regions where traditional manuscript culture still thrives. Our new documentary captures the voices of those keeping this legacy alive. 🎞️Watch the full film here: uhh.de/csmc-laos #Laos #CulturalHeritage
Cambridge PhD students: please consider this great opportunity to use the Chinese collections at UCSD library for your PhD studies, under the WongAvery Visiting Scholar Exchange Programme. Application deadline: 30 September 2025. For details, please see: library.ucsd.edu/news-events/wo…
Among the various project outputs is this forthcoming book by @ibrar_bhatt and Heng Wang (王恒), now available for pre-order for your libraries. bloomsbury.com/uk/heritage-li… Check it out..
Excited to share that my next book will be out in 2026 and is avail for pre-order. We've already received an early review from Jennifer Rowsell - more coming. A joy to research & write. Many thanks to @LeverhulmeTrust for funding my @SinoMuslimLit project bloomsbury.com/uk/heritage-li…
An interview with Dr. Irene Lok about her research on Dunhuang art. This conversation happened during the recent conference in Dunhuang. Dunhuang cave art with Dr. Irene Lok youtu.be/YUbN2Sv1xwE
Wonderful new dissertation: “A descriptive grammar of Eastern Minyag: an undescribed Tibeto-Burman language” by Agnes Conrad (July ’25) ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/34…
Our #history department at KU Leuven is again looking for a new Postdoc colleague, this time to join the ERC project “Regionalizing Infrastructures in Chinese History” led by @hild_de. For more info check: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… #sinology #imperialchina #chineseinfrastructure
Umm…wow. A group out of Boston University put all the Genji poems online… Link below
Open rank position in premodern (pre-1800) China studies at Hebrew University Jerusalem: en-hum.huji.ac.il/Jobs-Eng.
pleased to report both of my monographs are now on sales–– Re: "World History and National Identity in China," paperback is only GBP 24.00. cambridge.org/core/books/wor… Re: "Global History in China," digital copy is only GBP13.99. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
We are delighted to have gained the renowned Korean Studies Institute as a partner in researching and preserving the heritage of manuscripts and printing woodblocks. We officially established our collaboration at an international conference in Andong: uhh.de/csmc-ksi
The largest and heaviest book in China: the genealogy of the royal house玉牒, Qing Dynasty, 1-meter in thickness, and over 150 kilograms. Collection of First Historical Archives of China.
A conversation with Prof. Stephen Teiser about his upcoming book, in our hotel at Khotan. Buddhist healing liturgies - Prof. Stephen Teiser youtu.be/xI3EBphFWgA
Interview with @CGTNOfficial on heritage preservation @DunhuangAcademy for the #MogaoCaves #Dunhuang news.cgtn.com/news/2025-07-0…
Well - it’s been 10 years (!) since this was published. A new version comes out today - with major updates. A short 🧵
Visiting Fellowships 2026 at the Institute of Chinese Studies at CUHK now open (apply by July 31): ics.cuhk.edu.hk/en/ics-events/…
Interesting new special issue (paywalled) of Historiographia Linguistica ed. by O. Zwartjes on "The History of Chinese Linguistics in East and West", incl. an article on the earliest lexicographic entries for ren 仁: benjamins.com/catalog/hl.51.….
Since this is in the news, the definitive book on the creation of the golden urn system in late 18th century that produces the Dalai Lama and other reincarnations is Max Oidtmann's Forging the Golden Urn