Comments on: Ethnic Tensions, Mad Libs, and other dysfunctional relationships http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/08/collective-violence-and-the-news/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JH http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/08/collective-violence-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-12507 JH Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:14:18 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1286#comment-12507 Re: lingering problems of post-colonialism... I see 'post-colonialism' thrown around a lot these days and am often baffled by what the author's intended meaning could be in using the term. Sure, the Europeans have long gone home...but when describing a conflict between Uighurs and Han in Xinjiang, where exactly does the 'post-' aspect of colonialism come into play??? Re: lingering problems of post-colonialism…

I see ‘post-colonialism’ thrown around a lot these days and am often baffled by what the author’s intended meaning could be in using the term.

Sure, the Europeans have long gone home…but when describing a conflict between Uighurs and Han in Xinjiang, where exactly does the ‘post-’ aspect of colonialism come into play???

]]> By: ChinaMatt http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/08/collective-violence-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-12505 ChinaMatt Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:42:55 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1286#comment-12505 That Mad Lib statement is sadly true. It's funny when you first read that, but becomes quite disappointing and horrifying when you think that is exactly what the government says every time. That Mad Lib statement is sadly true. It’s funny when you first read that, but becomes quite disappointing and horrifying when you think that is exactly what the government says every time.

]]> By: Allen Varney http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/08/collective-violence-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-13056 Allen Varney Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:27:08 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1286#comment-13056 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Chinese Propaganda Mad Libs (Jeremiah Jenne, Granite Studio): http://bit.ly/aOlII</span></span> Chinese Propaganda Mad Libs (Jeremiah Jenne, Granite Studio): http://bit.ly/aOlII

]]> By: Urumqi Riots, Western & Chinese Narratives, & Truths In The Middle | CNReviews http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/08/collective-violence-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-12502 Urumqi Riots, Western & Chinese Narratives, & Truths In The Middle | CNReviews Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:29:15 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1286#comment-12502 [...] echoes Will’s thoughts in “Ethnic Tensions, Mad Libs, and other dysfunctional relationships“: The other problem with the CCP response, especially the heavy emphasis on ‘benefits for [...] [...] echoes Will’s thoughts in “Ethnic Tensions, Mad Libs, and other dysfunctional relationships“: The other problem with the CCP response, especially the heavy emphasis on ‘benefits for [...]

]]> By: Logan J Travis http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/08/collective-violence-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-13057 Logan J Travis Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:22:45 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1286#comment-13057 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Funny and insightful: A+ RT @DanHarris: Must read post on China's ethnic tensions: the MAD LIB version. http://is.gd/1r7s9</span></span> Funny and insightful: A+ RT @DanHarris: Must read post on China’s ethnic tensions: the MAD LIB version. http://is.gd/1r7s9

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