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Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China (ChinaComx) sets out to investigate the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of a medium still heavily understudied: lianhuanhua, literally “linked images.” It studies them as a medium from the People’s Republic of China and its place within the larger Chinese and global comics culture. Studying the conditions of comic art’s production, distribution and consumption, the project sheds light on how comics contribute to the project of nation building, to the creation of a new socialist man and to the continued legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, it investigates how these at times highly propagandistic texts were read by ordinary citizens. In clearly circumscribed case studies, the project analyzes large amounts of literary and filmic adaptations, the conventions of text-image relations (and the breaking of these conventions), narrative qualities, as well as the visual language which is very much indebted to other visual forms of art, including traditional Chinese visual art, cartoons, propaganda posters, photography and movies. With its focus on practices and meaning making, ChinaComx moreover delves into the changing global cultural, political and economic connections within the socialist cultural sphere, within the Greater China region, East Asia and beyond, tracing distinct and changing relationships of domestic and foreign elements. The case studies cover developments since the late 1940s to the present and situate concrete phenomena within larger developments and traditions. In providing more knowledge about comic culture from China and in contributing to theoretical debates, ChinaComx aims to delineate the term „lianhuanhua“ as a distinct genre and area of academic research that bears specific characteristics, being embedded in a particular context of origin, yet, changing across time and space as Japanese manga or Franco-Belgian bandes desinnées.

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Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China (ChinaComx) sets out to investigate the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of a medium still heavily understudied: lianhuanhua, literally “linked images” (连环画). It studies them as a medium from the People’s Republic of China and its place within the larger Chinese and global comics culture. Studying the conditions of comic art’s production, distribution and consumption, the project sheds light on how comics contribute to the project of nation building, to the creation of a new socialist man and to the continued legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, it investigates how these at times highly propagandistic texts were read by ordinary citizens.

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In clearly circumscribed case studies, the project analyzes large amounts of literary and filmic adaptations, the conventions of text-image relations (and the breaking of these conventions), narrative qualities, as well as the visual language which is very much indebted to other visual forms of art, including traditional Chinese visual art, cartoons, propaganda posters, photography and movies. With its focus on practices and meaning making, ChinaComx moreover delves into the changing global cultural, political and economic connections within the socialist cultural sphere, within the Greater China region, East Asia and beyond, tracing distinct and changing relationships of domestic and foreign elements. The case studies cover developments since the late 1940s to the present and situate concrete phenomena within larger developments and traditions.

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In providing more knowledge about comic culture from China and in contributing to theoretical debates, ChinaComx aims to delineate the term lianhuanhua as a distinct genre and area of academic research that bears specific characteristics, being embedded in a particular context of origin, yet, changing across time and space as Japanese manga， Korean manhwa, or Franco-Belgian bandes desinnées.

Alt text -ChinaComx is an funded by the European Union (ERC, ChinaComx, Grant agreement ID: 101088049). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

+ChinaComx is an funded by the European Union (ERC, Grant agreement ID: 101088049). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.



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The Institute for Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University (Center for Asian and Transcultural Studies) invites applications for three PhD positions within the framework of the ERC funded research project “Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China (ChinaComx)” to start in September 2024.

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ChinaComx investigates the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of a medium still heavily understudied: lianhuanhua, literally “linked images” 连环画. It studies them as a medium from the People’s Republic of China and its place within the larger Chinese and global comics culture. Studying the conditions of comic art’s production, distribution and consumption, the project sheds light on how comics contribute to the project of nation building, to the creation of a new socialist human and to the continued legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, it investigates how these at times highly propagandistic texts were read by ordinary citizens—and how, at the same time, lianhuanhua were one of the most popular reading materials presenting stories loved by children and adults alike. In providing more knowledge about comic culture from China and in contributing to theoretical debates, ChinaComx aims to delineate the term „lianhuanhua“ as a distinct genre and area of academic research that bears specific characteristics, being embedded in a particular context of origin, yet, changing across time and space as Japanese manga, Korean manhwa or Franco-Belgian bandes desinnées.

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    Aesthetics and Theories of Lianhuanhua in China: This subproject will study visual characteristics and their changes over time and bring these into dialogue with the respective contemporary theoretical debates in China and abroad.

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    Comics and Fandom Culture: This subproject is situated at the intersection of comics, online fiction and fan culture. Potential points of research could be the various forms of contemporary fan culture, including nostalgic lianhuanhua readers as well as those of webcomics, but also earlier “fans” of the medium.

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    Computational Research into Comics: This subproject will use advanced digital humanities methods, such as visual language processing or network analysis, to delve into issues such scene composition, stylometry or genre defining visual features of lianhuanhua, working on a big data corpus or a chosen singular comic.

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  • Above average Master degree (in subjects such as Chinese Studies, Literary, Cultural or Media Studies, History, Social Sciences, History of Art, Musicology, Film Studies, Computer Linguistics or Digital Humanities)
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  • A stimulating research environment boasting a vibrant academic community, one of Europe’s finest collections in Chinese Studies, including, in particular, a collection of more than 3000 lianhuanhua
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  • An office located on the grounds of the Center of Asian and Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University
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  • Participation in international conferences and opportunities for publication of your research results, as well as in additional research activities such as international translation projets and more
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How to apply:

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Applications should be in English and include the following:

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Please submit two pdf files, one for the writing sample, one for all other items, by email to Dr. Lena Henningsen on or before March 31, 2024. Interviews are expected to take place in the second half of April, in Heidelberg or online.

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For further information, see the project webpage, the PI’s previous project, or contact her by email.

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Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Qualified female candidates are especially invited to apply. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of personal data is available at www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market.

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We are hiring! Come research with us and do your PhD on Chinese comics.

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For details and the Call for Applications, see in the Positions section of the website.

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For details and the Call for Applications, see in the Apply section of this website.

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In order to reach out directly to a team member, see the Team page for their respective social media links, or write directly to Lena Henningsen or Damian Mandzunowski.

You can also find us at the homepage of the Institute of Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University here.

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Lena Henningsen

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Lena Henningsen is working on 20th and 21st century Chinese literature and culture. She is currently working on adaptations of the literature of Lu Xun into comics and setting up the ERC funded project “Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China” (ChinaComx). She has also worked on unofficial entertainment fiction from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, on bestselling literature of the early 2000s, on Republican era music culture and on consumer culture in contemporary China and its literary reverberations. She studied at HU Berlin, Nanjing Normal University and Heidelberg University, where she completed both her MA and PhD. Before returning to Heidelberg, she spent the last years at Freiburg University as a Juniorprofessor and as the PI of the ERC funded project “READCHINA: The Politics of Reading in the People’s Republic of China”, at TU Munich as a research fellow and at Oxford University as an academic visitor. You can reach out to her via email

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Lena Henningsen is working on 20th and 21st century Chinese literature and culture. She is currently working on adaptations of the literature of Lu Xun into comics and setting up ChinaComx. She has also worked on unofficial entertainment fiction from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, on bestselling literature of the early 2000s, on Republican era music culture and on consumer culture in contemporary China and its literary reverberations. She studied at HU Berlin, Nanjing Normal University and Heidelberg University, where she completed both her MA and PhD. Before returning to Heidelberg, she spent the last years at Freiburg University as a Juniorprofessor and as the PI of the ERC funded project “READCHINA: The Politics of Reading in the People’s Republic of China”, at TU Munich as a research fellow and at Oxford University as an academic visitor. You can reach out to her via email

Damian Mandzunowski

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Damian Mandzunowski is working on the intersections of politics, daily life, propaganda and visual culture in contemporary China. At the ERC-funded project “Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China” (ChinaComx), he is researching the politics of lianhuanhua and their local and international entanglements. He is also responsible for the graphic design and digital aspects of the project. He studied at LMU Munich (BA), Beijing Normal University, the University of Freiburg (MA), and Nanjing University. He is a collaborator in the project “Revisiting the Revolution: Engaging Chinese Scholarship through Collaborative Translation”. He joins Heidelberg University after working on two ERC-projects in Freiburg — in 2018-2019 at “The Maoist Legacy” and in 2019-2023 at “READCHINA” — where he is also finishing his PhD dissertation on political study and other collective reading practices in the PRC after 1949. He has previously worked extensively on caricatures of the Gang of Four created after 1976. You can find him on X or reach out to him via email.

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Damian Mandzunowski is working on the intersections of politics, daily life, propaganda and visual culture in contemporary China. At ChinaComx, he is researching the politics of lianhuanhua and their local and international entanglements. He is also responsible for the graphic design and digital aspects of the project. He studied at LMU Munich (BA), Beijing Normal University, the University of Freiburg (MA), and Nanjing University. He is a collaborator in the project “Revisiting the Revolution: Engaging Chinese Scholarship through Collaborative Translation”. He joins Heidelberg University after working on two ERC-projects in Freiburg — in 2018-2019 at “The Maoist Legacy” and in 2019-2023 at “READCHINA” — where he is also finishing his PhD dissertation on political study and other collective reading practices in the PRC after 1949. He has previously worked extensively on caricatures of the Gang of Four created after 1976. You can find him on X or reach out to him via email.

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diff --git a/pages/about.md b/pages/about.md index 886ea0d..9df3a7c 100644 --- a/pages/about.md +++ b/pages/about.md @@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ title: About permalink: /about --- -Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China (ChinaComx) sets out to investigate the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of a medium still heavily understudied: lianhuanhua, literally “linked images.” It studies them as a medium from the People’s Republic of China and its place within the larger Chinese and global comics culture. Studying the conditions of comic art’s production, distribution and consumption, the project sheds light on how comics contribute to the project of nation building, to the creation of a new socialist man and to the continued legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, it investigates how these at times highly propagandistic texts were read by ordinary citizens. In clearly circumscribed case studies, the project analyzes large amounts of literary and filmic adaptations, the conventions of text-image relations (and the breaking of these conventions), narrative qualities, as well as the visual language which is very much indebted to other visual forms of art, including traditional Chinese visual art, cartoons, propaganda posters, photography and movies. With its focus on practices and meaning making, ChinaComx moreover delves into the changing global cultural, political and economic connections within the socialist cultural sphere, within the Greater China region, East Asia and beyond, tracing distinct and changing relationships of domestic and foreign elements. The case studies cover developments since the late 1940s to the present and situate concrete phenomena within larger developments and traditions. In providing more knowledge about comic culture from China and in contributing to theoretical debates, ChinaComx aims to delineate the term „lianhuanhua“ as a distinct genre and area of academic research that bears specific characteristics, being embedded in a particular context of origin, yet, changing across time and space as Japanese manga or Franco-Belgian bandes desinnées. +**Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China (ChinaComx)** sets out to investigate the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of a medium still heavily understudied: lianhuanhua, literally “linked images” (连环画). It studies them as a medium from the People’s Republic of China and its place within the larger Chinese and global comics culture. Studying the conditions of comic art’s production, distribution and consumption, the project sheds light on how comics contribute to the project of nation building, to the creation of a new socialist man and to the continued legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, it investigates how these at times highly propagandistic texts were read by ordinary citizens. + +In clearly circumscribed case studies, the project analyzes large amounts of literary and filmic adaptations, the conventions of text-image relations (and the breaking of these conventions), narrative qualities, as well as the visual language which is very much indebted to other visual forms of art, including traditional Chinese visual art, cartoons, propaganda posters, photography and movies. With its focus on practices and meaning making, ChinaComx moreover delves into the changing global cultural, political and economic connections within the socialist cultural sphere, within the Greater China region, East Asia and beyond, tracing distinct and changing relationships of domestic and foreign elements. The case studies cover developments since the late 1940s to the present and situate concrete phenomena within larger developments and traditions. + +In providing more knowledge about comic culture from China and in contributing to theoretical debates, ChinaComx aims to delineate the term **lianhuanhua** as a distinct genre and area of academic research that bears specific characteristics, being embedded in a particular context of origin, yet, changing across time and space as Japanese *manga*， Korean *manhwa*, or Franco-Belgian *bandes desinnées*. ![Alt text](../assets/img/logo-erc.png) -ChinaComx is an [funded by the European Union](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101088049) (ERC, ChinaComx, Grant agreement ID: 101088049). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. +ChinaComx is an [funded by the European Union](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101088049) (ERC, Grant agreement ID: 101088049). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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-We are located at [Heidelberg University](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/zo/sinologie/research/project-comics.html). \ No newline at end of file +We are located at the [Centre for Asian and Transculutural Studies, Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/zo/sinologie/research/project-comics.html). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/apply.md b/pages/apply.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3cac4ee --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/apply.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: Call for Applications for ChinaComx +permalink: /apply +--- + +The Institute for Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University (Center for Asian and Transcultural Studies) invites applications for **three PhD positions** within the framework of the ERC funded research project **“Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China (ChinaComx)”** to start in September 2024. + +**ChinaComx** investigates the intellectual, political, social, historical, and transcultural dimensions of a medium still heavily understudied: lianhuanhua, literally “linked images” 连环画. It studies them as a medium from the People’s Republic of China and its place within the larger Chinese and global comics culture. Studying the conditions of comic art’s production, distribution and consumption, the project sheds light on how comics contribute to the project of nation building, to the creation of a new socialist human and to the continued legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, it investigates how these at times highly propagandistic texts were read by ordinary citizens—and how, at the same time, lianhuanhua were one of the most popular reading materials presenting stories loved by children and adults alike. In providing more knowledge about comic culture from China and in contributing to theoretical debates, ChinaComx aims to delineate the term „lianhuanhua“ as a distinct genre and area of academic research that bears specific characteristics, being embedded in a particular context of origin, yet, changing across time and space as Japanese *manga*, Korean *manhwa* or Franco-Belgian *bandes desinnées*. + +### Your tasks: + +- Conceptualization and execution of a doctoral project within one of the three focus areas delineated below +- Active participation in the joint activities of the project (including seminars and workshops, joint writing projects and translations; (digital) exhibitions) + +### The three focus areas: + +1. *Aesthetics and Theories of Lianhuanhua in China*: This subproject will study visual characteristics and their changes over time and bring these into dialogue with the respective contemporary theoretical debates in China and abroad. + +2. *Comics and Fandom Culture*: This subproject is situated at the intersection of comics, online fiction and fan culture. Potential points of research could be the various forms of contemporary fan culture, including nostalgic lianhuanhua readers as well as those of webcomics, but also earlier “fans” of the medium. + +3. *Computational Research into Comics*: This subproject will use advanced digital humanities methods, such as visual language processing or network analysis, to delve into issues such scene composition, stylometry or genre defining visual features of lianhuanhua, working on a big data corpus or a chosen singular comic. + +### Your profile: +- Above average Master degree (in subjects such as Chinese Studies, Literary, Cultural or Media Studies, History, Social Sciences, History of Art, Musicology, Film Studies, Computer Linguistics or Digital Humanities) +- Excellent knowledge of Chinese and English +- In-depth knowledge of Chinese culture and society, past and present +- Interest in visual cultures and in digital humanities +- Experiences in programming or coding are welcome, but not essential +- German language skills are welcome, but not essential + +### We offer: +- The possibility to write a dissertation as part of an interdisciplinary team with ample opportunities for academic exchange within the team and within the larger academic community in Heidelberg +- A three-year fixed-term contract at Heidelberg University, with a potential half-year extension +- Salary based on the collective bargaining agreement of the German federal states (TV-L E13, 60%) +- Integration into an interdisciplinary team +- Supervision of your writing and coaching for writing academic papers +- A stimulating research environment boasting a vibrant academic community, one of Europe’s finest collections in Chinese Studies, including, in particular, a collection of more than 3000 lianhuanhua +- An office located on the grounds of the Center of Asian and Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University +- Participation in international conferences and opportunities for publication of your research results, as well as in additional research activities such as international translation projets and more + +### How to apply: + +**Applications should be in English and include the following:** +- Cover letter +- CV +- Copies of diplomas and transcripts of records +- The names of 2 researchers / supervisors / academic mentors who we can approach for a reference (Please include their academic rank, your relationship to them as well as their email addresses. Please do not provide letters of reference.) +- A research proposal related and/or expanding upon a chosen project from the three delineated above of not more than 7000 words in English, including notes and references +- A writing sample, preferably in English (or German): your MA thesis, a seminar paper, a chapter of a thesis or a published paper + +Please submit two pdf files, one for the writing sample, one for all other items, [by email to Dr. Lena Henningsen](lena.henningsen@zo.uni-heidelberg.de) **on or before March 31, 2024**. Interviews are expected to take place in the second half of April, in Heidelberg or online. + +For further information, see [the project webpage](https://chinacomx.github.io), the PI’s [previous project](https://readchina.github.io), or contact her by email. + +*Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Qualified female candidates are especially invited to apply. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements and the collection of personal data is available at [www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market](www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market).* \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/contact.md b/pages/contact.md index ddd02bc..08afc7b 100644 --- a/pages/contact.md +++ b/pages/contact.md @@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ permalink: /contact To get in touch with the project, [send us an email](mailto:chinacomx.erc@gmail.com). -In order to reach out directly to a team member, see the [Team](team.md) page for the respective links. +In order to reach out directly to a team member, see the [Team](team.md) page for their respective social media links, or write directly to [Lena Henningsen](mailto:lena.henningsen@zo.uni-heidelberg.de) or [Damian Mandzunowski](mailto:damian.mandzunowski@zo.uni-heidelberg.de). You can also find us at the homepage of the Institute of Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University [here](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/zo/sinologie/research/project-comics.html). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/positions.md b/pages/positions.md deleted file mode 100644 index 42e13c0..0000000 --- a/pages/positions.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: page -title: Open Positions at ChinaComx -permalink: /positions ---- - -We are currently calling for applications for the following open positions at the ChinaComx project: - -## 1 - -## 2 - -## 3 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/team.md b/pages/team.md index 697644d..c3afa17 100644 --- a/pages/team.md +++ b/pages/team.md @@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ The ChinaComx team, for now, is made up by the following people: ## Lena Henningsen ![lena](../assets/img/lhh-2.jpg) -[Lena Henningsen](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lena-Henningsen) is working on 20th and 21st century Chinese literature and culture. She is currently working on adaptations of the literature of Lu Xun into comics and setting up the ERC funded project “Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China” (ChinaComx). She has also worked on unofficial entertainment fiction from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, on bestselling literature of the early 2000s, on Republican era music culture and on consumer culture in contemporary China and its literary reverberations. She studied at HU Berlin, Nanjing Normal University and Heidelberg University, where she completed both her MA and PhD. Before returning to Heidelberg, she spent the last years at Freiburg University as a Juniorprofessor and as the PI of the ERC funded project [“READCHINA: The Politics of Reading in the People’s Republic of China”](https://readchina.github.io), at TU Munich as a [research fellow](https://www.ias.tum.de/ias/henningsen-lena/) and at Oxford University as an academic visitor. You can reach out to her [via email](mailto:lena.henningsen@zo.uni-heidelberg.de) +[Lena Henningsen](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lena-Henningsen) is working on 20th and 21st century Chinese literature and culture. She is currently working on adaptations of the literature of Lu Xun into comics and setting up ChinaComx. She has also worked on unofficial entertainment fiction from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, on bestselling literature of the early 2000s, on Republican era music culture and on consumer culture in contemporary China and its literary reverberations. She studied at HU Berlin, Nanjing Normal University and Heidelberg University, where she completed both her MA and PhD. Before returning to Heidelberg, she spent the last years at Freiburg University as a Juniorprofessor and as the PI of the ERC funded project [“READCHINA: The Politics of Reading in the People’s Republic of China”](https://readchina.github.io), at TU Munich as a [research fellow](https://www.ias.tum.de/ias/henningsen-lena/) and at Oxford University as an academic visitor. You can reach out to her [via email](mailto:lena.henningsen@zo.uni-heidelberg.de) *** ## Damian Mandzunowski ![damian](../assets/img/lhh-3.jpg) -[Damian Mandzunowski](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Damian-Mandzunowski) is working on the intersections of politics, daily life, propaganda and visual culture in contemporary China. At the ERC-funded project “Comics Culture in the People’s Republic of China” (ChinaComx), he is researching the politics of lianhuanhua and their local and international entanglements. He is also responsible for the graphic design and digital aspects of the project. He studied at LMU Munich (BA), Beijing Normal University, the University of Freiburg (MA), and Nanjing University. He is a collaborator in the project [“Revisiting the Revolution: Engaging Chinese Scholarship through Collaborative Translation”](http://prchistory.org/revisiting-the-revolution-landing-page/). He joins Heidelberg University after working on two ERC-projects in Freiburg — in 2018-2019 at [“The Maoist Legacy”](https://www.maoistlegacy.de/) and in 2019-2023 at [“READCHINA”](https://readchina.github.io) — where he is also finishing his PhD dissertation on political study and other collective reading practices in the PRC after 1949. He has previously worked extensively on caricatures of the Gang of Four created after 1976. You can find him on [X](https://twitter.com/zhong_daming) or reach out to him [via email](mailto:damian.mandzunowski@zo.uni-heidelberg.de). \ No newline at end of file +[Damian Mandzunowski](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Damian-Mandzunowski) is working on the intersections of politics, daily life, propaganda and visual culture in contemporary China. At ChinaComx, he is researching the politics of lianhuanhua and their local and international entanglements. He is also responsible for the graphic design and digital aspects of the project. He studied at LMU Munich (BA), Beijing Normal University, the University of Freiburg (MA), and Nanjing University. He is a collaborator in the project [“Revisiting the Revolution: Engaging Chinese Scholarship through Collaborative Translation”](http://prchistory.org/revisiting-the-revolution-landing-page/). He joins Heidelberg University after working on two ERC-projects in Freiburg — in 2018-2019 at [“The Maoist Legacy”](https://www.maoistlegacy.de/) and in 2019-2023 at [“READCHINA”](https://readchina.github.io) — where he is also finishing his PhD dissertation on political study and other collective reading practices in the PRC after 1949. He has previously worked extensively on caricatures of the Gang of Four created after 1976. You can find him on [X](https://twitter.com/zhong_daming) or reach out to him [via email](mailto:damian.mandzunowski@zo.uni-heidelberg.de). \ No newline at end of file