7 Podcast Episodes
Yale's Jing Tsu on the characters who modernized Chinese characters
Yale's Jing Tsu on the characters who modernized Chinese characters
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Jing Tsu, John M. Schiff Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures & ... Read more
30 Jun 2022
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59mins
Jing Tsu, "Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern" (Riverhead Books, 2022)
Jing Tsu, "Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern" (Riverhead Books, 2022)
Tens of thousands of characters. Countless homonyms. Mutually unintelligible dialects across an entire country. This is ... Read more
24 Mar 2022
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38mins
Jing Tsu, "Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern" (Riverhead Books, 2022)
Jing Tsu, "Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern" (Riverhead Books, 2022)
Tens of thousands of characters. Countless homonyms. Mutually unintelligible dialects across an entire country. This is ... Read more
24 Mar 2022
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38mins
China's Kingdom of Characters with Jing Tsu
China's Kingdom of Characters with Jing Tsu
China is now one of the world’s most powerful nations. But how did its unique and formidable language shape its rise? Ji... Read more
16 Mar 2022
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1hr 2mins
How Chinese Language is the Core of its Culture: A Conversation with Jing Tsu
How Chinese Language is the Core of its Culture: A Conversation with Jing Tsu
The story of how the world's oldest living language adapted to the modern world is one that carries within it the story ... Read more
4 Feb 2022
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22mins
China's Science-Fiction Universe | Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang
China's Science-Fiction Universe | Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang
In China, industry and political leaders are capitalizing on sci-fi’s unique ability to inspire the public and project a... Read more
12 May 2021
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9mins
China's Science-Fiction Universe | Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang
China's Science-Fiction Universe | Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang
In China, industry and political leaders are capitalizing on sci-fi’s unique ability to inspire the public and project a... Read more
12 May 2021
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9mins