Rongbin Han

Professor @SPIA_UGA. Studies social activism, digital politics. Author of Contesting Cyberspace in China (2018) & Make China Great Again (2026)

[Columbia University Press @ColumbiaUP]

MAKE CHINA GREAT AGAIN underscores how aspirations for the rebirth of the nation can bolster undemocratic politics—in China and elsewhere. https://t.co/RgmdyuxDl7 @HanRongbin

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@kevinweiluo Thank you, Kevin! I'd love to!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

Looking forward to discuss my book on Make China Great Again web novels and China's ideational governance in the University of Minnesota China Center’s webinar series next week (May 19). More info and registration link here: https://t.co/srnYQLPolk

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@tangyongfeng01 Thanks, Yongfeng!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@vshih2 Thanks, Victor! Nice meeting you in Berkeley and hope to see you again soon!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

Wow, President Xi Jinping just said Make China Great Again (China's national rejuvenation) and Make America Great Again (MAGA) can go hand in hand! Indeed, my recent book argues that they are somewhat two sides of the same coin.

[THiS: Theory, History, Society @THiS_TheHisSoc]

RSVP → https://t.co/V0a15qBw2t

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@chinabksreview So thrilled to learn that my book is featured on China Books Review as one of the Spring editors' picks! Truly an honor. @chinabksreview

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

From my editor! Again, thanks to @ZeyiYang and @WIRED

[Caelyn Cobb @caelyncobb]

Peak internet nerd achievement unlocked: my @ColumbiaUP author Rongbin Han’s new book on the politics of Chinese alt-history web novels is featured over at @WIRED mag https://t.co/Waktgtr6Hy

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

Great to hear that people find my recent book relevant and enjoyable!

[afra wang @afrazhaowang]

Modern China's collective psyche is one hell of a tension: a superpower desperately reconciling its strength with a self-inflicted shame over a "century of humiliation." So obsessed with national destiny that people love alternate history fiction to dream up a stronger ancient China. A wonderful article from @ZeyiYang. also i've been enjoying @HanRongbin's new book!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

Thanks @ZeyiYang for a wonderful conversation!

[Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅 @ZeyiYang]

This week's newsletter: Contrary to MAGA, who dream of reviving the old America, there's an online boom of time travel sci-fi in China trying to rewrite the country's unglorious past. @HanRongbin's new book call them the "Make China Great Again" fiction.
https://t.co/xFUUXmd2B9

[Yiqing Xu @xuyiqing]

The portal for my predoc research fellow position is now open. The program is also open to international applicants, with the ability to sponsor J-1 visas.

Please apply if you are interested: https://t.co/GFYCuBj1Gu

/btw Please refrain from sending email inquiries --- I'm overwhelmed. Personally, the most effective way to show your work is through your manuscripts or GitHub repos.

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@pappsworthy @Satvik_Pen I did.

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

Thrilled to share that my new book Make China Great Again: Online Alt-History Fiction and Popular Authoritarianism (Columbia UP) has come out. This is the first book studying China's Internet literature, esp. alt-history fiction from the perspective of authoritarian legitimation.

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@KaiserKuo Just emailed you! Thanks for your interest. I'd love to discuss it and many other things that I was not able to include in the book.

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@yak_musings There are actually lots going on and I unfortunately can only cover a small portion! You should write on it!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@gsugongchen Thanks!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@MariaRepnikova Thanks so much for this generous praise, Maria! I really appreciate it! As I said elsewhere, I hope readers will enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed reading the novels.

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@alexburns Thanks & really appreciate that!

[Rongbin Han @HanRongbin]

@Satvik_Pen Thanks! There are lots more to be done. So go ahead and pursue your interest!