David William Blight, newly named as the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies, is a renowned historian who is considered one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the Civil War and its legacy. The Sterling Professorship is the highest honor bestowed on Yale faculty.
An essay by Yale assistant professor Denise Ho is included in a new, open-access volume from Australian National University Press entitled Afterlives of Chinese Communism. The book comprises essays from over fifty world-renowned scholars in the China field, from various disciplines and continents. It provides an indispensable guide for understanding how the Mao era continues to shape Chinese politics today. Each chapter discusses a concept or practice from the Mao period, what it attempted to do, and what has become of it since.