Lionel M. Jensen

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Lionel M. Jensen is an American academic who is an associate professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, concurrent associate professor of History, and a fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.[1][2][3][4]

Education

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Jensen studied history at Williams College during the 1970s.[5] In 2011, Jensen said that his interest in studying the history of China began at Williams, where he "became inspired by the courage, tenacity and willfulness of the Chinese people in waging a revolution against poverty, hunger, superlative disadvantage and international resistance to found a new independent socialist republic."[5] Jensen earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992.[6]

Career

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Jensen has been cited as an expert on Chinese history, culture, and politics,[7] as well as Chinese nationalism[8] and religion in Asia.[9] He is also a scholar[10] and critic[11] of Confucius Institutes.

Jensen has been public a critic of China's interpretation of the Hong Kong Basic Law.[12] Jensen has also publicly criticized China's treatment of human rights lawyers, which he has described as "an extra-legal or illegal pattern of apprehending civil rights lawyers whose success in laboring in the courts against the government’s routine."[13]

Confucianism

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In his 1998 book, Manufacturing Confucianism: Chinese Traditions and Universal Civilization, Jensen argues that the modern conception of the person of Confucius was invented by the Jesuits.[14][15]

Selected publications

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  • Early China (1997)[6]
  • Manufacturing Confucianism: Chinese Traditions and Universal Civilization (1998) [16]
  • China Beyond the Headlines (2002)[6]
  • China Off Center: Mapping the Margins of the Middle Kingdom (2002)[6]
  • The Genesis of Kongzi in Ancient Narrative (2003)[17]
  • China’s Transformations: the Stories Beyond the Headlines (2007)[6]
  • China in and beyond the Headlines (2012)[6]

References

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  1. ^ Li, Zoe (11 September 2014). "The future of Christianity in China: Sino-theology and the pope". CNN.
  2. ^ Bradley, Tim (30 January 2015). "University Of Notre Dame, China?". Irish Rover.
  3. ^ Page, Jeremy; Areddy, James T. (18 June 2013). "NYU Case Spotlights Risk of China Tie-Ups". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ "Lionel M. Jensen". Kellogg Institute for International Studies.
  5. ^ a b Vail Daily Staff Report (13 January 2011). "Notre Dame Professor talks about contemporary China in Vail". Vail Daily.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Lionel Jensen". East Asian Languages and Cultures. 2021.
  7. ^ "China's military drills won't work – expert". The Manila Times. 8 July 2016.
  8. ^ Bodeen, Christopher (16 August 2014). "Who stopped China Catholics going to South Korea?". Associated Press.
  9. ^ Jean-louis, De La Vaissiere (14 August 2014). "Pope in South Korea on first Asia visit in 15 years". Rappler. Agence France-Presse.
  10. ^ Lim, Louisa; Furze, Anders (7 December 2017). "Confucius Institute in NSW education department 'unacceptable' – analyst". The Guardian.
  11. ^ Redden, Elizabeth (2 November 2012). "U.S. Answer to Confucius Institutes". Inside Higher Ed.
  12. ^ McKenna, Matthew (13 October 2014). "Students react to protests in China". The Observer.
  13. ^ Kaiman, Jonathan (13 January 2016). "China detains Swedish human rights worker on suspicion of 'endangering state security'". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ Jensen, Lionel (1998). Manufacturing Confucianism: Chinese Traditions & Universal Civilization. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822320479.
  15. ^ Sandaert, Nicolas (13 August 1999). "The Jesuits Did NOT Manufacture "Confucianism"". East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine. 16 (1): 115–132. doi:10.1163/26669323-01601007 – via Brill.
  16. ^ Marquand, Robert (23 October 2015). "Confusion over Confucius? Zimbabwe's Mugabe wins Chinese peace prize". Christian Science Monitor.
  17. ^ Jensen, Lionel (2002). Thomas A. Wilson (ed.). On Sacred Grounds. Harvard University Press. pp. 175–221. ISBN 9780674009615.
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