Michael Hockx
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Director, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies
Professor, Chinese Literature and Culture
- Censorship
- The Internet and Internet culture in China
- Modern Chinese language and culture
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Hockx in the News
New York Post
China’s government can’t take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves
December 05, 2023
“There are some areas where people won’t go, but it’s not typically because of government policies, but more social pressure or culture or religion,” said Michel Hockx, a professor of Chinese Literature and director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies in University of Notre Dame.
Times Higher Education
Chinese academics ‘pressured’ into conference withdrawal
March 30, 2022
“I attended virtually and did hear a presentation from a scholar who was in China, but also attended a panel where the participant from China was absent, with no reason stated,” said Michel Hockx, director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
South China Morning Post
China’s censors increasingly play the part of morality police with the conservative values of 1950s America, say experts
February 24, 2022
The publication of China’s 14th five-year plan last year which included culture was a noticeable turning point, according to Professor Michel Hockx, the director of Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame in the US.
The Guardian
Alt-right finds new partners in hate on China’s internet
September 11, 2021
But Michel Hockx, director of the Liu institute for Asia and Asian studies at the US’s University of Notre Dame, thinks this is because such speeches do not threaten the government.
The Guardian
China’s cultural crackdown: few areas untouched as Xi reshapes society
September 10, 2021
“On the one hand, the party represents the people and wants culture to be popular,” said Michel Hockx, director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
The Guardian
China bans reality talent shows to curb behaviours of ‘idol’ fandoms
September 02, 2021
“The CCP has always had a complicated relationship with popular culture,” said Michel Hockx, director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.