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]

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Education

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

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

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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  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. 1 2 Vail Daily Staff Report (13 January 2011). "Notre Dame Professor talks about contemporary China in Vail". Vail Daily.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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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