Beyond the Books

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“Beyond the Books: FHSS Research Uncovered” is the official Podcast of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham China. Co-hosts Mary and Derek take you on a journey to share insights from faculty academics and unpack the findings from the world’s first Sino-foreign university! 这是一档由宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院Mary Ainslie博士和Derek Irwin博士共同主持的播客节目。在节目中,我们走进跨学科的学术世界,深入了解来自于人文社科学者们开创性的学术成果。对于学术的钻研从来都不只限于书本,Beyond the Books: FHSS Research Uncovered, 用声音,探索人文社科领域的最新研究成果。

  1. Vol.23 | Clean Energy Investment - how to do it properly

    1月26日

    Vol.23 | Clean Energy Investment - how to do it properly

    The movement towards clean energy is gathering pace, as countries and companies around the globe work towards making our planet safer and livable for all. One big part of such a change is encouraging investment and introducing legislation, yet these policies can vary significantly in different places. While clear energy is a noble endeavor, the complex reality of the many uncoordinated efforts makes this movement very different in terms of impact, and can even end up hindering efforts. For this episode, Dr. Jingong Huang from the School of Economics drops into the Lab to talk about his research into clean energy policies around the world. Jingong demonstrates how ad hoc policies may be ineffective at lessening global emissions, and argues that a coordinated international policy framework is required to stop pollution. 为什么“绿色投资”未必带来全球减排? 当一个国家大力投资清洁能源、不断收紧环保政策时,我们可能会理所当然地认为,这一定有助于减少全球碳排放。但现实真的如此吗?在本期节目中,一项来自经济学研究的发现,恰恰对这一看似合理的直觉提出了挑战。 恰逢1 月 26 日世界清洁能源日,我们邀请到宁波诺丁汉大学经济系副教授黄锦塨博士,从经济学视角出发,结合自己发表于《能源经济学》的研究,带领我们重新思考清洁能源投资与全球减排之间的复杂关系。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:黄锦塨 博士(经济学副教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Prof Derek Irwin (应用语言学教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS 小红书:宁诺人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    39 分钟
  2. Vol.22|Exploring Distant Ancestors through Paleoanthropology

    2025/12/18

    Vol.22|Exploring Distant Ancestors through Paleoanthropology

    This week, Beyond the Books is visited by an academic heavyweight! Professor Laura Bishop is a Professor of Paleoanthropology and has a wealth of experience exploring ancient sites around the world. One of these sites is atNyayanga in modern day Kenya, where there is evidence of an early Hominid presence from between 2 and 3 million years ago. Laura cautions that we can never be too sure about life so far back in time and explains how her research is part of putting together a wider puzzle to explain the lives of our distant ancestors. Through better understanding such a past, we can draw new conclusions about our own existence and what it means to be human. Join Mary and Derek as they welcome Laura to the Lab and hear about her research in the published article Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus in the journal Science. 远古回响:古人类学漫谈Laura Bishopi教授是一位古人类学教授,拥有在世界各地探索古代遗址的丰富经验。本期播客,我们将深入探讨Laura Bishop教授与团队发表于《科学》期刊的重要研究《奥杜韦文化时期地理分布的拓展及古人类和傍人的饮食策略》,探究非洲大地上的那些沉默的石器与骨骼背后蕴含着的有关远古人类适应环境、开拓生存空间的壮阔历程。 长期以来科学家们认为“奥杜韦石器是由现代人类的直系祖先直立人制造和使用”, 而肯尼亚尼亚扬加遗址的发现揭示了早在约300万年前,早期人类开始使用工具准备食物,并将奥杜韦石器遗址范围扩大了1300余公里。这里不仅出土了与埃塞俄比亚奥杜韦石器工艺相当的精细石器,还发现了目前已知最古老的傍人臼齿化石,证明傍人可能是这些石器真正的制造和使用者。最早的奥杜韦工具制作者究竟掌握了怎样的技术能力?他们如何利用这些工具处理包括河马在内的大型动物资源?傍人属的牙齿化石又为我们揭示了怎样的饮食结构?地理范围的扩展是否意味着更复杂的社会行为? Laura Bishop教授提醒我们,对于如此遥远历史时期的生活,我们永远无法百分之百确定;她还解释了她的研究是如何拼凑一个更宏大谜题的一部分,旨在揭示我们远古祖先的生活图景。通过更好地理解过去,我们才能对自己的存在以及“何以为人”的真正含义得出新的结论。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Prof Laura Bishop(古人类学教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Prof Derek Irwin (应用语言学教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS 小红书:宁诺人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    46 分钟
  3. Vol.21 | Ethnic Identity and Social Media in China

    2025/11/25

    Vol.21 | Ethnic Identity and Social Media in China

    As one of the largest nations on earth by population, China is also one of the most diverse. For the various minorities around China, being digitally connected is an extremely important part of forming both ethnic identity and asserting agency. Dr Lei Hao from the School of International Communications visits the lab to discuss his book "Minzu as Technology: Ethnic Identity and Social Media in Post-2000s China". Lei discusses how the technological dynamics of social media affect the materialisation of ethnic identities in China today and discusses his own experience as part of a minority group. Join us as we explore the importance of the digital space to the unique and fascinating communities that make up contemporary China. 在众多流媒体平台构成的数字世界中,中国少数民族原生的民族身份正被赋予全新的表达。蒙古族歌手在直播中传唱传统歌曲,锡伯族青年用短视频传承锡伯语......他们如何在数字时代构建身份认同?原生的民族身份在经历怎样的重塑? 本期播客,我们邀请到国际传播系的讲师郝雷博士。他作为一名少数民族学者,以自己的切身观察和经历作为学术研究的出发点,解构“民族” 这一熟悉而又陌生的概念。他从他的著作《民族作为技术:2000年代后中国的民族认同与社交媒体》入手,深入探讨社交媒体如何深刻影响当代中国少数民族的身份塑造。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Dr Hao Lei(数字媒体、传播与文化研究讲师) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Prof Derek Irwin (应用语言学教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS 小红书:宁诺人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    36 分钟
  4. Vol.20 | Multilingual Education in China Today

    2025/10/28

    Vol.20 | Multilingual Education in China Today

    This week, an academic heavyweight visits Beyond the Books! Professor Anwei Feng has been awarded four times in a row since 2021 the Elsevier Certificate for the Highly Cited Researcher in China. He was a key Founder and Chief Consultant of the Chinese Society of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education (CSMME). Anwei has devoted the last 16 years to a nationwide project on trilingualism and trilingual education, playing a leading role in a national network now numbering more than 250 researchers and enthusiasts from 11 minority regions in China. Join Mary and Derek in the lab as they discuss Anwei’s publication "Multilingualism in Education in the People’s Republic of China" in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Learn about the impact and position of Multilingualism in Chinese Education from one of the world’s foremost experts! 在全球化与本土化交织的今天,我们该如何平衡国家标准语言推广政策与少数民族语言和方言文化保护?这不仅关乎教学模式的选择,更牵动着对语言生态平衡与文化多样性的深层思考。本期节目,我们邀请到教育与英语语言文学系的冯安伟首席教授,他是中国多语教育与跨文化研究领域的权威学者,更是2021年以来四度荣获“中国高被引学者”荣誉的学术领军人物。 冯安伟教授在过去十六年中,主导了一项覆盖全国11个少数民族地区、250余位三语制与三语教育研究者与研究领域爱好者网络,深入探讨了中国多语能力与多语教育的现状与挑战。本期节目围绕他与合作者Bob Adamson 教授在2024年发表在《应用语言学百科全书》中的文章 《多语教育在中国》 ,展开了一场关于语言政策、教育模型与文化认同的深度对话。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Prof Anwei Feng(多语教育首席教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Prof Derek Irwin (应用语言学教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS 小红书:宁诺人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    47 分钟
  5. Vol. 19 | Researcher effects in survey-based research

    2025/09/25

    Vol. 19 | Researcher effects in survey-based research

    Conducting research is difficult, messy and challenging, and this holds even more true if fieldwork is conducted in conflict-affected environments. Data collection happens within a social relationship – and this always affects the data. Assistant Professor in our School of International Studies Dr Kerstin Tomiak joins us to discuss her research in South Sudan. Kerstin is probably the most well-travelled of all our interviewees, and has had an incredibly versatile career, all of which makes her well equipped to design methodology for radically different contexts. Listen to Kerstin discuss her paper “Researcher effects in survey-based research: Insights from research in South Sudan”published in the journal 'Development Policy Review’. 问卷研究中的研究者效应:来自南苏丹研究的见解 问卷研究看似简单,背后却隐藏着无数陷阱与挑战,当调研场景切换到冲突地区或文化差异巨大的环境中,这些挑战更是被无限放大。 本期《Boyondthe Books》播客,我们邀请到拥有传奇职业经历的Kerstin Tomiak博士。她曾是穿梭于战地的记者,也是北约组织的媒体顾问,如今转型为国际关系学者。如何在不同文化背景下设计有效的调研方案?研究者自身会如何影响数据结果?当学术方法遇上现实复杂性,我们该如何保持研究的严谨性与敏感性?在本期节目中,KerstinTomiak博士基于她在南苏丹的实地调研经历,将与我们分享她发表于《发展政策评论》的文章《问卷研究中的研究者效应:来自南苏丹研究的见解》。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Dr Kerstin Tomiak(国际事务与国际关系学助理教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),ProfDerek Irwin (应用语言学教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    54 分钟
  6. Vol. 18 | Helping crisis-affected populations

    2025/08/19

    Vol. 18 | Helping crisis-affected populations

    Humanitarian action and intervention is an important and necessary force in the world today. Sometimes however, these efforts can become very flawed and can even hinder more than help. For this episode, Professor Joost Herman visits the lab to discuss his publication "Building on the capacities of crisis-affected populations: From victims to actors" in the journal ‘Development Policy Review’, research that addresses the challenges inherent in disaster response and humanitarian action. As Joost explains, such efforts must be carefully planned and coordinated, building upon contextual knowledge and research. Joost highlights the crucial role of higher education in building resilient societies across the globe, exploring how processes of globalisation, development and humanitarian action are intertwined. 人道主义行动无疑是当今世界不可或缺的力量,在世界人道主义日(8月19日)到来之际,我们不禁思考:当灾难与危机降临,人道主义行动如何才能真正守护人类的尊严与希望? 本期《Beyond the Books》节目特别邀请到国际人道主义领域的资深专家——Joost Herman 教授。通过其发表于《发展政策评论》期刊的论文《构建危机受影响群体的能力:从受害者到行动者》,他的研究直面灾害应对与人道主义行动中的固有挑战,并提出解决方案。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Prof Joost Herman(国际事务与国际关系学系教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Prof Derek Irwin (应用语言学教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    49 分钟
  7. Vol. 17|Chinese and Portuguese relations in the Ming Dynasty

    2025/07/03

    Vol. 17|Chinese and Portuguese relations in the Ming Dynasty

    For this episode of Beyond the Books, we delve deep into Chinese history. During the Ming Dynasty, relations with Portuguese traders were an important part of China's international relations and changed radically depending upon the wider global (and local) context. Historian Dr James Fujitani, an Assistant Professor in our School of International Studies, joins us to discuss his research into this fascinating period. James’paper ‘Sino-Portuguese Trafficking of Children during the Ming Dynasty’ was published in the Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions. For James, it is important to focus upon the most vulnerable people during this difficult time who are often overlooked: the children. 历史学者JamesFujitani揭秘明朝中葡关系 本期Beyond the Books学术播客,我们邀请到IS历史研究小组核心成员James Fujitani博士来讲述他的一项研究《明朝中葡儿童贩卖》,该论文发表于剑桥大学出版社出版的《帝国与全球互动期刊》。在明朝与葡萄牙的贸易往来中,除瓷器、丝绸等商品交换外,历史文献还记录了人口流动的复杂现象,其中包括疑似儿童的跨国贩卖问题。当我们的目光越过那些精美的瓷器与丝绸,这一研究为我们揭示了全球化早期历史中较少被讨论的侧面。历史研究不仅关注宏观进程,也需审视微观个体的经历,以更全面地理解文明互动的复杂性。让我们跟随James一起走进这个关于文明碰撞中最脆弱群体的故事。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Dr James Fujitani(国际事务与国际关系学系助理教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Dr DerekIrwin (应用语言学副教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    40 分钟
  8. Vol. 16 | Public Administration - let's make a handbook

    2025/05/28

    Vol. 16 | Public Administration - let's make a handbook

    Professor ShaunGoldfinch from the School of International Studies used to be a consultant for various governments around the world. This week, Shaun joins the Beyond the Books podcast to discuss his latest edited volume‘A handbook of Public Administration Reform’, part of the Elgar Handbooks Public Administration and Management series. Listen to Shaun explain why this topic is so important today, and why academic input is very much needed. 公共行政改革的全球视野 公共行政改革是一个全球性议题,涉及组织结构、运作方式、服务提供等多方面的变革。作为公共行政领域的资深学者,来自国际事务与国际关系学系的Shaun Goldfinch教授加入这一期的《Beyond the Books》学术播客,带领我们深度探讨了他的著作《公共行政改革手册》。让我们一起听他聊聊为什么这个话题在当今如此重要,以及这方面学术研究的必要意义。 | 收听方式 | 你可以在小宇宙、苹果播客、喜马拉雅、YouTube、Spotify等平台收听我们的节目。 | 参与人员 | 本期嘉宾:Prof Shaun Goldfinch(国际事务与国际关系学教授) 本期主持:Dr Mary Ainslie (媒体与文化研究副教授),Dr DerekIrwin (应用语言学副教授) 后期制作:Dr Richard Frenneaux (国际传播学助理教授),张珂婷 (国际传播学学生) | 关注我们 | 微信公众号:宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院FHSS Bilibili视频号:宁诺人文社科学院

    43 分钟

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“Beyond the Books: FHSS Research Uncovered” is the official Podcast of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham China. Co-hosts Mary and Derek take you on a journey to share insights from faculty academics and unpack the findings from the world’s first Sino-foreign university! 这是一档由宁波诺丁汉大学人文社科学院Mary Ainslie博士和Derek Irwin博士共同主持的播客节目。在节目中,我们走进跨学科的学术世界,深入了解来自于人文社科学者们开创性的学术成果。对于学术的钻研从来都不只限于书本,Beyond the Books: FHSS Research Uncovered, 用声音,探索人文社科领域的最新研究成果。