Dr Zhouxiang Lu

    Chinese, School of Modern Languages

    Senior Lecturer
    Associate Professor

    Rye Hall, Block D
    Third Floor
    B
    (01) 708 3501

    Biography

    Zhouxiang Lu BEd, MEd, PhD is an Associate Professor within the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Maynooth University. He is Academic Editor of Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, Editor of Cogent Social Sciences, Section Editor of The Routledge Research Encyclopedia of Chinese Studies, and Editorial Board Member of Sport History Review. He is also Deputy Chair of Irish Institute of Chinese Studies at University College Cork. His research interests are nationalism, national identity, Chinese history, the history of sport, and cultral history.
     






























    Books

      Year Publication
    2022 A History of Competitive Gaming.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2022) A History of Competitive Gaming. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]
    2019 A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and identity.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2019) A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and identity. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]
    2018 Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]
    2014 Sport and Nationalism in China.
    Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2014) Sport and Nationalism in China. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2013 The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions.
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2013) The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]

    Edited Books

      Year Publication
    2023 Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia
    Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2023) Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2020 Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization
    Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2020) Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
    2020 The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2020) The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2018 Olympics in Conflict: From the Games of the New Emerging Forces to the Rio Olympics
    Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (Ed.). (2018) Olympics in Conflict: From the Games of the New Emerging Forces to the Rio Olympics Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2016 Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Social and Political Perspectives
    Lu Zhouxiang and Peter Herrmann (Ed.). (2016) Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Social and Political Perspectives New York: Nova Science Publishers. [Details]
    2015 Sport and Nationalism in Asia – Power, Politics and Identity
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2015) Sport and Nationalism in Asia – Power, Politics and Identity Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2013 From Beijing to London: Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in Cross Cultural Context
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2013) From Beijing to London: Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in Cross Cultural Context Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2022 'Forging a Link between Competitive Gaming, Sport and the Olympics: History and New Developments'
    Lu Z. (2022) 'Forging a Link between Competitive Gaming, Sport and the Olympics: History and New Developments'. International Journal of the History of Sport, [DOI] [Details]
    2019 'China’s Sports Heroes: Nationalism, Patriotism, and Gold Medal'
    Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2019) 'China’s Sports Heroes: Nationalism, Patriotism, and Gold Medal'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 36 (7-8):748-763 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2017 'Rethinking Integration and Identity: Chinese Migrants in Republic of Ireland'
    Lu Zhouxiang and Weiyi Wu (2017) 'Rethinking Integration and Identity: Chinese Migrants in Republic of Ireland'. International Review of Sociology, [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'From e-heroin to e-sports: The development of competitive gaming in china'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2016) 'From e-heroin to e-sports: The development of competitive gaming in china'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 33 (18):2186-2206 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'Sport and Politics: The Cultural Revolution in the Chinese Sports Ministry, 1966–1976'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2016) 'Sport and Politics: The Cultural Revolution in the Chinese Sports Ministry, 1966–1976'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 33 (5):569-585 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2014 'Projecting the 'Chineseness': Nationalism, Identity and Chinese Martial Arts Films'
    Lu Zhouxiang, Qi Zhang and Fan Hong (2014) 'Projecting the 'Chineseness': Nationalism, Identity and Chinese Martial Arts Films'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 31 :320-335 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'From Hongkew Recreation Ground to Bird's Nest: The Past, Present and Future of Large Sports Venues in China'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2013) 'From Hongkew Recreation Ground to Bird's Nest: The Past, Present and Future of Large Sports Venues in China'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 30 :422-442 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'The Professionalisation and Commercialisation of Football in China (1993-2013)'
    Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2013) 'The Professionalisation and Commercialisation of Football in China (1993-2013)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 30 :1637-1654 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2012 'Why Did China Bid Twice for the Olympic Games? - Sport, Nationalism and International Politics'
    Fan Wei, Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'Why Did China Bid Twice for the Olympic Games? - Sport, Nationalism and International Politics'. JOURNAL OF OLYMPIC HISTORY, 20 (2):31-37 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 'The politics of doping and anti-doping in Chinese sport'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'The politics of doping and anti-doping in Chinese sport'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):132-144 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 'The politicisation of the Beijing Olympics'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'The politicisation of the Beijing Olympics'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):157-183 [Details]
    2012 'Sport and politics in the 1980s: the Olympic Strategy'
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'Sport and politics in the 1980s: the Olympic Strategy'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):74-97 [Details]
    2012 'China, the Asian Games and Asian politics (1974–2006)'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'China, the Asian Games and Asian politics (1974–2006)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):98-112 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 'Sport, militarism and diplomacy: training bodies for China (1960–1966)'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'Sport, militarism and diplomacy: training bodies for China (1960–1966)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):30-52 [full-text] [Details]
    2012 'China's sports policy and politics in the post-Beijing Olympics era'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'China's sports policy and politics in the post-Beijing Olympics era'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):184-189 [Details]
    2011 'Sport, Nationalism and the Building of the Chinese Nation State (1912–1949)'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2011) 'Sport, Nationalism and the Building of the Chinese Nation State (1912–1949)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 28 (7):1030-1054 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2010 'Chinese State Sports Policy: Pre- and Post-Beijing 2008'
    Fan Wei, Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2010) 'Chinese State Sports Policy: Pre- and Post-Beijing 2008'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 27 (14-15):2380-2402 [Details]
    2010 'From Celestial Empire to Nation State: Sport and the Origins of Chinese Nationalism (1840-1927)'
    Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2010) 'From Celestial Empire to Nation State: Sport and the Origins of Chinese Nationalism (1840-1927)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, (27):479-504 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2023 'The Arrival of the Age of Nationalism and Nation States'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'The Arrival of the Age of Nationalism and Nation States' In: Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2023 'The Dream of a Strong Country: Nationalism and China’s Olympic Journey'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'The Dream of a Strong Country: Nationalism and China’s Olympic Journey' In: Lu Zhouxiang (eds). Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2023 'eSports'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'eSports' In: Mark J.P. Wolf and Bernard Perron (eds). Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies 2nd Edition. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2021 'Shaolin: the Cradle of Chan Buddhism'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2021) 'Shaolin: the Cradle of Chan Buddhism' In: Chris Shei (eds). Routledge Handbook of Chinese Studies. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2021 'Competitive Gaming'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2021) 'Competitive Gaming' In: Murray Phillips, Douglas Booth and Carly Adams (eds). Routledge Handbook of Sport History. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2021 'China’s Sports Heroes'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2021) 'China’s Sports Heroes' In: Koji Kobayashi and Younghan Cho (eds). Asian Sport Celebrity. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2020 'Shaolin, Wuxia Novels, Kung Fu Movies and National Identity'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'Shaolin, Wuxia Novels, Kung Fu Movies and National Identity' In: Lu Zhouxiang (eds). Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
    2020 'Constructing and Negotiating Chineseness in the Age of Globalisation'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'Constructing and Negotiating Chineseness in the Age of Globalisation' In: Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
    2020 'A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts' In: The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]
    2020 'The reform of China’s elite sport system: case studies on football and table tennis'
    Gangqiang Huang and Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'The reform of China’s elite sport system: case studies on football and table tennis' In: The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia. Abingdon: Routlegde. [Details]
    2019 'Who Are We? Chinese Migrants in the Republic of Ireland'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2019) 'Who Are We? Chinese Migrants in the Republic of Ireland' In: Jerusha McCormack (eds). The Irish and China. Dublin: New Island Books. [Details]
    2017 'Shaolin, Buddhism, martial arts and national identity'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2017) 'Shaolin, Buddhism, martial arts and national identity' In: Sport and National Identities: Globalization and Conflict. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]
    2016 'Engaging with the World: The History of China’s Participation in the World Fairs (1851–1915)'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2016) 'Engaging with the World: The History of China’s Participation in the World Fairs (1851–1915)' In: Lu Zhouxiang and Peter Herrmann (eds). Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Social and Political Perspectives. New York: Nova Science Publishers. [Details]
    2016 'An investigation of chinese national cinema through the representation of nationalism in chinese martial arts films'
    Qi Zhang and Lu Zhouxiang (2016) 'An investigation of chinese national cinema through the representation of nationalism in chinese martial arts films' In: Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Language and Cultural Perspectives. New York: Nova Science Publishers. [Details]
    2015 'China and the World Fair: Blending Nationalism and Internationalism: 1915–2010’'
    Lu Zhouxiang (2015) 'China and the World Fair: Blending Nationalism and Internationalism: 1915–2010’' In: Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
    2014 'Politics First, Competition Second: Sport and China’s Foreign Diplomacy in the 1960s and 1970s'
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2014) 'Politics First, Competition Second: Sport and China’s Foreign Diplomacy in the 1960s and 1970s' In: Heather L. Dichter and Andrew L. Johns (eds). Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. [Details]
    2014 'Sport and Nationalism in China'
    Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2014) 'Sport and Nationalism in China' In: More Than A Game Sport, Society and Politics. Singapore: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. [Details]
    2010 'China'
    Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2010) 'China' In: Participation in Sport International Policy Perspective. Abingdon: Routledge. [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2022 Nationalism and China’s Olympic Journey.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2022) Nationalism and China’s Olympic Journey. [Keynote Address], International Workshop: History, Politics and Identity in East and Southeast Asia, Online , 24-APR-22 - 24-APR-22 [Details]
    2022 Gaelic Games and the Construction of Irish National Identity - Late Middle Ages to the 19th Century.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2022) Gaelic Games and the Construction of Irish National Identity - Late Middle Ages to the 19th Century. [Keynote Address], UESTC Conrerenfe on International and Regional Studies, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , 01-FEB-22 - 02-FEB-22 [Details]
    2021 Esports’ Olympic Inclusion: Obstacles and Challenges.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2021) Esports’ Olympic Inclusion: Obstacles and Challenges. [Keynote Address], International Conference of Sport History and Culture, Fuzhou , 01-OCT-21 - 01-OCT-21 [Details]
    2021 Debates on Chinese Martial Arts.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2021) Debates on Chinese Martial Arts. [Keynote Address], National Traditional Sports Intangible Cultural Heritage International Forum, Xiamen , 01-NOV-21 - 01-NOV-21 [Details]
    2019 Shaolin Kung Fu Movies.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2019) Shaolin Kung Fu Movies. [Oral Presentation], International Conference on Chinese National Identity, Maynooth University [Details]
    2018 Chinese Martial Arts.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Chinese Martial Arts. [Keynote Address], 5th Annual Conference of The Association of China-Ireland Academics, Cork, Ireland [Details]
    2018 Chinese Martial Arts: Modern vs Tradition.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Chinese Martial Arts: Modern vs Tradition. [Invited Lecture], Annual Public Lecture of Chinese Students & Scholars Association Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland [Details]
    2018 Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts. [Keynote Address], 2018 International Conference on Sports History and Culture - Sport on the Silk Road: East Meets West, Shaanxi Normal University, China [Details]
    2018 Shaolin Fever: The Revival and Development Of Shaolin In The Era Of Reform And Opening Up.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Shaolin Fever: The Revival and Development Of Shaolin In The Era Of Reform And Opening Up. [Oral Presentation], Crossing Boundaries and Engaging Communities in the Process of ASEAN-China Regional Integration, Chongqing University, China [Details]
    2017 Shaolin, Kung Fu Movies and National Identity.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2017) Shaolin, Kung Fu Movies and National Identity. [Keynote Address], 2017 International Conference on Sports History and Culture, Anhui Normal University, China [Details]
    2016 The Development of E-sports in China.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2016) The Development of E-sports in China. [Keynote Address], International Conference on Sports History and Culture, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China [Details]
    2015 Writing to read: the case of Chinese.
    Qi Zhang, Ronan Reilly, Zhouxiang Lu (2015) Writing to read: the case of Chinese. [Oral Presentation], Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), Hawaii [Details]
    2014 China and the World Fair: Blending Nationalism and Internationalism: 1915–2010.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2014) China and the World Fair: Blending Nationalism and Internationalism: 1915–2010. [Oral Presentation], Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Celebrations, University of Brighton, UK [Details]
    2013 Nationalism, Identity and Chinese Martial Arts Films.
    Lu Zhouxiang and Qi Zhang (2013) Nationalism, Identity and Chinese Martial Arts Films. [Oral Presentation], The 5th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Ireland Association, Dublin City University, Ireland [Details]
    2013 Sport and the Origins of Nationalism: A Sino–Irish Comparison.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2013) Sport and the Origins of Nationalism: A Sino–Irish Comparison. [Oral Presentation], International Conference: Sport and Nationalism in Asia – Power, Politics, and Identity, Maynooth University, Ireland [Details]
    2012 Chinese Consumer Market.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) Chinese Consumer Market. [Invited Oral Presentation], China Challenge – Doing Business in China, IBEC, Dublin [Details]
    2012 Large Sports Venues in China.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) Large Sports Venues in China. [Oral Presentation], From Beijing to London – Delivering Olympic & Elite Sport in a Cross Cultural Context, University College Cork, Ireland [Details]
    2012 China - An Emerging Consumer Market.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2012) China - An Emerging Consumer Market. [Invited Oral Presentation], Chinese Tourism on the Move: Targeting the Affluent Chinese Consumer, Shannon College of Hotel Management [Details]
    2011 Globalization and Nationalism: The Transformation of the Chinese Society in the 1980s.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2011) Globalization and Nationalism: The Transformation of the Chinese Society in the 1980s. [Oral Presentation], 3rd Asian Studies Ireland Association Conference, University College Cork, Ireland [Details]
    2010 Strengthen the Nation State and Catch up with the Super Powers: Sport and Chinese Nationalism in the Early Years of the PRC (1949–1965).
    Lu Zhouxiang (2010) Strengthen the Nation State and Catch up with the Super Powers: Sport and Chinese Nationalism in the Early Years of the PRC (1949–1965). [Oral Presentation], International Conference: Nationalism, Orientalism and Globalism: the Asian Games, Asian Sports and the Rising Asia, Chengdu Sport University, China [Details]
    2009 An Emerging Consumer Market: China’s Sport and Leisure Industry.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2009) An Emerging Consumer Market: China’s Sport and Leisure Industry. [Oral Presentation], 2nd Asian Management and Entrepreneurship Workshop, Brussels, Belgium [Details]
    2009 The Origins of Chinese Nationalism and Irish Nationalism: A Comparative Study.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2009) The Origins of Chinese Nationalism and Irish Nationalism: A Comparative Study. [Oral Presentation], 2nd Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Studies in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland [Details]
    2008 The Games beyond Sport: Beijing 2008 and Ethnic Nationalism in China.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2008) The Games beyond Sport: Beijing 2008 and Ethnic Nationalism in China. [Oral Presentation], Post Beijing 2008: Geopolitics, Sport, Pacific Rim International Conference/Workshop, University College Cork, Ireland [Details]
    2008 Sports Venues in China.
    Lu Zhouxiang (2008) Sports Venues in China. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], 2008 International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sport, Guangzhou, China [Details]