Dr Zhouxiang Lu
Biography
Zhouxiang Lu is an Associate Professor within the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at National University of Ireland Maynooth. He is Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, President of the Association of China-Ireland Academics, and Adjunct Professor at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He also serves as Academic Editor of Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, Associate Editor of Cogent Social Sciences, and Editorial Board Member of Sport History Review. Zhouxiang's research interests include nationalism, national identity, sport history and cultural history, and he has published extensively in these fields. His recent publications include The Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia (2023), A History of Competitive Gaming (2022), Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalisation (2020), A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and Identity (2019), and Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts (2018).
Book
Year | Publication | |
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2025 | Lu Zhouxiang (2025) A History of Sports Video Games Building Virtual Athletic Fields in the Digital Age. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] | |
2022 | Lu Zhouxiang (2022) A History of Competitive Gaming. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] | |
2019 | Lu Zhouxiang (2019) A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and identity. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] | |
2018 | Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] | |
2014 | Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2014) Sport and Nationalism in China. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] | |
2013 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2013) The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions. Abingdon: Routledge. [DOI] | |
2008 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2008) On the Rights to Sport. Chengdu: Sichuan Science and Technology Publishing Group. |
Edited Book
Year | Publication | |
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2024 | Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2024) Routledge Resources Online – Chinese Studies: Chinese Religion and Philosophy. Abingdon: Routledge, [Link] | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2023) Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon: Routledge, [DOI] | |
2020 | Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2020) Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization. London: Palgrave Macmillan, [DOI] | |
2020 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2020) The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia. Abingdon: Routledge, [DOI] | |
2018 | Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (Ed.). (2018) Olympics in Conflict: From the Games of the New Emerging Forces to the Rio Olympics. Abingdon: Routledge, [DOI] | |
2016 | 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, | |
2015 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2015) Sport and Nationalism in Asia – Power, Politics and Identity. Abingdon: Routledge, [DOI] | |
2013 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2013) Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in Cross Cultural Context. Abingdon: Routledge, [DOI] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2024 | Lu Zhouxiang (2024) 'Sport and the Irish Independence Movement in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries'. Journal of Sport Culture, (45). [DOI] | |
2024 | Lu Zhouxiang (2024) 'VR Sports Games: An Overview'. Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, . [DOI] | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'The Birth and Development of Sports Video Games From the 1950s to the Early 1980s'. Sport History Review, . [DOI] | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'Gaelic Games and the Making of Irish National Identity'. Global History Review, 25 (2):199-216. | |
2023 | Sixi Liu; Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'A Critical Analysis of China’s Marathon Industry'. Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, 2 (1). [DOI] | |
2022 | 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] [Full-Text] | |
2019 | 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] | |
2017 | Lu Zhouxiang and Weiyi Wu (2017) 'Rethinking Integration and Identity: Chinese Migrants in Republic of Ireland'. International Review of Sociology, . [Full-Text] | |
2016 | 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] | |
2016 | 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. [Link] http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09523367.2016.1188082 [Full-Text] | |
2014 | 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] | |
2013 | 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] | |
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] | |
2012 | 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] | |
2012 | Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'The politics of doping and anti-doping in Chinese sport'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):132-144. [Link] [Full-Text] | |
2012 | Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'The politicisation of the Beijing Olympics'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):157-183. [Link] | |
2012 | 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. [Link] | |
2012 | Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'China, the Asian Games and Asian politics (1974–2006)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):98-112. [Link] [Full-Text] | |
2012 | Lu Zhouxiang (2012) 'Sport, militarism and diplomacy: training bodies for China (1960–1966)'. International Journal of the History of Sport, 29 (1):30-52. [Link] [Full-Text] | |
2012 | 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. [Link] | |
2011 | 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. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09523367.2011.563635 [Full-Text] | |
2010 | 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. | |
2010 | 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. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09523360903556766 [Full-Text] |
Book Chapter
Year | Publication | |
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2023 | 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. | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'East Asia: the Roots, Growth, Ingredients, Expressions, and Contestation of National Discourses' In: Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'Southeast Asia: Ethnic and Religious Diversity, Local Rivalries, and Political Eesistance' In: Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'The Dream of a Strong Country: Nationalism and China’s Olympic Journey' In: Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2023 | Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'eSports' In: Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies 2nd Edition. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2021 | Lu Zhouxiang (2021) 'Shaolin: the Cradle of Chan Buddhism' In: Routledge Handbook of Chinese Studies. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2021 | Lu Zhouxiang (2021) 'China’s Sports Heroes' In: Asian Sport Celebrity. Abingdon : Routledge. [Link] | |
2021 | Zhouxiang, L. (2021) 'Competitive gaming' In: Routledge Handbook Of Sport History. [Link] [DOI] | |
2020 | Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'Shaolin, Wuxia Novels, Kung Fu Movies and National Identity' In: Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization. London : Palgrave Macmillan. | |
2020 | Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'Constructing and Negotiating Chineseness in the Age of Globalisation' In: Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization. London : Palgrave Macmillan. | |
2020 | Lu Zhouxiang (2020) 'A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts' In: The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2020 | 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. | |
2019 | Lu Zhouxiang (2019) 'Who Are We? Chinese Migrants in the Republic of Ireland' In: The Irish and China. Dublin : New Island Books. | |
2017 | Lu Zhouxiang (2017) 'Shaolin, Buddhism, martial arts and national identity' In: Sport and National Identities: Globalization and Conflict. Abingdon : Routledge. [DOI] | |
2016 | Lu Zhouxiang (2016) 'Engaging with the World: The History of China’s Participation in the World Fairs (1851–1915)' In: Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Social and Political Perspectives. New York : Nova Science Publishers. [Link] | |
2016 | 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. | |
2015 | 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. [Link] | |
2014 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2014) 'Politics First, Competition Second: Sport and China’s Foreign Diplomacy in the 1960s and 1970s' In: Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky. | |
2014 | Lu Zhouxiang and Fan Hong (2014) 'Sport and Nationalism in China' In: More Than A Game Sport, Society and Politics. Singapore : Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. | |
2010 | Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2010) 'China' In: Participation in Sport International Policy Perspective. Abingdon : Routledge. | |
2008 | Lu Zhouxiang (2008) ''Swimming'; 'Water Polo'; 'Diving'; 'Soccer';' In: China Gold China’s Quest for Olympic and Global Glory. Chicago : Berkshire Publishing. |
Article
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Lu Zhouxiang (2022) Shaolin in Kung Fu Movies and Literatures. [Article] [Link] | |
2021 | Lu Zhouxiang (2021) A Brief Introduction to Chinese Martial Arts: History, Politics and Identity. [Article] [Link] | |
2021 | Lu Zhouxiang (2021) The Yangtze River Conquest: Rafting for China’s Honour. [Article] [Link] | |
2020 | Lu Zhouxiang (2020) Shaolin, Wuxia Novels and Nationalism. [Article] [Link] | |
2020 | Lu Zhouxiang (2020) GTA 5: Good Capitalism and Bad Capitalism. [Article] | |
2018 | Lu Zhouxiang (2018) 中国移民在爱尔兰——身份认同与社会融合. [Article] [Link] | |
2018 | Lu Zhouxiang (2018) 舆论漩涡中的中国武术——传统与现代之辩. [Article] | |
2018 | Lu Zhouxiang (2018) 中国电竞运动极简史. [Article] [Link] | |
2018 | Lu Zhouxiang (2018) 功夫电影:民族魂之投影. [Article] [Link] | |
2016 | Lu Zhouxiang (2016) E-sports in China: History, Issues and Challenges. [Article] [Link] |
Conference Contribution
Editorial / Academic Reviews
Teaching Interests
CN222 Readings in Gender, Class, Religion and Ethnicity in Chinese Society
CN311 Readings in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Current Affairs I
CN321 Readings in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Current Affairs II
CN613 Conflict and Communication: A Changing China in a Globalizing World I
CN622 Conflict and Communication: A Changing China in a Globalizing World II
CN323 Project-based Leaning: Chinese Language and Culture