Dr Zhouxiang Lu

    Chinese, School of Modern Languages

    Senior Lecturer
    Associate Professor

    Rye Hall Building, Block D
    Third
    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, sport history, and cultural history.
     






























    Book

    Year Publication
    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. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315857053
    2013 Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (2013) The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315872896

    Edited Book

    Year Publication
    2023 Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2023) Routledge Handbook of Nationalism in East and Southeast Asia. Abingdon: Routledge,
    2020 Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2020) Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalization. London: Palgrave Macmillan,
    2020 Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2020) The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia. Abingdon: Routledge,
    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,
    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, [Link]
    2013 Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang (Ed.). (2013) From Beijing to London: Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in Cross Cultural Context. Abingdon: Routledge,

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2023 Lu Zhouxiang (2023) 'The Birth and Development of Sports Video Games From the 1950s to the Early 1980s'. Sport History Review, . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1123/shr.2022-0037
    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]
    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
    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) '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]
    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: Wilhelm Hofmeister(Eds.). 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.

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2022 Lu Zhouxiang (2022) International Workshop: History, Politics and Identity in East and Southeast Asia Nationalism and China’s Olympic Journey Online, 24/04/2022-24/04/2022.
    2022 Lu Zhouxiang (2022) UESTC Conrerenfe on International and Regional Studies Gaelic Games and the Construction of Irish National Identity - Late Middle Ages to the 19th Century University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 01/02/2022-02/02/2022.
    2021 Lu Zhouxiang (2021) International Conference of Sport History and Culture Esports’ Olympic Inclusion: Obstacles and Challenges Fuzhou, 01/10/2021-01/10/2021.
    2021 Lu Zhouxiang (2021) National Traditional Sports Intangible Cultural Heritage International Forum Debates on Chinese Martial Arts Xiamen, 01/11/2021-01/11/2021.
    2019 Lu Zhouxiang (2019) International Conference on Chinese National Identity Shaolin Kung Fu Movies Maynooth University, .
    2018 Lu Zhouxiang (2018) 5th Annual Conference of The Association of China-Ireland Academics Chinese Martial Arts Cork, Ireland, .
    2018 Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Annual Public Lecture of Chinese Students & Scholars Association Ireland Chinese Martial Arts: Modern vs Tradition University College Dublin, Ireland, .
    2018 Lu Zhouxiang (2018) 2018 International Conference on Sports History and Culture - Sport on the Silk Road: East Meets West Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts Shaanxi Normal University, China, .
    2018 Lu Zhouxiang (2018) Crossing Boundaries and Engaging Communities in the Process of ASEAN-China Regional Integration Shaolin Fever: The Revival and Development Of Shaolin In The Era Of Reform And Opening Up Chongqing University, China, .
    2017 Lu Zhouxiang (2017) 2017 International Conference on Sports History and Culture Shaolin, Kung Fu Movies and National Identity Anhui Normal University, China, .
    2016 Lu Zhouxiang (2016) International Conference on Sports History and Culture The Development of E-sports in China Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China, .
    2015 Qi Zhang, Ronan Reilly, Zhouxiang Lu (2015) Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Writing to read: the case of Chinese Hawaii, .
    2014 Lu Zhouxiang (2014) Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Celebrations China and the World Fair: Blending Nationalism and Internationalism: 1915–2010 University of Brighton, UK, .
    2013 Lu Zhouxiang and Qi Zhang (2013) The 5th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Ireland Association Nationalism, Identity and Chinese Martial Arts Films Dublin City University, Ireland, .
    2013 Lu Zhouxiang (2013) International Conference: Sport and Nationalism in Asia – Power, Politics, and Identity Sport and the Origins of Nationalism: A Sino–Irish Comparison Maynooth University, Ireland, .
    2012 Lu Zhouxiang (2012) China Challenge – Doing Business in China Chinese Consumer Market IBEC, Dublin, .
    2012 Lu Zhouxiang (2012) From Beijing to London – Delivering Olympic & Elite Sport in a Cross Cultural Context Large Sports Venues in China University College Cork, Ireland, .
    2012 Lu Zhouxiang (2012) Chinese Tourism on the Move: Targeting the Affluent Chinese Consumer China - An Emerging Consumer Market Shannon College of Hotel Management, .
    2011 Lu Zhouxiang (2011) 3rd Asian Studies Ireland Association Conference Globalization and Nationalism: The Transformation of the Chinese Society in the 1980s University College Cork, Ireland, .
    2010 Lu Zhouxiang (2010) International Conference: Nationalism, Orientalism and Globalism: the Asian Games, Asian Sports and the Rising Asia Strengthen the Nation State and Catch up with the Super Powers: Sport and Chinese Nationalism in the Early Years of the PRC (1949–1965) Chengdu Sport University, China, .
    2009 Lu Zhouxiang (2009) 2nd Asian Management and Entrepreneurship Workshop An Emerging Consumer Market: China’s Sport and Leisure Industry Brussels, Belgium, .
    2009 Lu Zhouxiang (2009) 2nd Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Studies in Ireland The Origins of Chinese Nationalism and Irish Nationalism: A Comparative Study Dublin, Ireland, .
    2008 Lu Zhouxiang (2008) Post Beijing 2008: Geopolitics, Sport, Pacific Rim International Conference/Workshop The Games beyond Sport: Beijing 2008 and Ethnic Nationalism in China University College Cork, Ireland, .
    2008 Lu Zhouxiang (2008) 2008 International Convention on Science Education and Medicine in Sport Sports Venues in China Guangzhou, China, .
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