Book Chat | Self as Method

Thinking Through China and the World

In diesem Book Chat (aufgezeichnet am 7. Oktober 2021) diskutieren Xiang Biao und David Ownby über "Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World" von Biao und Wu Qi. Ausgehend von Biaos intellektueller Biografie reflektierten sie über die Bedeutung des individuellen Selbst, das Verschwinden der Nähe im täglichen Leben, die sich verändernde globale Ordnung, Chinas Vergangenheit und Zukunft und andere Themen.

Abstract
Despite China’s rise to the status of global power, many Chinese youths are anxious about their personal future, in large measure because the rapid changes have left them feeling adrift. This book, available in open access, provides a manifesto of intellectual activism that counsels China’s young people to think by themselves and for themselves. Consisting of three conversations between Xiang Biao, a social anthropologist, and Wu Qi, a rising journalist, the book probes how China has reached its current stage and how young people can make changes. The conversations touch on issues of mobility, education, family, relations between the self and the authority, centers and margins, China, and the world. The Chinese version was named the “most impactful book of 2021” by Douban, China’s premier website for rating books, films, and music. The English version, translated by David Ownby, is freely available at Springer Link, and has had 167,000 downloads by February 2023.

Sprache: Englisch<br />Dauer: 2:04 Stunden<br />&nbsp;

Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World

Sprache: Englisch
Dauer: 2:04 Stunden
 
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