我們要被殖民位置絆倒,才能找到我們的立場:閱讀 j. smith 2015 “standing with sol”以及行動人類學有感

我經常疑問,人類學、民族音樂學的理論真的離開搶救人類學背後的基本敘說(foundational narrative),換一句話來說,我們雖然推廣社區互動性、合作性、等研究的同時,卻還未面對美國和台灣學界多層殖民性的問題

所以,就像加拿大人類學家brian noble所講的,我們可能需要被殖民性絆倒 (tripped up by coloniality),弄得我們幾乎無法繼續研究,才能找到一個立場

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the market! how academic institutions swallow the koolade of constructive engagement with china

given the current love affair between capital and authoritarianism moving toward matrimonial alliance in china, it’s time not to be led astray by the notion that capitalism promotes press or academic freedom. nonetheless, many academic institutions in the united states have bought into the failed promises of “constructive engagement”

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