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Andrew Kipnis

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In a rapidly urbanizing China, funerals have become more and more commercialised. Rituals that used to be taken care of by village and family members are now arranged by funeral service providers who are strangers to the family. How does this reflect the changing conceptions of family and strangers in contemporary China? What is the difference between ghosts and ancestors? And, how are ghosts political? In this episode, we talk to Prof. Andrew Kipnis, chair of CUHK Anthropology, about his encounters with anthropology, his experience of doing research in China over the last few decades, and some interesting findings from his new book The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China (University of California Press, July 2021). (This episode is conducted in English.) 在中國，隨着城市化和現代化進程的發展，喪葬儀式愈來愈商業化，從前由村中長老和家人負責的喪禮，改為由殯儀從業者代勞。這些轉變對於人與人之間的關係有什麼影響？喪禮以外，亡靈與政治有何關係？鬼魂和祖先如何區分？誰決定了我們可以或不可以紀念誰？本集，中大人類學系主任Andrew Kipnis教授分享他如何遇上人類學，他自1980年代以來研究中國農村的教育和城市化的故事，以及他的新書The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China 中的發現。 （本集訪問以英語進行。） 01’30 Introduction to anthropology｜如何開始接觸人類學 07’20 First fieldwork experience in a village in Shandong｜在山東某村落的第一個人類學研究 17'10 Researching in China｜在中國進行人類學研究 28’17 The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China｜關於喪葬的新書 39’08 What is so political about ghosts?｜鬼魂為何是政治問題？

In a rapidly urbanizing China, funerals have become more and more commercialised. Rituals that used to be taken care of by village and family members are now arranged by funeral service providers who are strangers to the family. How does this reflect the changing conceptions of family and strangers in contemporary China? What is the difference between ghosts and ancestors? And, how are ghosts political? In this episode, we talk to Prof. Andrew Kipnis, chair of CUHK Anthropology, about his encounters with anthropology, his experience of doing research in China over the last few decades, and some interesting findings from his new book The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China (University of California Press, July 2021). (This episode is conducted in English.) 在中國，隨着城市化和現代化進程的發展，喪葬儀式愈來愈商業化，從前由村中長老和家人負責的喪禮，改為由殯儀從業者代勞。這些轉變對於人與人之間的關係有什麼影響？喪禮以外，亡靈與政治有何關係？鬼魂和祖先如何區分？誰決定了我們可以或不可以紀念誰？本集，中大人類學系主任Andrew Kipnis教授分享他如何遇上人類學，他自1980年代以來研究中國農村的教育和城市化的故事，以及他的新書The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China 中的發現。 （本集訪問以英語進行。） 01’30 Introduction to anthropology｜如何開始接觸人類學 07’20 First fieldwork experience in a village in Shandong｜在山東某村落的第一個人類學研究 17'10 Researching in China｜在中國進行人類學研究 28’17 The Funeral of Mr. Wang: Life, Death, and Ghosts in Urbanizing China｜關於喪葬的新書 39’08 What is so political about ghosts?｜鬼魂為何是政治問題？

“Funerals in urbanizing China” with Andrew Kipnis 與任柯安談轉變中的中國與喪葬

"I think you’d be crazy to go into something like anthropology if you want to learn how to say whatever other people tell you to say - you know, maybe you should become a lawyer!"This week we bring you a special treat – an interview between our good friend Zoe Hatten and her PhD supervisor Professor Andrew Kipnis. Andrew Kipnis, Professor at the Australian National University and author of multiple books, most recently From Village to City: Social Transformation in a Chinese Country Sect, spoke with Zoe at the AAA Conference in San Jose last year. They spoke about the way academics speak at conferences and the divide between younger and older generation anthropologists, about funeral ceremonies in China and how to navigate the intricacies of social relationships when doing fieldwork, and discussed the evolution of methods and ideas in action, reflecting on Andrew’s career.QUOTES and LINKS can be found at our website thefamiliarstrange.comAnd if you haven’t already checked it out, head over to our Facebook group The Familiar Strange Chats. We’d like to keep our discussions going from this podcast episode, so let us know your thoughts: what was most interesting? What was most surprising? Did the episode remind you of something else you’ve read, seen, or heard lately – if so, what is it? Let’s keep talking strange, together.Our Patreon can be found at https://www.patreon.com/thefamiliarstrangeThis anthropology podcast is supported by the Australian Anthropological Society, the ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific and College of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, and is produced in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association.Music by Pete Dabro: dabro1.bandcamp.comShownotes by Deanna CattoPodcast edited by Ian Pollock and Matthew Phung

"I think you’d be crazy to go into something like anthropology if you want to learn how to say whatever other people tell you to say - you know, maybe you should become a lawyer!" This week we bring you a special treat – an interview between our good friend Zoe Hatten and her PhD supervisor Professor Andrew Kipnis. Andrew Kipnis, Professor at the Australian National University and author of multiple books, most recently From Village to City: Social Transformation in a Chinese Country Sect, spoke with Zoe at the AAA Conference in San Jose last year. They spoke about the way academics speak at conferences and the divide between younger and older generation anthropologists, about funeral ceremonies in China and how to navigate the intricacies of social relationships when doing fieldwork, and discussed the evolution of methods and ideas in action, reflecting on Andrew’s career. QUOTES and LINKS can be found at our website <a href="http://thefamiliarstrange.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thefamiliarstrange.com</a> And if you haven’t already checked it out, head over to our Facebook group The Familiar Strange Chats. We’d like to keep our discussions going from this podcast episode, so let us know your thoughts: what was most interesting? What was most surprising? Did the episode remind you of something else you’ve read, seen, or heard lately – if so, what is it? Let’s keep talking strange, together. Our Patreon can be found at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefamiliarstrange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thefamiliarstrange</a> This anthropology podcast is supported by the Australian Anthropological Society, the ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific and College of Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, and is produced in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association. Music by Pete Dabro: <a href="http://dabro1.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dabro1.bandcamp.com</a> Shownotes by Deanna Catto Podcast edited by Ian Pollock and Matthew Phung

#48 Nature of Anthropology: Andrew Kipnis on China, Funerals, Conferences & Ethnographic Socialising