CUHK Anthropology Podcast 人類學與世界

Wai-man Tang, lecturer in the Department  of Anthropology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has been researching and working with ethnic minorities in Hong Kong for years. His doctoral dissertation studies the relationships between heroin use and transnational migration among the second and third generations of Nepalis in Hong Kong. He is currently studying a South Asian sport , kabaddi, and hopes to connect people of different ethnicities through conducting kabaddi classes for different communities. In the interview, Wai-man talks about how his background shaped his views on marginalized groups in society. He then details the people and the stories he encountered in his fieldwork and the dynamics with different stakeholders, which evoked reflections on the relationship between researcher and interlocutors, among other challenges and situations encountered in anthropological research.

（The episode is conducted in English.）

香港中文大學人類學系講師鄧偉文博士長年關注香港少數族裔，其博士論文研究本地第二、三代尼泊爾移民與毒品的關係，現時正研究南亞運動「卡巴迪」(Kabaddi)，並希望藉着這運動連結不同族裔的社群。今集訪談，Wyman談到其成長背景如何形塑他對於社會上被邊緣化族群的關注，細述了田野調查中的經歷及與不同持分者的角力，引人反思研究者與被訪者的關係，以及人類學研究中遇到的難題和處境。

（本集訪問以英語進行。）

00’52 Interest in anthropology and marginalized communities in society｜對人類學及社會上被邊緣化群體的關注

19'55 Gay Christians in Hong Kong｜香港同志基督徒

24'50 Researching on Nepali drug users in Hong Kong｜在港尼泊爾人與毒品研究

45'56 The role of anthropology and how to share cultural knowledge and build community through “Kabaddi”｜人類學在社會的角色，如何透過「卡巴迪」傳播文化知識及連結不同社群

In today’s episode of the CUHK Anthropology podcast, we talk to Sealing Cheng, Associate Professor of the department, about her career in anthropology. Sealing speaks about how she discovered anthropology as an undergraduate student and how her research shifted from food, to herbal teas, before she eventually settled on the topic of sexuality, sex-workers in U.S. military camp towns in Korea, and migration. In this conversation, Sealing highlights the value of the ethnographic method in helping us understand those who are radically different from us. She also discusses the complexities surrounding the criminalization of sex-work and sex-workers especially in our neoliberal age.

（This episode is conducted in English.）

今集節目嘉賓香港中文大學人類學系副教授鄭詩靈，除了分享她如何開始接觸人類學，也回顧了她的研究課題如何由最初的食物，到中藥，再聚焦在性與性別議題、在南韓的美軍基地的性工作者，以及人口遷徙。對談中，鄭詩靈強調人類學的田野調查如何幫助我們理解與自己截然不同的他者，也討論到在新自由主義的時代，將性工作及性工作者刑事化（criminalization）的複雜性。

（本集訪問以英語進行。）

01’33 Introduction to anthropology and research on food and herbal tea shop in Hong Kong｜如何開始接觸人類學，並研究食物和香港的涼茶舖

12'00 From Chinese medicine to nationalism and sexuality in South Korea｜由中醫到南韓的民族主義與性別研究

18'08 Sex-workers in U.S. military camp towns in Korea｜南韓的美軍基地的性工作者

31’12 Neo-liberalism and sex work｜新自由主義與性工作

41'53 Asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong, as social beings｜作為「社會存在」的在港難民和尋求庇護者

In today’s episode of the CUHK Anthropology podcast, we speak with Gordon Mathews, a longtime professor in the Department in an interview covering a wide range of topics.

We begin by discussing how he became an anthropologist, his experiences and connection to Japan, the accidental nature of life, and how he ended up in Hong Kong. The discussion then turns to his research interests, happiness in life, the CUHK Anthropology Department and its students, the importance of teaching students to appreciate multiple points of view, and his connection to Chungking Mansions as well as his friendships with members of the asylum-seeking population. The interview concludes with his thoughts about what anthropology can offer us.

（This episode is conducted in English.）

本集節目，我們與香港中文大學人類學系教授、前系主任Gordon Mathews進行訪談，討論的話題十分廣泛：從他如何成為一個人類學家、他在日本的生活經驗、生活的偶然性，到他如何落戶香港，以及在人類學系的經歷。多年來，Gordon持續教導學生欣賞多元觀點的重要性。我們也聊到他與重慶大廈的關係，以及與尋求庇護者建立的友誼。最後，他分享了他對於人類學的社會貢獻的看法。

（本集訪問以英語進行。）

00’47 How anthropology became a part of Gordon’s life | 人類學如何「意外地」進入Gordon的生命

11'04 Diverse research interests | 不限於單一研究題目

15'46 On meanings of life and happiness | 關於人生的意義與快樂

21'21 Teaching in the Anthropology Department | 人類學系中的教學生涯

28’13 Academic freedom and teaching critical thinking | 學術自由與教授批判思維

34’37 Connection to asylum-seekers and memorable experience in the field| 與尋求庇護者的互動及在田野的難忘經歷

46’34 What anthropology and ethnography can offer the world | 人類學與田野研究對社會的貢獻

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？