人類學教授分析官員患此病並非生理病理原因,而是"潛規則"作祟。如何應對,這位加拿大教授提出了綜合治療的方針--其內容似乎有點深奧- I argue that the management of officials』 suicides involves concatenation of multiple powers: biopolitical, disciplinary, necropolitical, and therapeutic, both sovereign and hegemonic.-不親自去聽講答疑,這些寶貝術語理論也只好跟著教授回加拿大貓冬了。
Guan Xinbing 「Officials』 Heartache」: Depression, Bureaucracy, and Therapeutic Governance in China
Friday, February 17, 2017
12:00–1:30 PM
Columbia University International Affairs Building
Guan Xinbing 「Officials』 Heartache」: Depression, Bureaucracy, and Therapeutic Governance in China
Speaker: Jie Yang, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
Moderator: Nick Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society, Barnard College
The talk addresses the Chinese phenomenon of guan xinbing 「officials』 heartache,」 particularly the media representation of 「officials』 suicides」 since 2009. Through ethnographic analysis, I demonstrate that, instead of biomedical depression as the default cause of officials』 suicides offered by the government and media, the autocratic bureaucratic culture especially the prevalent practices of qian guize 「hidden rules」 trigger officials』 depression and suicide. I argue that the management of officials』 suicides involves concatenation of multiple powers: biopolitical, disciplinary, necropolitical, and therapeutic, both sovereign and hegemonic.