Xiang Biao and Wu Qi, "Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)
New Books in Anthropology
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Pay Attention to Conflict Situations
I really like this reminder of making sense of contradictions, which you do so by reminding readers to pay attention to concrete details in in conflict situations. You write about the importance of socializing with people who might bring up uncomfortable topics as a reminder that these events can also be stimulating. And I think that's something that is quite difficult to do, especially in the current age with political polarism and just people just becoming more insular and unwilling to be faced with with with conflict. The reason is that one with the problem that we are facing now is precisely the breakdown of public communication,. One social group regardless the other as enemies rather than potential partners for dialogue.
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