人類學系學術演講
| 講 題 | Mimesis and Alterity |
| 講 者 | 李紀舍教授（臺大外文系） |
| 時 間 | 2024.12.10 (Tue.) 14:20-17:20 |
| 地 點 | 國立臺灣大學水源系館人類學系201教室 |
| 演講簡介 | Anthropological methodologies, after the ontological turn, must reemphasize the role of mimesis. Mimesis is crucial because it allows ontologies to project their key participatory roles within ethnographic narratives. This class begins by reviewing classic discussions on mimesis in anthropology, particularly the seminal works of Michael Taussig, to understand how mimesis constitutes a core element of anthropological methodology. We will then engage with Bruno Latour’s critical discourse. I will propose an anthropological reading of Latour’s arguments, which, from the perspective of anthropology, suggests a flattening of the statuses of humans and nonhumans in ethnographic descriptions. In other words, ethnography must simultaneously focus on humans and nonhumans to comprehensively attend to specific human contexts. Latour, albeit indirectly, also argues that such a flattened approach necessitates mimicking not only humans but also nonhumans. Finally, we will explore Donna Haraway’s concept of the Chthulucene, as opposed to the Anthropocene, to learn methods for mimicking nonhumans. This approach can be creatively integrated with the ethnographic methodologies derived from Latour’s discourse, serving as a powerful intellectual source for developing methods of nonhuman mimesis within ethnographic research. |
★本演講為人類學系王梅霞老師開設之課程「文化人類學基礎理論」與【新世紀臺灣人文學研究計畫】共同舉辦，歡迎所有師生參加★
Members of the university community and interested friends are welcome to attend. No registration is needed.
