【聊了什么】
在被称为“美国人类学之父”弗兰茨•博厄斯(Franz Boas)的策划下,美国自然历史博物馆在二十世纪初进行了第一次中国远征(Jacob H. Schiff China Expedition,1901-1904)。博厄斯派到中国的“取经人”,是通晓汉、藏、满、蒙、梵语和波斯语等十余种亚洲语言的德裔犹太人伯特霍尔徳•劳弗(Berthold Laufer,也译为“劳费尔”)。年轻的劳弗不辱使命,1904年为西方世界带回来第一批真正意义上的中国民族学收藏。然而博厄斯野心勃勃的亚洲研究计划、这批中国收藏以及劳弗的学术生涯,都随着1905年博厄斯从自然历史博物馆愤然辞职而前途未卜。博厄斯为什么会对中国感兴趣?劳弗眼中的中国与博厄斯看到的中国是否一样?当劳弗把中国带回来的皮影、鸽哨和《御制耕织图》摆在展厅里,当时的美国观众买账吗?这批收藏后来的命运又如何?
在这期播客中,供职于美国自然历史博物馆人类学部的薛茗博士将回顾百年前的这场中国远征,一个远征者在“人类学家”与“汉学家”之间摇摆的一生,以及美国早期人类学与中国研究失之交臂的遗憾。
薛茗博士的新书《77街的神龛——美国自然历史博物馆里物的灵韵与人的故事》今年由上海三联书店出版。
Under the direction of Franz Boas, considered the "father of American anthropology," the American Museum of Natural History conducted its first China Expedition (the Jacob H. Schiff China Expedition) from 1901-1904. Boas sent Berthold Laufer, a German-Jewish scholar fluent in over ten Asian languages including Chinese, Tibetan, Manchu, Mongolian, Sanskrit, and Persian. The young Laufer succeeded in bringing back the first truly significant Chinese ethnological collection to the Western world in 1904. However, Boas's ambitious Asian research plans, the Chinese collection, and Laufer's academic career all faced uncertainty when Boas angrily resigned from the Natural History Museum in 1905. Why was Boas interested in China? Did Laufer and Boas see China differently? How did American audiences respond to exhibits of Chinese shadow puppets, pigeon whistles, and imperial agricultural illustrations? In this episode, Dr. Ming Xue from the Anthropology Department of the American Museum of Natural History reviews this century-old China expedition, exploring Laufer's career between anthropology and sinology, and the missed connection between early American anthropology and Chinese studies.
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【时间轴】
00:01:57 美国自然历史博物馆的历史地位与独特性
00:08:51 人类学博物馆的诞生与早期定位
00:11:37 社会进化论对早期博物馆展示的影响
00:31:50 劳福的"抢救式"收藏心态,与对中国民间文化的独特兴趣
00:42:26 现代人类学博物馆面临的挑战与转型
00:52:10 现代博物馆如何处理文化展示的敏感性
01:40:07 重新思考博物馆的文化对话功能
00:01:57 The historical significance and uniqueness of the American Museum of Natural History
00:08:51 The birth of anthropology museums and their early positioning
00:11:37 The impact of Social Darwinism on early museum exhibitions
00:31:50 Lao Fu’s “rescue-oriented” collection mindset and his unique interest in Chinese folk culture
00:42:26 Challenges and transformations faced by modern anthropology museums
00:52:10 How modern museums handle cultural display sensitivities
01:40:07 Rethinking museums’ role in facilitating cultural dialogue
【我们是谁 The Who】
选修课 Universus 是一档分享和探讨泛文化话题的中文播客,脱胎于2013年创办的纽约文化沙龙。 我们力求引发对学科方法和视角的认知和思考,而不仅仅是知识的传递。我们在组织活动的过程中积累了一些经验和人脉,尝试打造成年人的博雅教育,并在播客中拓展这样的探索。我们希望审视和反抗无意识的价值规训与随波逐流。我们希望冷酷地剖析自己的偏见,热忱地拥抱多元视角。我们希望去工具化,真诚地感知、理解、创造自己的生活和复杂的世界。我们追随原初的好奇而非代餐式的猎奇。话题可以轻松,方法力求严肃。在《选修课》里,我们互相映照,唤醒失落的维度。
选修课 Universus is a Chinese-language podcast created by the same people who founded the New York Chinese Cultural Salon (纽约文化沙龙)in 2013. The past decade of organizing events and talks put us in a position of creating a sort of liberal arts education experience for those who have left school. We strive to go beyond merely transmitting knowledge to reflecting on complex topics using cross-disciplinary perspectives. We strive to resist conformity, to dissect our own biases, and to embrace diverse schools of thought. Our goal is to help professionals resist becoming just a tool of production, and to understand the world around us in earnest. We let our genuine curiosity be our guide. With a light-hearted tone, we approach each topic seriously. We hope that “选修课 Universus” creates a space to explore lost dimensions.
主讲人:薛茗 Guest: Dr. Ming Xue
本科毕业于北京大学生命科学院,2014年于美国加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)获得人类学博士学位,现供职于美国自然历史博物馆人类学部。她的研究关注物质文化、物质宗教、博物馆人类学、社会变迁等主题,长期在青海省黄南藏族自治州从事热贡唐卡艺术和唐卡艺人的研究。学术研究之外,担任纪录片导演、策展人、非虚构撰稿人。纪录片《画唐卡的女子》(2019)曾入选玛格丽特•米德国际电影节(Margaret Mead Film Festival)、世界遗产电影节(Heritales: International Heritage Film Festival)、亚洲研究学会电影节(AAS Film Expo)等。中文非虚构作品曾发表于三联《新知》杂志、澎湃思想市场、腾讯谷雨、飞地、《生活》月刊等媒体平台。 Dr. Xue's new book "Shrines on 77th Street: Objects and Stories from the American Museum of Natural History" was published this year by Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore.
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