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Self as Method — Thinking through China & the World w/ Xiang Biao

Self as Method — Thinking through China & the World w/ Xiang Biao

Update: 2024-06-06
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In this episode, Christoph Brumann talks to our director Biao Xiang about his bestselling book 'Self as Method — Thinking through China and the World'. During the conversation, they touch on topics such as Chinese youth, the gentry, Hannah Arendt, how failure can lead to success, why language is more important than theory, and why everyone is a stranger.

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Self as Method — Thinking through China & the World w/ Xiang Biao

Self as Method — Thinking through China & the World w/ Xiang Biao

Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology