African transnational mobility in China: Africans on the move

Q2 Social Sciences

Asian anthropology Pub Date : 2021-09-20 DOI:10.1080/1683478X.2021.1970709

Marco Montagner

引用次数: 4

Abstract

may interpret as Chinese government propaganda but do indeed learn the Chinese language to varying degrees and do indeed learn much from the fellow globalized humanity of their Chinese teachers. Since this ethnography is limited in its scope, it hardly negates Sahlins’ critique, but it does vividly show the human and more complex dimension of Confucius Classrooms in one particular American setting. I have criticisms of Hubbert’s book – in particular, I wish that she had focused more fully on American students of Asian ancestry and particularly of Chinese ancestry, because their experiences of Confucius Classrooms were no doubt significantly different in many respects than those of students of European background. Still, I highly recommend this book. In the highly charged world of global political rivalry that we are now in, Hubbert provides a nuanced portrayal of how Confucius Classrooms in the United States actually work in practice. This is a valuable contribution, showing the value of ethnography in enabling us to better understand the variegated micro-complexities of global ideological conflict.

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非洲人在中国的跨国流动:流动中的非洲人

可能会解释为中国政府的宣传，但他们确实在不同程度上学习了汉语，也确实从他们的中国老师那里学到了很多全球化的人性。由于这本民族志的范围有限，它很难否定萨林斯的批评，但它确实生动地展示了孔子课堂在一个特定的美国背景下的人性和更复杂的维度。我对Hubbert的书有一些批评——特别是，我希望她能更全面地关注亚洲血统的美国学生，尤其是华裔学生，因为他们在孔子课堂上的经历无疑在许多方面与欧洲背景的学生有很大的不同。尽管如此，我还是强烈推荐这本书。在我们现在所处的这个高度紧张的全球政治竞争的世界里，哈伯特细致入微地描绘了孔子课堂在美国的实际运作情况。这是一个有价值的贡献，显示了民族志的价值，使我们能够更好地理解全球意识形态冲突的各种微观复杂性。

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Asian anthropology Social Sciences-Anthropology

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