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2024 年 2 月 25 日2024 年 2 月 26 日

Psychedelic Therapy as Form of Life

Summary
In the historical context of a crisis in biological psychiatry, psychedelic drugs paired with psychotherapy are globally re-emerging in research clinics as a potential transdiagnostic therapy for treating mood disorders, addictions, and other forms of psychological distress.

The treatments are poised to soon shift from clinical trials to widespread service delivery in places like Australia, North America, and Europe, which has prompted ethical questions by social scientists and bioethicists. Taking a broader view, we argue that the ethics of psychedelic therapy concerns not simply how psychotherapies are different when paired with psychedelic drugs, but how different kinds of psychedelic therapy shape and are shaped by different values, norms, and metaphysical commitments that amount to different forms of life. Drawing from the published literature and interviews with seven psychedelic therapists working in clinical trials in the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia, this talk opens the black box of the treatments to consider the values and informal debates currently animating the therapies. Considering questions of patient autonomy, mechanisms of therapeutic action, and which therapies are best suited to pair with psychedelic substances, we examine the ethics of psychedelic therapy as a form of life. To bring this out in fuller relief, we conclude by comparing and contrasting this emergent form of life with ayahuasca use in Amazonian shamanism. The talk is based on work done in collaboration with Nicolas Langlitz.

時間/Time ：2024/2/29 星期四
地點：知行樓503
Venue:Zhi Xing Building 503,
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University -Yangming campus
語言：英文
報名表單/Registration：https://forms.gle/XuFbH7SZWxtPExSW9

講者簡介/Speaker profile
Alex K. Gearin, Ph.D., is an medical anthropologist who has researched psychedelic substance using networks and practices across the globe. His forthcoming book Global Ayahuasca: Wondrous Visions and Modern Worlds (Stanford University Press, 2024) explores the psychoactive plant brew “ayahuasca” in Asia, South America, and Australia. His work is featured in Current Anthropology, Social Science and Medicine, Frontiers in Pharmacology, JRAI, and other outlets, and he is co-editor of The World Ayahuasca Diaspora: Controversies and Reinventions (Routledge, 2017). Alex is assistant professor at The University of Hong Kong.

2024 年 2 月 20 日2024 年 2 月 20 日

Queer Ethics of Care in Tsai Ming-liang’s I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone and Days

03/08/2024 / 03/08/2024 14:00pm – 17:00pm
Room 1, Research Center for Humanities and Social sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei
The French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC), Taipei Office organise the following conference:

Speaker: Nicholas de Villiers (University of North Florida, USA)
Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida (USA). He is currently a Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar in Taiwan at National Central University in the Center for the Study of Sexualities (2023–2024). He is the author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol(2012), Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary (2017), and Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-liang (2022), all from the University of Minnesota Press.

Abstract:
Taiwan-based filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang’s Days (2020) features his “male muse” Lee Kang-sheng’s intimate encounter with a Laotian migrant male sex worker masseur in Bangkok (Anong Houngheuangsy): a massage session with a “happy ending.” Days portrays queer sex work as a form of care work, returning to treatments for Lee’s actual neck pain first incorporated into the plot of Tsai’s The River (1997). Tsai’s latest film raises issues of diasporic and queer temporality and labor, and “bounded authenticity” in sex work (Bernstein). The poignancy of watching Lee aging and suffering from neck ailments over eleven feature films with Tsai is enhanced by the juxtaposition of Lee’s body’s fragility with the caretaking bodies of two other male actors: (1) Norman bin Atun as Rawang, a Bangladeshi migrant laborer in Kuala Lumpur who takes in Hsiao Kang (Lee), a battered homeless man without a passport, and nurses him back to health in I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone (2006); (2) the young body of Anong, whose erotic massage seems to offer more relief and comfort than the moxibustion treatment we also watch Lee receiving. Lee gives Anong a music box which plays “Terry’s Theme” from Chaplin’s Limelight (1952), a song which Tsai used before at the end of Sleep, a link between the two films that invites further analysis. Examining these practices of care in Tsai’s nearly wordless “slow cinema,” I engage approaches to queer and crip temporality and performativity of emotional labor in feminist ethics of care and studies of disability and sex work. I close with a reflection on the recent Tsai Ming-liang’s Daysexhibition at the Museum of National Taipei University of Education (MoNTUE) as a staging of queer practices of care beyond representation.

Respondent : Louis Lo (Institute of Visual Studies, NYCU)
This seminar will be held in English.
Corrado Neri, Director of the CEFC Taipei, will chair the session.

2024 年 1 月 1 日2024 年 1 月 18 日

Institute of Visual Studies New Emblem

The Institute of Visual Studies quietly unveiled a brand-new emblem during its tenth-anniversary celebration! Over the past decade, we have diligently cultivated and flourished in the field of visual culture research, much like the vibrant radiance that unfolds from a conch shell. The new emblem serves not only as a symbol of the institute but also as our aspiration and expectation for the future. It signifies the institute’s commitment to continuously infuse a steady stream of vitality into Taiwan’s visual culture research field, painting a more colorful and enriching future for academic development!

設計/Design｜陳薈茗平面設計師/Graphic Designer

Design Concept: The emblem of our institute is centered around the concept of the conch shell, symbolizing “aesthetic harmony and proportion.” It extracts curves and patterns with associative aesthetics, portraying a delicate and artistic representation that exudes visual allure. This design is in harmony with the core values of the “Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Institute of Visual Studies ” — possessing a comprehensive foundation in visual culture studies that transcends traditional images and symbols. Instead, it delves deeply into various aesthetic domains, sparking innovative understanding and interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives. This approach aims to inject a more diverse influence into the academic realm.

2023 年 11 月 16 日2023 年 11 月 16 日

Climate data, the implication, and the AI technology

Algorithmic decarbonisation seminar series

Can algorithms contribute to carbon reduction?

Globally, decarbonisation policies and strategies include the development and deployment of intelligent technologies, as well as highlighting the importance of actively addressing issues concerning just transitions. In light of this, the algorithmic decarbonisation seminar series begins by inviting Taiwanese scholars to share their research and views on the current situations and future visions of using intelligent technologies for carbon reduction. In doing so, it hopes to inspire more reflections and discussions on the social implications of deploying algorithms for decarbonisation. We also plan to invite Australian and Japanese scholars to share their work for understanding the present and future of decarbonisation and net zero transitions in different environmental, social, industrial and policy contexts.

Interdisciplinary dialogues are challenging and we thank our speakers for leading the way. We hope to see more of you in our talks. The seminar series will principally be in-person events, with limited online participation capacities. Please register for the talks and we will get back to you by email, including the link to your registered talk.

Title | Climate data, the implication, and the AI technology
Speaker | Dr. Shih-Yu Lee, Associate Research Fellow, Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academic Sinica

▸ Conventional climate data generally comes from observation or models with different spatial and temporal scales. What are the differences between these data? What does model version mean? In an ad hoc way, how do you choose from models, reanalysis, and downscaling data? We will talk about climate data for implications and a climate scientist’s view on embracing AI technology.

Time | 10:00 – 12:00 Friday, November 24, 2023
Venue | Zhi Xing Building 207, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University -Yangming campus / online
Organizers | Institute of Science, Technology and Society, NYCU and The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Co-organizers | Higher Education SPROUT Project; Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, NYCU; College of Humanities and Social Sciences, NYCU

Registration Link | https://forms.gle/hrukYsSTHhgYBQ8g7
Registration | Until November 19, 2023

Venue Information | https://ymmap.ga.nycu.edu.tw/

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact the algorithimc decarbonisation project team, email: algodeco2@gmail.com

2023 年 11 月 7 日2023 年 11 月 7 日

Can algorithms contribute to carbon reduction?

Title | Data-driven Smart Manufacturing and ESG Opportunities
Speaker | Dr. Chia-Yu Lin, Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Central University.

For the World Economic Forum, contemporary factories should (1) meet market demands and consumer preferences quickly and adjust manufacturing tempo accordingly; (2) accelerate or increase productivity through automation or labour empowerment; (3) connect with upstream and downstream quickly to respond to supply chain risks; (4) satisfy ESG environmental, social and governance demands and comply with policies and regulations in time. How could the use of IoTs, cloud computing, big data, AI and industry 4.0 technologies achieve both operational efficiency and sustainability? This talk will share the research results from my current and past collaborations with industry partners and provide insights into how AI could increase the manufacturing efficiency of the industry and reach sustainability goals.

Time | 14:00 – 16:00 Thursday, November 16, 2023
Venue | Zhi Xing Building 211, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University -Yangming campus
Organizers | Institute of Science, Technology and Society, NYCU and The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Co-organizers | Higher Education SPROUT Project; Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, NYCU; College of Humanities and Social Sciences, NYCU

Registration Link | https://forms.gle/Tpts9egpbGByo2JT6
Registration Until | November 12, 2023

Venue Information | https://ymmap.ga.nycu.edu.tw/

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact the algorithimc decarbonisation project team, email: algodeco2@gmail.com

2023 年 10 月 30 日2023 年 11 月 2 日

2023 Yangming Humanities Lecture Series

The first lecture: 「Culture in the Body, Body in Culture.」
Moderator:Wen-Ji Wang 王文基
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Science, Technology and Society, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University Dean,
Time: 11/7 from 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM.
Location: Room 216, Zhi Xing Building, Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Speaker: Yu, Shuenn-Der 余舜德
Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica.

第二場演講：「台灣茶會儀式中的身體感營造」
The second lecture: 「The Embodiment of Senses in Taiwanese Tea Ceremony.」
Moderator:Karen Yan 嚴如玉
Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Philosophy of Mind at Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Time: 11/9 from 10:10 AM to 12:00 PM.
Location: Room 216, Zhi Xing Building, Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Speaker: Yu, Shuenn-Der 余舜德
Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica.

座談：「Q、甘甜、舒適感、美麗：身體感、文化與科技」
Panel Discussion: 「Q, Sweetness, Comfort, Beauty: Embodiment, Culture, and Technology.」
主持人：Kuei-Ying HUANG 黃桂瑩
Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Visual Culture Studies at Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Time: 11/10 from 13:30 to 15:20.
Location: 2nd Floor, Zhi Xing Building, Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
Speaker:
Yu, Shuenn-Der 余舜德 Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica.

Discussants:
Norman Y. Teng 鄧育仁 Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica.
Wei-Wen Chung 鍾蔚文 Emeritus Professor in the College of Communication, National Chengchi University
Yunn-Wen Lien 連韻文 Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at National Taiwan University.

Exhibition: “Drinking Tea with Anthropologists
Time: 7 November~27 November
Curators：余舜德
Artists：杜韻飛
Opening Tea Party： 11月7日星期二 12：20
Venue: National Yang Ming Chiao Tungn Uiversity , Yangming Campus, Zhixing Building, Art Space

The Pursuit of Perfect Spherical Shape Video Exhibition”: Since the 1940s, Taiwanese Oolong tea has been kneaded by foot to form a semi-spherical shape, and then the invention of the cloth ball machine replaced manual kneading (also known as Q-tea) with machines. New machines, such as the Lotus Machine, have helped to bring the shape of Oolong tea closer to a spherical shape. In recent years, the use of extruders has significantly reduced the amount of manpower and time involved in the process, making the pursuit of a perfect spherical shape even more convenient. This exhibition uses six photos taken with a 100 million pixel camera to demonstrate the almost paranoid demands of modern Taiwanese society on the shape of oolong tea.

Floor and table seating: Tea seating has been an important element in the development of the tea art in Taiwan over the past 40 years, and is the most concrete representation of the aesthetics of tea tasting. The concept of the “tea seat” is a new one, probably developed under Japanese influence. In ancient Chinese paintings, there are no tea seating arrangements, and although there are ancient texts that describe what objects should be in a teahouse, there are no descriptions of tea setups or related aesthetics. These two tea tables are a very important part of the development of the tea culture in Taiwan in the last forty years.

The film “Tea Ceremony – A New and Innovative Tradition of the Tea Art in Taiwan” describes how the development of the contemporary tea art in Taiwan has transformed the public tea ceremony from an event that used to be a “meeting of friends over tea” into a cultural performance.

In addition, a video entitled “Tea is Tea” will be shown at the 2F Art Exhibition Area in the front block of Chi Heng House, introducing “What is Tea” from an anthropological point of view.

Registration link