政治-藝術-行動:共同體的難題

這門課將以研究計畫的形式進行。我們的核心問題是:共同體為什麼成為一個困難的概念?共同體政治的內部邊界治理,如何輕易使得共同體成為不可能?為何當代社會出現了內部殖民,而造成了不平等公民與新種族主義?如何能夠透過政治性的介入,使其再度成為可能?如何重新定義政治性行動?如何重新定義共同體?當代思想家如何思考解放政治?是否可以構想一個超越國家的自由人聯合體? 為了回應上述問題,我們除了在第一單元討論共同體基本難題、內部殖民、?治性等基本概念之外,並將在第二單元針對當前政治議題,從歷史脈絡以及當代狀況進行分析,以便具體辨識在全球脈絡下當前社會的關鍵難題。我們必須考慮的脈絡,包括殖民歷史與冷戰文化政治遺緒,以及新自由主義的區域政治經濟結構:(1)質問公民問題,(2)不平等公民與新種族主義,(3)國家主義、民粹主義,(4)集權主義,思想檢查,邊界控制,(5)裙帶資本主義,權力分享,侍從主義,官商勾結,(6)公民行動與公民參與。 我們將視參與課程的同學研究計畫所需,挑選議題,選擇性地納入Sigmund Freud, Louis Althusser, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Ranci?re, Geogio Agamben, Etienne Balibar, Alain Badiou,以及東亞/東南亞/南亞學者的論點,作為分析參照。 以台灣為例,從殖民時期到冷戰戒嚴時期的轉折,戒嚴到解嚴的內部抗爭,後冷戰時期新自由主義市場的快速崛起,都對社會內部結構造成巨大衝擊。類似的社會轉型,在東北亞、東南亞、南亞以及其他地區也可以觀察得到。 最後,第三單元將回應第一單元以及第二單元所提出的問題,朝向自由人聯合體的公民行動與公民參與,規劃活動。我們希望思考藝術行動如何政治性地介入社會?如何參與共同體的共構或是解放?如何考慮劇場行動、策展行動、紀錄片、視覺研究計畫的不同方案?是否能夠提出一個跨地視野的「政治-藝術-行動」的研究計畫? 我們鼓勵同學們帶著自己的研究計畫進來,共同探討相關議題。 備註: 1. 這門課將以中英雙語進行。 2. *為必讀材料,+為選讀材料。

Course objectives: We will take this course as a joint-research project. The core problematics of this project is to address the questions of the community: Why does community become difficult and even impossible? How does the internal border politics of any community easily contribute to the effect of unequal citizenship and new racism? Would any political intervention be feasible in order to make the community possible again? How do we re-assess the meaning of the political and re-envision the composition of a community? What could be the possible forms of civic activism, intellectual emancipation and free associations of communities beyond the scope of nation-state? In order to address the above questions and to identify contemporary critical issues, Unit I will start from general discussions about the question of the community. The keywords are: border politics, unequal citizenship, internal coloniality, and the concept of political. Unit II will then tackle with the problem of the complex genealogy of contemporary ideology, imbedded with the remnants of colonial history and cold war cultural politics, as well as the operation of zoning politics in the contemporary neoliberal age. Depending on the need of the participants' projects, we will then address the following issues: (1) Questioning citizenship, (2) unequal citizenship and new racism, (3) nationalism and populism, (4) concentration of power, censorship, border control, (5) crony capitalism, power sharing, clientalism, (6) Civic Activism and Civic Participation. According to the selected issues above, we will also discuss the relevant writings by Sigmund Freud, Louis Althusser, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Ranci?re, Geogio Agamben, Eti?nne Balibar, Alain Badiou, and other scholars from NEA, SEA and South Asia. We plan to end our course in Unit III with discussions as to how to re-create the concept of community? How to think a free association of trans-local and cross-regional communities? How to link different corners of our societies, beyond the horizon of nation-state, and to connect and contribute intellectual/artistic laborers so that we can address our common agenda and conduct our research projects? We will also focus on several case studies and to think how can civic activist action intervene, re-figure or emancipate the community, such as theatrical action, curatorial action, documentary, or visual project. NB. 1. This course will be conducted in bilingual form. 2. The readings marked with * are required readings, + are selective readings.

延伸閱讀與個別研究 Extended Readings and Independent Studies Students may work with me through independent studies on particular topics or extended readings to furnish their MA thesis or doctoral projects.

(1) Students are expected to complete all assigned readings, participate in the discussion, and punctually submit bi-weekly two-page responses, in addition to taking turns to lead and facilitate discussion in the class. There will be 6 bi-weekly journals in this semester. Students can choose among the assigned readings 2-3 articles related to the particular topics that they are concerned with and that will relate to their own project. (2) Students can form study groups (3-4 people per group) for the presentation of to lead discussions. The group in charge of the presentation are expected to provide additional materials on contemporary conditions, artistic works and film clips to facilitate the discussion. (3) Students are expected to sign up with one of 6 project teams (Week 15, 16, 18) and present their final project with their teammates in the form of a 90-minute workshop. In the workshop that they design together with their teammates, they need to define the problematics, the critical issues that their projects intend to address, the context of their analysis, and their conclusion. (4) Students are required to submit a final paper basing on the revision of their project report. 10-12 double-spaced pages for MA students; 16-20 double-spaced pages for Pd.D. students. Final papers are due on June 30, 2018. Bi-Weekly Response: 40% Participation/Discussion: 20% Final Project Report and Revised Written Paper: 40%