「瓜瓜人類學」返工以外的可能性？Gwaa Gua Anthropology: Are there alternatives to work?

有人抱怨上班是毫無意義而且痛苦的，也有人工作得欲罷不能，從中找到滿足感。對於工作，為什麼人們會有如此不同的感受？而除了資本主義制度之下的「返工」，還有其他工作模式的可能性嗎？本集我們有幸邀請到本系講師 Dr. Tim Rosenkranz（他教授的課程包括「經濟、文化和權力」及「工作文化－－認識廿一世紀的工作」），分享相關的人類學研究，討論當代工作之挑戰、想像及批判。主持：Misa、Ursula
（本集以英語進行）While many people complain that going to work is meaningless and painful, others cannot work enough and find a lot of satisfaction in it. How can we understand people’s different experiences? And, are there alternatives to work in the current capitalist society? In this episode, Dr. Tim Rosenkranz, Lecturer of the Anthropology Department who teaches courses including Economy, Power, and Culture and Working Cultures-Understanding Work in the 21st Century, will share anthropological studies, debates, and understandings of contemporary struggles, imaginations, and critiques of work in and beyond capitalism.Hosts: Misa, Ursula (This episode is conducted in English.)6’43  由「工作」到「資本主義下的工作」 From “work in general” to “work in Capitalism”9’40 資本主義前的社會模式 Before Capitalism 11’45 誰在剥削員工？ Who is exploiting workers?14’55 異化的暴力 The violence of alienation 18’56 馬術治療研究及資本主義以外的可能性 Study on equine therapy and possibilities beyond capitalism22’45 脫離效率思維，從照護層面反思工作 Reconsidering work from a care perspective instead of a productivity mindset39’40 全民基本收入能為人們帶來更大的工作自由嗎？ Can Universal Basic Income provide greater freedom in work?42’02 我們的工作態度如何改變個人的工作體驗 How do our attitudes towards work change individual work experiences?推薦閱讀 Recommended Readings:Lee, Richard B .1998. “Non-Capitalist Work: Baseline For An Anthropology Of Work Or Romantic Delusion?”. Anthropology of Work Review, 18: 9-13. https://doi.org/10.1525/awr.1998.18.4.9Finkelstein, Maura. 2025. “Work Cannot Save Us but Let's Still Try: Labor, Utopias, and Futurity at an Equine Therapy Farm”.Anthropology of Work Review 46(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/awr.70002David Graeber. 2021. After the Pandemic, We Can’t Go Back to Sleep. https://jacobin.com/2021/03/david-graeber-posthumous-essay-pandemicDavid Graeber. 2014. Caring too much. That’s the curse of the working classes. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/26/caring-curse-working-class-austerity-solidarity-scourgeCredit:Sound effect by ZapSplatOpening and Closing Music “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License-http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/系列介紹：「瓜瓜人類學」是香港中文大學人類學系推出的podcast節目，由人類學系的畢業生和同學製作，每集邀請不同領域的來賓對談訪問，探索充滿趣味和驚喜的人類學世界。這一系列節目旨在透過主持人與受訪者嘰哩呱啦的聊天，輕鬆分享人類學學習的經歷與體悟，以聲喚友，與大家暢談流行熱話、世界趨勢，例如科技、性別、族群等多元議題。我們希望與聽眾一起，一窺人類學人腦袋裡的奇思妙想。About the Series: “Gwaa Gua Anthropology” is a podcast project of the Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is produced by anthropology students and graduates. This series aims to find delight in surprising insights and thought-provoking experiences, with guests from different cultural backgrounds and career fields joining the conversation and sharing their perspectives of anthropology. A wide variety of topics in everyday life will be covered, from trending news to global issues, from technology to gender to ethnicity and more. Join us and discover the “out-of-ordinary” encounters in the field of anthropology!