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 WiR Regular Activity 

Multi-Species Ethnography
Ethnographie multi-espèces

 Writer-in-Residence / écrivain en résidence 

　Scott E. Simon

• Scott E. Simon studied East Asian Studies and German at Indiana University, before moving to Canada (his mother's country) to do graduate studies in Anthropology at McGill University, Montréal. He chose anthropology because he wanted to travel, hang out with people, and write about their lives. In 1996, he came to Taiwan for the first time to do one year of ethnographic research, but ultimately stayed five years. Since 2004, he has done research in Truku and Seediq Indigenous communities. He has also done fieldwork in Tainan, on Orchid Island, Kinmen / Matsu, Guam, and Japan. He has written four book-length ethnographies about Taiwan, the most recent being "Truly Human: Indigeneity and Indigenous Resurgence on Formosa." In addition to writing multi-species and phenomenological ethnography, he also writes academic articles, essays and blogs about Taiwan. When he is not in Taiwan, he teaches anthropology and sociology at the University of Ottawa.
   
• La Taiwan Literature Base a le plaisir d'inviter Scott Simon, un ethnographe canadien qui a mené des recherches dans des communautés autochtones et non autochtones à travers Taiwan et ses îles connexes depuis 1996, à être l'écrivain résident du Muse Garden pendant trois semaines en mai. Enseignant, écrivain et photographe, il vit à Taïwan depuis plus de dix ans. Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre pour une série d'activités au cours desquelles vous pourrez engager des conversations approfondies avec l'artiste, découvrir la magie de l'ethnographie et la façon dont vous pouvez voir Taïwan avec de nouveaux yeux !

 Session 1 / Séance 1 

The Magic of Ethnography
La magique de l'ethnographie

　May 11th (Sun.) 3PM - 5PM
　le dimanche 11 mai 2025 de 15h à 17h

　 Muse Garden, Taiwan Literature Base 

　　The magic of ethnography is an introduction to the literary genre of the ethnography. The author will introduce his own two books, as well as another example in Chinese about life in the Amazon. We will have an opportunity to discuss with the author ethnographic field research, but also the literary techniques needed to bring to life the life-worlds of other human beings.

　　La magie de l'ethnographie est une introduction au genre littéraire de l'ethnographie. L'auteur présentera ses deux propres livres, ainsi qu'un autre exemple en chinois sur la vie en Amazonie. Nous aurons l'occasion de discuter avec l'auteur de la recherche ethnographique sur le terrain, mais aussi des techniques littéraires nécessaires pour donner vie aux mondes-vécus d'autres êtres humains.

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 Session 2 / Séance 2 

Phenomenology and Field Research
La phénoménologie et recherche de terrain

　May 18th (Sun.) 3PM - 5PM
　le dimanche 18 mai 2025 de 15h à 17h

　 Muse Garden, Taiwan Literature Base 

　　Phenomenology is the name of a philosophical school, but it is also a method of doing ethnographic fieldwork inspired by this philosophy. The goal is to learn about the world by moving through it, by paying attention to the body and its sensation, but most of all paying attention to the living world around us. This is a departure from the norms of cultural anthropology, which tries to objectively study cultural diversity. The goal is instead to reflect on what it means to be human, and to allow the wonders of the world to reveal themselves to the observer.

　　La phénoménologie est le nom d'une école philosophique, mais c'est aussi une méthode de recherche sur le travail inspirée de cette philosophie. L'objectif est d'apprendre à connaître le monde en s'y déplaçant, en prêtant attention au corps et à ses sensations, mais surtout en prêtant attention au monde vivant qui nous entoure. Cette démarche s'écarte des normes de l'anthropologie culturelle, qui tente d'étudier objectivement la diversité culturelle. L'objectif est plutôt de réfléchir à ce que signifie être humain et de permettre aux merveilles du monde de se révéler à l'observateur.

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 Session 3 / Séance 3 

Our Feathered Friends: Multi-Species Encounters with Birds
Nos amis à plumes : Rencontres multi-espèces avec les oiseaux

　May 25th (Sun.) 3PM - 5PM
　le dimanche 25 mai 2025 de 15h à 17h

　 Muse Garden, Taiwan Literature Base 

　　The challenge of multi-species ethnography is capturing the life-worlds of non-human beings. It is an art to track down the birds, pay attention to their lives without frightening, and imagine the world from their perspectives. Cameras and binoculars are useful tools, but most of all we need empathy and creativity. I will show some examples with photos. I will also ask you to imagine the world from the perspective of the birds around us in Taipei.

　　Le défi de l'ethnographie multi-espèces est de capturer les mondes de vie des êtres non-humains. C'est un art de traquer les oiseaux, d'être attentif à leur vie sans les effrayer et d'imaginer le monde de leur point de vue. Les appareils photo et les jumelles sont des outils utiles, mais nous avons surtout besoin d'empathie et de créativité. Je vous montrerai quelques exemples à l'aide de photos. Je vous demanderai également d'imaginer le monde du point de vue des oiseaux qui nous entourent à Taipei.

 注意   Mandarin will be main language in these activities.
 　　   Ces activités se dérouleront en mandarin.

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