香港中文大學人類學系博士畢業生安孟竹，博士論文以中國城市中自閉症兒童的家長為研究對象，了解他們在養育孩子時所面對的挑戰與糾結，勾勒出日常經驗之中，家長的嘗試與反思。安孟竹同時是人類學新媒體平台「結繩志」核心編輯之一，致力向大眾介紹人類學的觀點、方法與行動。今集節目中，安孟竹介紹她的自閉症研究，也分享她關於公共人類學的理解與嘗試，討論如何透過去中心化的知識生產方式，在學術與生活之間，翻譯溝通、跨越邊界。
（本集訪問以普通話進行。）
An Mengzhu, PhD graduate of the Department of Anthropology, CUHK, studies how parents in urban China strive for a dignified and worthy life for their children with autism by responding to various challenges at different stages of their children’s growth. Mengzhu is also one of the core editors of a new media anthropology platform "TyingKnots", which is dedicated to introducing anthropological perspectives, studies, and engagement to the public. In this episode, Mengzhu shares about her PhD research, discusses her understanding and practice of public anthropology, and explores how to transcend different boundaries through a decentralized way of knowledge production.
(This episode is conducted in Putonghua.)
00’39 中國自閉症兒童家庭養育研究 Raising children with autism in urban China
14’57 由社會學到人類學博士 From sociology major to PhD in anthropology
24’20 「結繩志」：公共人類學與去中心化的知識生產 “Tying Knots”, public anthropology, and de-centralized knowledge production
60’32 不斷跨越邊界的人類學家 To be an anthropologist, to be crossing boundaries