Category: Positions through Contextualising

Extended Critical Analysis: Text The article “Lying Flat: Profiling the Tangping Attitude” by Marine Brossard provides a thoroughly contextualised examination of the “tangping” (lying flat) phenomenon as a political and cultural act of nonviolent protest in modern-day China. The article’s main contention is that lying-flat is a significant reaction to the intensely competitive, high-pressure atmosphere…

In the Chinese context, Buddha-Like youth mainly refers to people in their 20s or 30s who are pursuing a peaceful lifestyle in a fast-paced society. Despite being labeled as a “Buddhist mindset,” the term does not have a lot to do with Buddhist traditions. Instead, it refers to a laissez-faire attitude by which one does…