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Author: Andy Xiao

Andy Xiao (or Yang Xiao, my Chinese name) was born in China (the country known for its high regards of human rights and the freedom of speech). Now studying liberal arts in Berlin, I’m striving to integrate my Chinese/Eastern background with the Western culture, which is quite a challenging but interesting process. Other than that, I am a person of the spoken-word, which makes me interested in reviving the interview tradition that the blog once started. In the Odyssey course that I once took in this school, my professor articulated a point that I remember very vividly, he said, “one’s emotional receptivity is a great instrument for knowledge”. This is the reason why I enjoy having conversations with people so much — the subtle emotions that I capture which transcend words tell me so much about their souls.
By : Andy Xiao April 22, 2016April 22, 2016

The Trans-disciplinary Education at BCB

Once, in a seminar of the Representation class with Geoff, I made a comment about the painting that we were discussing by reading a passage that I wrote on my notebook before I came to the class. He appreciated the comment but insisted that I voiced my impression on the painting at that very moment.

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The Question-Based Education of BCB: A Conversation With Michael Weinman

As a student of Michael (Weinman), I’ve been constantly impressed by his scope of knowledge, fascinated by his pedagogical style and inspired by his own intellectual passion: He reads ancient Greek and has written his Doctoral dissertation on Aristotle, but at the same time he engages with post-modern thought and has written on the works

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