Theme: Anxiety over Identity

As a social being, every one of us cares about where we are placed,as known as the identity.How will others define us?The anxieties over our identity may generate from a job transfer, a life-role changing, a struggle for achieving your ambition,or even more likely from the lack of self-cognition.This time, we’d like to invite you to a discussion on the myth of identity and learn how to understand and confront it.

HD School
Yinzhou District
ningbo, Zhejiang, 31500
China

Guangxing Chen

Associate Professor of Shanghai International Studies University and Translatorof the book Status Anxiety

Chen has devoted himself to the study of British and American Literature with a focus on American Transcendentalism Literature and Contemporary Literature.Chen translated the book Status Anxietyby Alain de Botton, and he also looked into Henry David Thoreau’s philosophyabout status anxiety.Chen believes that living like a philosopher, holding the right attitude towards life and practicing what you preach will helpto reduce anxiety levels.

Jie Zhang

Freelancer. A Japanese teacher, a translator, an editor-in-chief, a freelancerand also a best-selling author.

He has many ideas which have not been written down yet. With no intention to be labeled, he only wants to be a tender and humorous man. He always has some interesting and warm stories to share with you. He is currently devoting himself tonovel writing, playwriting and the running of a magazine.He holds the view that the more expectations we have of ourselves, the greater anxiety we will feel.