双语汇｜学术酒吧，是真需求还是一阵风

▲ 北京三里屯商圈，一家酒吧邀请知名大学教授分享人类学相关主题讲座。图片来源：东方IC

“学术酒吧”作为一种典型的青年文化现象，正日益引发社会的广泛关注与讨论。在短时间内，学术酒吧不仅在社交平台走红，线下活动也迅速从上海蔓延到北京、广州、南京等大城市，形成一股跨地域的文化热潮。

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As a quintessential youth cultural phenomenon, “academic bars” are increasingly capturing public attention and sparking discussion. In a relatively short period of time, the phenomenon has gained traction on social media while also spreading offline from Shanghai to major cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, and Nanjing, forming a cross-regional cultural trend.

与此同时，有关学术酒吧这一现象的讨论和分析也层出不穷。其中不乏对“学术”和“酒吧”这样两个似乎南辕北辙的场景组合在一起表示质疑的声音。不少人认为学术酒吧只是给喝酒和社交蒙上了“知识的遮羞布”，所谓学术只是表演和借口。那么，到底是什么使人们在学术酒吧活动中获得积极体验？

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At the same time, discussion and analysis of this phenomenon have proliferated. Some voice skepticism about the pairing of “academic” and “bar”—two seemingly contradictory settings. Critics argue that academic bars merely mask drinking and socializing with a veneer of knowledge, reducing scholarship to performance or pretext. What, then, accounts for the sense of meaningful engagement that participants report experiencing in academic bars?

酒吧里的学术，其实早有先例

BAR-BASED LECTURES ARE NOTHING NEW

学术酒吧算不上一种新现象，英国的SciBar（Science in a Bar）在2004年就开始有组织地运行，以在酒吧中做学术讲座的形式传播科学知识。

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Academic bars are not an entirely new phenomenon. In the United Kingdom, SciBar (Science in a Bar) began operating in a more systematic form as early as 2004, using bar-based lectures as a means of public science communication.

一次“拍脑袋”式的乌托邦实验

AN IMPROMPTU UTOPIAN EXPERIMENT

学术酒吧的起点源于一次个人“拍脑袋”式的灵光乍现。在上海市中心有一家二十平方米的小精酿酒吧，在酒吧一般的经营范围之外，它以偶尔举办一些非正式的、小型的、亚文化群体的主题活动作为特色。在2024年夏天，这家酒吧的临时主理人是耶鲁大学的政治学博士研究生。

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The emergence of academic bars began with a spontaneous, impromptu spark of inspiration. In the heart of Shanghai, a 20-square-meter craft beer bar departs from conventional business models by occasionally hosting informal, small-scale subcultural events. In the summer of 2024, a Yale University PhD candidate in political science served as the bar’s interim curator.

出于自身专业的敏感，他发现，市面上几乎没有以酒吧为空间场景的人文社会科学的讲座。于是他通过私人关系邀请了一些人文社会科学学者和博士研究生来酒吧讲讲自己的研究。目的非常超脱和缥缈——“维护一个多元的、大家都可以聊天的空间”。

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Drawing on his disciplinary sensitivity, he noticed the near absence of humanities and social science lectures held in bar settings. Through personal connections, he invited scholars and PhD candidates to share their research. The aim was deliberately open-ended: “maintaining a diverse space for dialogue.”

▲ 青年在讲座现场进行提问。图片来源：东方IC

未讲先火的那个夜晚

THE NIGHT IT WENT VIRAL

其中有一场关于“社恐”的讲座后来成为“小红书”的热门话题，几乎算是学术酒吧线上线下热潮的起点。那次讲座，尽管吧台里面和外面的过道都已经坐满了，非常拥挤，但还有听众源源不断到达。后来因为没有话筒外面听不到，主讲人只好站在门口讲，而酒吧大门栅栏外还有人站着听。

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One lecture on “social anxiety” later became a trending topic on Xiaohongshu, effectively marking the start of the academic bar’s online–offline surge in popularity. On the night of the lecture, the bar counter and surrounding corridors were already packed, yet attendees continued to arrive in a steady stream. Later, as those standing outside could not hear without a microphone, the speaker had to move to the doorway—while a few listeners stayed on, right outside the bar’s gate.

比知识更重要的，是真诚

MORE THAN KNOWLEDGE: SINCERITY

实际上，不论在什么场景中，我们所获取的知识本身是最容易被遗忘的。但那些真诚交流、情感互通的瞬间，带来的正向反馈或许更为长久。非正式学术交流给双方提供的是一种情绪价值，一种“志同道合”“真诚相待”的感觉，而这正是现代青年的日常生活中愈发稀少的状态。

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Knowledge gained in any setting is often the easiest to forget, while moments of sincere communication and emotional connection tend to leave a more lasting impression. In this sense, informal academic exchanges generate emotional value and a feeling of shared ideals and sincere interaction—qualities that have become increasingly scarce in the everyday lives of young people.

如何把真诚的公共交流变得更加日常，不必非要去酒吧听讲座才能获得，更值得深思。

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More broadly, how sincere forms of public communication might be made more accessible in everyday life—without relying solely on bar-based lectures—warrants deeper reflection.

来源 ： ChineseSocialSciencesToday微信公众号

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