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Methodology Of Augmented Reality Chinese Language Articulatory Pronunciation Practice: Game And Study Design, Daria Sinyagovskaya

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-

Learning a language can be hard. Learning a language that contains tones to convey meaning is even harder. This dissertation presents a novel methodology for creating a language practice using augmented reality that has never been used before. The design of a new app in AR and non-AR versions can evaluate the same practice methodology. This methodology was applied to new software and was examined in regard to the importance of this software. Although the study results are inconclusive, progress has been made in answering research questions on the effectiveness of AR versus non-AR and the reliability of peer assessment. …

Mei Lan-Fang: The Masculinist Idealization Of Femininity, Yangzhou Bian

Theatre Student Scholarship

Mei Lan-fang was the most well-known Beijing Opera practitioner specializing in the impersonation of historical and mythological female characters. His captivating performance style is known as “The School of Mei”. It balances the external stage presence and internal precision and attends to the minutiae. His performances were drawn predominantly from the classic repertoire, and they have won him the position that “no other Chinese actor attained and retained” (Scott ii). Despite the general perception of Mei’s contribution to the emancipation of women through his work and his self-assertion of sympathy towards their suffering, the underlying motivation may not be as …

Music And Sound In Weihsien Internment Camp In Japanese-Occupied China, Zhihui Sophia Geng

Asian Studies Faculty Publications

From the chapter's Introduction:
On 7 July 1937, Japanese forces based in Manchuria charged southward towards Beijing, invading north China and hence starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45). On 7 December 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, transforming the Second Sino-Japanese War into the Pacific War. As a result of Pearl Harbor, the status of Allied citizens living in China at the time changed from neutral to ‘enemy aliens’. These Allied citizens included individuals and their families who worked in China as government officials, executives, engineers and Christian missionaries. They were forced into internment camps under the watchful eyes of the …

Not Or But And: Tusán Identity In 1920s Chinese-Peruvian Poetry, Zachary Young

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

Experiences Of Chinese American Psychology Trainees In Multicultural Education, Helen Weng-Ian Chao

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Although research has established that students of color have unique experiences in their multicultural training, few studies have examined the experiences and needs of specific subgroups of students of color. This study examined Chinese American psychology trainees’ experiences in multicultural education. Qualitative data was collected from individual semi-structured interviews with Chinese American doctoral students (N = 6). Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to understand participants’ perceptions of their experiences in multicultural courses. Data analysis resulted in four themes: the (1) burden of being minoritized, (2) Chinese American identity inflection points, being (3) sidelined by whiteness, and (4) …

從當代電影看亞洲跨性別人士的困局, Nga Man Wong

Dissertations from all years

「跨性別」指所表現的行為與社會期待下的原生理性別不一致之個體，猶如將對的靈魂裝在錯的身體裏。本文選取了三部以跨性別為題材的當代電影分析亞洲地區跨性別人士的現況，包括由王育麟導演執導的台灣電影《阿莉芙》、李駿碩導演執導的香港電影《翠絲》和陳立謙導演執導馬來西亞電影《迷失安狄》，三地在性別平權的進度上亦有較大的差異。三位導演都是當地的華人，以華人的角度出發，更深入分析和呈現每一個地方的民眾對跨性別的看法。本文通過分析電影敘事與電影語言如何帶出亞洲跨性別人士所需面對的困境和狀況，包括在宗教、家庭、職場等方面細看跨性別人士在不同階段所面對的困難。

從《宣驗記》論六朝佛家思想和文學價值, Ying Ying Chen

Dissertations from all years

劉義慶《宣驗記》是中國志怪小説之一，被魯迅評為釋氏輔教之書。中國人本身深受儒家和道家思想影響，佛教能立根中國，為中國人所認識，實有賴社會環境和佛教徒的努力，社會也漸漸出現信奉佛教的作家，他們創作小說時會加入佛教思想。另外，《宣驗記》中的佛教故事不但能宣揚佛家思想，對後世創作也帶來巨大影響。然而，現在大部分有關六朝志怪小說研究的學術文章主要分析小說中的佛家思想或其分類，但缺少全面的研究，如︰佛教發展興盛的原因和佛教故事帶來的影響。

故本論文先概述佛教在六朝的發展和原因。其次分析《宣驗記》小說故事內容與其佛家思想，進一步佛教在六朝社會傳播的情形、六朝社會狀況和民眾佛教信仰的情況。最後分析《宣驗記》中的佛教故事在宗教和文學上作出什麼貢獻。

論蘇偉貞女性眷村小說「封閉」的意義, Yee Lam Tseng

Dissertations from all years

眷村第二代作家蘇偉貞在八零年代因作品多以男女情愛為主，被批評缺乏討論現實問題。筆者認為，蘇偉貞雖然表面上聚焦男女情慾的問題，但是其小說的核心關懷實爲探討第一代眷村女性在臺灣歷史中「失語」的困境，並藉此思考第二代女性放下歷史包袱、勇於走出「封閉」眷村的可能性。故本論文主張蘇偉貞從其眷村小說《有緣千里》開始探討眷村內部的女性議題，並在臺灣解嚴後出版的小說中《離開同方》正式為族群的女性發聲。

本論文以這兩部小說作為研究對象，首先討論蘇偉貞寫作時的「封閉」狀態，並延伸分析小說中兩代眷村女性所面臨的困境。第三章將藉分析兩代女性「封閉」的內心世界，探討第一代眷村女性在臺灣歷史中「失語」的困境以及第二代女性逃離的慾望。第四章則反思兩代眷村女性如何通過追尋自我，尋找走出這個「封閉」世界的意義。

電影與歷史：論香港電影中日戰爭的日本形象（1960-1990年代）, Ka Yee Cheung

Dissertations from all years

媒體在很大程度上介入人們對歷史的認知。當歷史的書寫和影像走出了勝利者的演講稿，電影便以多元的姿態對歷史進行見證與回顧。擴展題材、意識形態、歷史的來源等方式再現和豐富歷史，電影人獨到的見解都增添了歷史的複雜性和曖昧性。而再現的過程必然會被其時代和周遭的世界滲透影響。影片的價值在於它提供了一種社會與歷史角度的詮釋方式，影片與其周遭的世界必然互相溝通。由此電影的背景與敘述成為我們研究和理解歷史與社會的參數。

對中國人而言，中日戰爭（1939-1945）是一道陳年的傷疤，如今仍以各種媒介傳載這段歷史。在1949年後，面對曾經的敵人，中港台三地皆隨著語境的變遷有不同的回應。而電影，作為歷史的敘述者，也在繼續重現、萃取、呈現不同的視野和維度。作為曾經的丑角，香港電影對日本的記憶在60年代起產生了曖昧的變化。在港英政府的管治下，民族主義沒成為主流，與日本的關係變得密切。但電影對中日戰爭這一題材仍處理得小心翼翼，無論是電影還是社會都仍未能完全消化日本「侵略者」的歷史。八、九十年代，人們開始集中關注本地經濟、身分、社會、回歸等問題。戰爭歷史不再是主要題材，更多作為我們了解社會的憑據。沒有經歷戰爭的香港影人對中日戰爭的呈現表現出一種過去與旁觀的態度。

這一脈絡展現香港社會，或香港影人在不同年代如何回應中日戰爭這段歷史，同時這與社會發展密不可分。由此，本文將分別分析1960至1990年代四套與中日戰爭相關的電影，包括：《最長的一夜》（1965），《廣島廿八》（1974），《傾城之戀》（1984）及《客途秋恨》（1990）。本文將結合電影背景、社會、作者等因素具體分析電影中日本印象的呈現與轉變。

伏爾泰《中國孤兒》對中國傳統的重塑, Yuk Na Ying

Dissertations from all years

一七五五年，伏爾泰把紀君祥的元雜劇《趙氏孤兒》改寫為《中國孤兒》，並在劇本中重塑中國傳統。本文剖析《中國孤兒》之劇本，探析伏爾泰對中國傳統重新構建之意涵，並從啟蒙思想角度出發，思考「忠」觀念在當今社會的意涵和效用。本文指出，伏爾泰改編《趙氏孤兒》的出發點是為了匡正當時法國腐敗墮落的政冶風俗。他借鑒中國文化的可取之處，結合本人的思想哲學，並對中國傳統加以重塑，其目的是為了宣揚啟蒙思想。本文並指出在現今社會，傳統「忠」觀念應以理性主義為準繩，才能與時並進，發揮最大效用。

Pensar El Límite: El Símbolo Indígena En Los Proyectos Políticos Cubanos De Principios Del Siglo Xix, Jorge L. Camacho

The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal

This article investigates the way in which Cuban literature reflected on indigenous people during the early half of the nineteenth century and uses the symbol of the Amerindians to demonstrate a moral disjuncture between them and the colonizer. In this article, I call attention to the way Cuban independentists and Spanish nationalists used this figure to support their views and thus created a split in the Cuban creole imagination. I start by pointing out that these appropriations started at the end of the 18th century when historian José Martín Félix de Arrate, and poets such as Miguel González and Manuel …

The Isolated As The Revolutionary: How “Leftover” Men In China Challenge Heteronormativity, Ruwen Chang

Theses and Dissertations--Gender and Women's Studies

In contemporary China, demographers estimate that 30 million men are single because there are simply not enough women in the Chinese population, and the 2020 Chinese census shows that there are 34.9 million more men than women. These men are called guanggun, which can be directly translated to “bare sticks/branches,” a slur that indicates a lack of marriage and sex. In this project, I demonstrate that guanggun’s singlehood marks them as the marginalized at the intersection of heteronormativity, patriarchy, globalizing capitalism, and pronatalist governmentality. In a highly heteronormative and patrilineal culture, guanggun are branded as abnormal/incomplete. However, because …

Exploring Chinese Audience’S Responses Toward American Film Representations Of Chinese Culture And People, Yue Yu

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study focuses on the Chinese audience responses to Chinese media representations in American films. The goal of this project is to create a white paper that can be present to American film producers or potential movie investors who want to earn a bigger market share in China. Semi-structured focus groups were conducted among college students, addressing four research questions. Findings revealed that the participants in the focus group were able to identify and acknowledge the Chinese media representation and stereotypes in American feature films. Furthermore, most of the participants were positive towards Chinese elements incorporations and were capable …

Kanshi: The Vehicle Of Cultural Exchange And Feminism, Xin Guan

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College.

History, Ritualization, And The Rhetoric Of Legitimacy In Decem Libri Historiarum And Wei Shu, Bo Wen (Kent) Zheng

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Historical scholarship since the Second World War has, in general, successfully challenged the nationalist notion that ethnic identities are essential and stable markers of self-hood. One of the most influential entries from this bibliography is Benedict Anderson’s seminal study on the “horizontal” affect of the nation-state, Imagined Communities(1983), wherein the author identifies print capitalism and mass literacy as key contributors to the birth of “national communities” in the modern parlance. Less well defined in Anderson’s story of the nation, however, is the potential effect of pre-modern historical experiences on trajectories of modern state-formation. In response, this thesis explores the …

Nintendo Is Coming To China: The Struggles And Hopes Of Chinese Popular Culture, Qiaohui Amy Wang

Senior Projects Spring 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Languages and Literature of Bard College. Games are an important component in modern popular culture. Games are a form of entertainment that people all around the world enjoy. They allow people to overcome the limitations created by physical society. Before the Reform era in 1980s, China was a society that lived only under collective interests. When Deng Xiaoping ended the Cultural Revolution and brought China to the world, global giants are coming to China and introduce entertainments to this society. This study takes Nintendo as an example to analyze how oversea entertainments would …

Navigating The Tide: Localism, Transnationalism, And Historiography In Zhejiang Chao, Sijin Gao

Senior Projects Fall 2022

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

La “Border Culture” Del Personaje Mexicoamericano En El Sureste De Estados Unidos En Los Cuentos De Lorraine López Y Mijito Doesn’T Live Here Anymore De Jaime Martínez, Jaime Chavez

The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal

This paper explores the concepts of "Border Culture" and "Borderlands" by Gloria Anzaldúa in Soy la Avon Lady and Other Stories, Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories, by Lorraine López and the novel Mijito Doesn’t Live Here Anymore by Jaime Martínez. The paper argues that the Mexican American character in the southeast of the United States lives in the "Borderlands" and practices a "Border Culture" because they don't follow the traditional stereotypical role of the Mexican American character within the literary canon of both the dominant culture and Chicana/o literature.

Life Stories Of Older Chinese Immigrant Women In The U.S., Lijun Li

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

This study is an effort to turn to older Chinese immigrant women aged 60 and above, one of the most marginalized groups in American society, to recognize their humanity and rediscover the unseen and unheard. It asks what we can learn from their life stories, particularly from the ways in which each experience(d) being a woman in different societal systems. Using in-depth life story interviews supplemented with secondary sources of information, this study crafts four women’s stories that are first read and interpreted individually to capture the whole person in context, and then are looked at thematically. Nine themes are …

Language Learning Through Interaction: Online And In The Classroom, Andrew J. Demil, Rachel Kozikowski

The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal

Online language teaching has become a popular alternative to classroom learning (Liu et al; Warschauer and Meskill). This led to research comparing the two learning environments (Young). Regardless of the learning environment, in order to be effective, the second language classroom must be designed to lead learners to acquisition. Studies suggest that collaborative tasks that push learners to negotiate meaning lead to acquisition (Leeser; Loewen and Erlam; Mackey and Philp; Stafford, Bowden, Sanz). Participants in this study were in two environments; a second language classroom in the typical in person classroom format, and a language learning course in an online …