Nest Of Traitors, Rowan Cahill
Jul 2003
Nest Of Traitors, Rowan Cahill
Rowan Cahill
Review of Drew Cottle, 'The Brisbane Line - A Reappraisal' (Upfront Publishing, Leicestershire, 2003), a scholarly study of elements of the Australian ruling class during the 1930s and their close relationships with Japan, and the proposition that in the event of Australia being invaded by Japan during the Second World War, these elements would have collaborated.
Review Of The Korean Alphabet Of 1446 By Sek Yen Kim-Cho And The Korean Alphabet By Young-Key Kim-Renaud, David Silva
Apr 2003
Review Of The Korean Alphabet Of 1446 By Sek Yen Kim-Cho And The Korean Alphabet By Young-Key Kim-Renaud, David Silva
David Silva
Perhaps the most noteworthy product of Korean civilization, han'gŭl is a source of pride among Koreans: not only does it embody a sense of national uniqueness, but it is also a valuable tool against illiteracy. While this great cultural achievement has merited considerable attention in Korea, detailed English-language accounts of han'gŭl are scarce. Most prominent among this small body of work is Gari Ledyard's 1966 dissertation, "The Korean Language Reform of 1446," since republished (with modest revisions) in 1998. Two recent volumes about the Korean script are now looking to claim space alongside Ledyard's text: The Korean Alphabet of 1446 …
'Dao' As A Nickname, Stephen C. Angle, John A. Gordon
Dec 2002
'Dao' As A Nickname, Stephen C. Angle, John A. Gordon
Stephen C. Angle
Few would deny that the Dao De Jing is a puzzling text.One puzzle that has particularly vexed interpreters in recent years is how to understand the central term of the text, ‘dao.’ The difficulty can be brought out by considering the first lines of two consecutive chapters:
[41] When the highest type of men hear the way, with diligence they are able to practice it....
[42] The way gives birth to the one....
‘Way’—the ubiquitous and appropriate translation for ‘dao’—seems to be used in two very different fashions in these two passages. In [41], ‘way’ looks to be used in …
Spectateurs Combattants. La Réception Du Cinéma Japonais Dans La Sphère De Coprospérité De La Grande Asie Orientale, Aaron Gerow
Dec 2002
Spectateurs Combattants. La Réception Du Cinéma Japonais Dans La Sphère De Coprospérité De La Grande Asie Orientale, Aaron Gerow
Aaron Gerow
La remarque de Paul Virilio selon laquelle « la guerre est le cinéma, le cinéma est la guerre » portait avec raison non seulement sur la relation entre la guerre et le contenu du cinéma, mais également sur la similitude entre la guerre et 1 appareil cinématographique lui-même. Néanmoins, un tel raisonnment a eu tendance à insister davantage sur l'appareil lui-même que sur le rôle des spectateurs dans la relation du film à la guerre. Cet article montre justement qu'en fait, durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, le monde cinématographique japonais considérait comme essentielle la participation du public dans le déroulement …
From The National Gaze To Multiple Gazes: Representations Of Okinawa In Recent Japanese Cinema, Aaron Gerow
Dec 2002
From The National Gaze To Multiple Gazes: Representations Of Okinawa In Recent Japanese Cinema, Aaron Gerow
Aaron Gerow
Investigates how Japanese cinema has represented the people and islands of Okinawa. Analyses a range of films from Sayonara Nippon and Free and Easy 11, to works by Sai Yoichi, Kitano Takeshi, and Takamine Go.
Western Attitudes Toward The Korean Language: An Overview Of Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century Mission Literature, David Silva
Dec 2002
Western Attitudes Toward The Korean Language: An Overview Of Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-Century Mission Literature, David Silva
David Silva
Descriptions of Korea's linguistic situation written by Westerners during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries not only reveal native and foreign attitudes toward the Korean language but also provide insight into language-focused evangelization tactics embraced by Christian missionaries. Upon their arrival in Korea during the 1800s, Westerners encountered a long-standing system of diglossia: socio-historical relations between China and Korea gave rise to the use of various Korean "lects" in which the degree of Chinese elements differed. Moreover, the nation's indigenous writing system, han'gul, was widely regarded by Koreans as culturally subordinate to Chinese script, an attitude that garnered much attention …
