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The Seasons Of Genji, Elizabeth Mudry Jan 2021

The Seasons Of Genji, Elizabeth Mudry

Senior Projects Spring 2021

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The Seasons of Genji

The Tale of Genji was written for Empress Fujiwara no Shoshi by Murasaki Shikibu, a fellow court noblewoman, during the Heian Period of Japan (794 AD to 1185 AD). One could dismiss The Tale of Genji as a romantic tale of a prince and his lovers, a story full of beauty, poetry, and women named after flowers. While Genji is a shining prince with poetic affairs, the focus of the tale never lingers too long on the sweetness of love. Rather, the tale explores the cycles that grip Genji’s life and the control they …


The World We Live In: Human Subjectivity, Psychological Breakdown, And The Urban Environment In Japan Literature Of The 1920s, Carmen Chen Jan 2021

The World We Live In: Human Subjectivity, Psychological Breakdown, And The Urban Environment In Japan Literature Of The 1920s, Carmen Chen

Senior Projects Spring 2021

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


On First-Person Narration In The Disguise Of Shōjo ——An Analysis Of Dazai Osamu’S “Joseito” And Kon Satoshi’S Perfect Blue, Yimeng Sun Jan 2021

On First-Person Narration In The Disguise Of Shōjo ——An Analysis Of Dazai Osamu’S “Joseito” And Kon Satoshi’S Perfect Blue, Yimeng Sun

Senior Projects Spring 2021

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


New Perspectives On Contemporary Chinese Growth: The Developmental State Model And China’S Success In The Reform Period, Adam T. Savino Jan 2021

New Perspectives On Contemporary Chinese Growth: The Developmental State Model And China’S Success In The Reform Period, Adam T. Savino

Senior Projects Spring 2021

The success of China since 1979 has often been boiled down to market fundamentals, neglecting its largely state directed system. This essay compares the developmental state theory of growth, established by historian Chalmers Johnson, to China’s economic practices over the last 40 years. Ultimately, the purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that China’s growth is based on a unique application of the developmental state model, and that this model is potentially transferable to other economies that have yet to develop as robustly.


From The Traditional National Style To The Artistic Development Of Contemporary Traditional Art, Mengshen Li Jan 2021

From The Traditional National Style To The Artistic Development Of Contemporary Traditional Art, Mengshen Li

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.


Changing The Angle Of Perception: Making Meaning For Identity Performance In China And On The Internet, Cecilia Cs Twanmo Jan 2021

Changing The Angle Of Perception: Making Meaning For Identity Performance In China And On The Internet, Cecilia Cs Twanmo

Senior Projects Spring 2021

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