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劇作家角色之扮演 : 賈仲明增補《錄鬼簿》“凌波仙”散曲挽詞研究, Wenbo Chang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

通過分析賈仲明增補《錄鬼簿》“凌波仙”散曲挽詞，本文旨在研究散曲如何對文學創作隱含的社會契約引起變化，尤其文本如何成為作者概念與社會身份之間互相協調的結果。長期以來，學界把賈仲明增補的挽詞當做研究劇作家個人生平的可靠信息來源，本文對這一做法提出質疑，認為這些挽詞整體來看其實寫的是賈仲明為劇作家社會角色建構出的一系列人格。作家概念在高雅文學體裁中佔據中心地位，可在賈仲明的散曲挽詞裡，雖然一個個都標註好了關漢卿、王實甫等姓名，卻降格為面目模糊並且可以輕易替換的人體模型。賈仲明這麼做的目的是為了凸顯在他的視角下設計出的劇作家社會角色。他構建出的劇作家角色既帶有都市商業劇場的痕跡，也反映了國家和精英價值的影響。因此，本文認為，賈仲明增補散曲輓詞的真正價值在於幫助我們更好地了解他所處的時代背景下劇作家的生存狀況。此外，恰當地解讀賈仲明輓詞也有助於我們進一步理解散曲文體的表演性。

This paper investigates the issue of how sanqu composition modifies the social contract of poetic composition in how a text mediated between authorship and social identity through a close analysis of Jia Zhongming’s 賈仲明 (fl. 1343–1422) sanqu songs written in the supplement to The Register of Ghosts (Lu gui bu 錄鬼簿). This paper challenges the conventional reading of Jia’s songs as reliable sources of biographical information on individual playwright to whom those songs are dedicated. It argues instead that they, if read together as a whole, represent a catalogue of various personae Jia constructs for the social role …

杜甫“獨耻事干謁”發微, Peichen Jin

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

《自京赴奉先縣詠懷五百字》是杜甫耻事干謁的一紙宣言，早已成為學界的不易之論。然而，結合詩歌文本、唐人干謁風尚、杜甫一生行跡及其干謁觀念，可知“獨耻事干謁”內涵複雜，並不能據此說明杜甫以干謁為耻。事實上，杜甫不僅在安史之亂後仍有干謁活動，對待干謁的態度也有理性客觀、因時而變的一面。杜甫晚年絕意干謁，是多重因素影響下的結果。如果直接替杜甫貼上“耻事干謁”的標籤，既會妨礙我們理解詩人晚年生存狀態與思想觀念，也不利於還原真實的杜甫形象。

Du Fu’s “Going from the Capital to Fengxian County, Singing My Feelings (five hundred words)” has been irrevocably accepted as his denouncement of ganye (begging for favor from high-level officials). However, a close reading of the poem alongside with Tang-dynasty custom of ganye and Du Fu’s attitude toward ganye shows his complex understanding of du chi shi ganye, which cannot be held as evidence of Du Fu feeling ashamed to beg for favor from high-level officials. In fact, not only did Du Fu continue to do so after the An Lushan Rebellion, but his attitude toward ganye also …

戴震《尚書》學著述考論 : 兼論其學術史意義, Chengjie Zhao

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

戴震《尚書》學研究貫穿其學術的前後期。乾隆二十二年（1757）之前是其学术研究前期，主要著作有《尚書今文古文考》《經考》等。乾隆二十二年（1757）之後是其學術研究的後期，代表作爲《尚書義考》，其成書最早不過乾隆二十七年（1762）冬。《尚書今文古文考》簡明扼要地勾勒出漢代《尚書》今古文源流；《尚書義考》雖未成書，但其義例之謹嚴，當爲世人所重。戴震的學術研究遵循“以聲音求文字，由文字求訓詁，以訓詁求典章制度，由典章制度求義理”的學術路徑，並貫徹“以詞通道”的研經原則，垂範後世。

Dai Zhen’s studies on Shangshu (Book of Documents) lasted throughout his scholarship. His earlier works (before 1757, the 22nd year of Qianlong’s reign) include Shangshu jinwen guwen kao (On the Old Text and the New Text of the Book of Documents) and Jing kao (Examinations of the Classics). Shangshu yikao (Explanation of the Meanings of the Book of Documents) is the representative work of his later scholarship (after 1757, the 22nd year of Qianlong’s reign). He appeared to have written Shangshu yikao no earlier than the winter of 1762 (the 27th year of Qianlong’s reign). Shangshu jinwen guwen …

“石華”一辨 : 兼論謝靈運《遊赤石進帆海》詩之主旨, Jing Li

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

本文擬從對謝靈運《遊赤石進帆海》詩中的“石華”這一名物的考辨入手，重新認識謝靈運帆海之遊的目的；同時，通過對詩中典故（如“陰霞”、“窮髪”、“虛舟”等）的考證，判斷謝靈運在創作該詩的時候所聯想到的意象和文本，并試圖分析這些典故在詩中重組後的意義，并藉以歸納全詩的旨趣。總的來說，謝靈運前往帆海的動機包括了三個方面：尋仙藥（石華、海月）、訪天池之仙人、探索未知的遠海。而詩的主旨則落在“至人無己”、“適己”和“終然謝先伐”之上。全詩統一於“養生”的主題。

With an exploration of the term shihua (rock flowers) in Xie Lingyun’s poem “You Chishi jin fan hai” (On a Trip to Red Rocks I Sailed out on the Sea) as the point of departure, this paper re-interprets the poet’s motivations for seafaring. By investigating the allusions such as yinxia (lunar fire), qiongfa (barren land), and Xuzhou (vacant boat), this paper speculates on the images and texts the poet thought of when writing this poem, tries to analyze the significance of re-organizing these allusions, and in so doing summarizes the poem’s theme. Xie’s three motivations for seafaring include: (1) …

Realizing Innovation And Sustainability: A Case Study Of Macau Sar’S Smart City Development Capabilities, Yujia He, Felix Ter Chian Tan, Carmen Leong, Jingbo Huang, Don Rodney Junio

Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Faculty Publications

The emergence of digital technologies has transformed organizational innovation with important implications for a city, its economy and policymaking. Despite this, research on how capabilities underpin innovation through smart city initiatives is still lacking. To address this gap, we conduct an empirical investigation of smart city initiatives in Macau, a former Portuguese colony and now special administrative region (SAR) of China. The case study adopts a qualitative approach, using data collected through fieldwork observations and in-depth interviews with stakeholders, and analysis of secondary documents. The study develops a stage-based assessment of innovation capabilities related to the use of technologies in …

文體間的辯證法與詩歌的功能性擴張 : 張可久“律曲”, Jaehyuk Lee

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

張可久以極為可觀的散曲数量（全部元散曲的五分之一）以及其獨特的散曲風格在中國散曲史上佔據了舉足輕重的地位，尤其是張可久的散曲風格融合了中國傳統的詩歌元素和當時盛行的散曲形式，自成一派。本文旨在重现具有融合性美學詩歌功能的張可久式散曲創作觀。主要包括：第一，本文將對張可久散曲的節奏、對仗、押韻等散曲形式層面的主要構成要素進行詳細考查，以此探討張可久如何通過散曲的形式體現中國古典詩歌的美學特徵。第二，本文將通過對張可久時代的整個文化背景下的集體文學創作活動的分析，證明張可久散曲的融合性特徵並不是文言雅風格與口語俗風格的機械疊加的產物。

Zhang Kejiu 張可久 occupies an important position in the history of sanqu 散曲 (colloquial song). Not only does the sheer volume of his sanqu songs account for one-fifth of the extant sanqu songs, but his significance also lies in the unique style of his songs. In particular, his sanqu songs hybridize traditional literary elements with the up-and-coming form of sanqu. This article examines how Zhang Kejiu embodied the aesthetics of classical poetry in the format of sanqu through a detailed examination of meter, parallel lines, and rhyme. Also, to demonstrate the synthetic style of Zhang Kejiu’s sanqu songs …

Patriotism And The Mass Line: Ccp Ideology From Mao To Xi, Anne Elizabeth Weston

Senior Theses

China’s modern ideology and political environment have shifted over time, as lessons learned from various mass movements and policies have been incorporated into its ideological construction. Analyzing these elements and their impact on modern CCP ideology is key to understanding CCP ideology and the role it plays in Chinese politics. This paper will construct a timeline of significant movements and policies throughout modern Chinese history and examine how CCP ideology was shaped by these events.. The CCP’s ideology combines Maoist ideas, such as the mass line, with ideas of patriotism and nationalism to create governmental compliance within China. It attempts …

Face And Its Effect On Modern Historical Memory: Nanjing, China’S Massacre And Japan’S Incident, Channing A. Baker

Student Scholarship

Rising tensions and an increased number of incidents between China and Japan in the current century show that the Nanjing Massacre has had an indisputable effect on modern Sino-Japanese relations politically and socially. Iris Chang’s book of popular history, The Rape of Nanking (1997), both renewed scholarly research and moved the debate into the public eye. This shift in the debate has led to continuing tensions between the two societies even as their governments officially maintain a peaceful relationship. The culture of “face” has made these Sino-Japanese tensions consistently intractable in the 21st century and sparked a number of anti-Japan …

Chinese Political Rhetoric And Ideology: Tension And Pretension, Israel Paredes

Honors Theses

This changing nature of the Chinese government’s ideology leads one to believe that its core beliefs are not dogmatic, despite the foundation for their ideology being rooted in specific societal and economic theories. Starting with Mao Zedong to modern day, the Chinese government officials will continue to support the original tenets (and, no doubt, future presidents’ additions to the tenets). However, the interpretation of their ideology over time is fluid and is used to support policies and actions during a political cycle. Chinese political leaders are unlikely to disagree with a past leaders, and will rather use their own interpretation …

“The Product Of That Finer Mould”: The Role Of Chinese Porcelain In The Making Of Early American Images Of China, Emily Meryn Hospodor

Honors Theses

This thesis asserts that Chinese material culture, specifically porcelain, was instrumental in the development of American perceptions of China in the colonial period through the late 19th century. The first chapter examines how the quality, durability, and uniqueness of Chinese export porcelain led Europeans, and by extension American colonists, to view China as an advanced and abundant civilization populated with ingenious craftsmen. The second chapter addresses the emergence of negative views of China among American traders and scholars after the establishment of direct contact with China during the Old China Trade (1784-1844). In contrast, the third chapter demonstrates that Americans …

Qing Dynasty Religious Manipulation Of Tibet, Hannah Nancy Lee

East Asian Studies Honors Papers

Here I report that part of the Manchu gaining control of Tibet was their use of religious manipulation. Through the line of Manchu leaders, there are trends of the Manchu focusing on securing their rule and using culture to gain compliance. The trend of securing power is set by early Qing leaders, and this trend becomes religious manipulation in later emperors.

Individual Accountability Of Amazon Turk Gig Workers: Comparing English And Mandarin Construct Operationalizations, Cassaday Brennan Ray

Honors Theses

The construct of individual accountability has been tested by two prior studies including Frink et al. (2018), finding that individual accountability is a second-order construct in which the components focus, intensity, and salience are loaded, as well as Verwaeren and Nijstad (2021) who found that individual accountability focus is a two-factor construct (process and outcome). Contrary to these prior studies, I examine the dimensionality of individual accountability in gig work, as gig work is a different context than that of the previous research, which focused on traditional employees. In my research study, I make two competing hypotheses questioning whether individual …

Enhancing The Battleverse: The People’S Liberation Army’S Digital Twin Strategy, Joshua Baughman

Military Cyber Affairs

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A Friend Who Does Me No Good: Aphorism In Matteo Ricci’S On Friendship, Maximilian Chan Weiher

Asian Languages and Cultures Honors Projects

This paper argues that Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) designed his aphoristic compilation, Jiaoyou Lun 交友論–On Friendship (1595)–to serve the Jesuit mission of converting the Chinese to Catholicism and express the conflict he may have felt exploiting friends to forward the Jesuit mission. Utilizing friendships to allow for greater social influence was central to the Jesuit proselytization strategy in China. However, Ricci’s moral education from youth taught him to judge utilitarian friendships as immoral. The extant scholarship regarding Ricci’s On Friendship fails to acknowledge the significance of the aphoristic form to this work. To illuminate the value of aphorism …

'Taiwanization' In The Strait Conflict: Public Opinion's Effect On Peace Vs Conflict, Grant Smith

International and Global Studies Undergraduate Honors Theses

Since the election of Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwan Strait Conflict has been rising in tension. Many scholars state that interdependence leads to peace; however, Taiwan and China extensively trade with one another, and peace has not occurred. To understand why the Taiwan Strait continuously suffers from conflict, one must explore mechanisms that can alter the effect of commercial interdependence on peace. In a democracy, this power would reside with the voting public. To understand why Taiwan’s trade relations have not led to peace, we must examine the Taiwanese public opinion. Most believe that peace has not come about because Taiwan …

Antioxidant Activity And Phytochemical Profile Of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plant Extracts, Ashley Tai

Senior Honors Projects

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), specifically the extracts of Chinese medicinal plants, has been studied for thousands of years to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases. Our research group has initiated a program to systemically investigate the phytochemical composition and biological activities of a library of TCM medicinal plants. Herein, extracts of four commonly used TCM plants including broccoli (Brassica oleracea) seeds, horny goat weed (Epimedium brevicomu), houpu magnolia (Magnolia officinalis) bark, and golden root (Rhodiola rosea) were selected for this study. The antioxidant effects of these extracts were evaluated in a biochemical assay …

U.S.-China Trade War: Phase One Agreement And Self-Enforcing Contracts, Hameedullah Hassani

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Sino-American bilateral trade relations have increased significantly in the past four decades since China started its economic reforms in 1978. The bilateral expansion in trade has been accompanied by increased complexity and tensions, which emerged in the form of a trade war during the President Trump administration. After a series of tit-for-tat tariff increases, in an attempt to address concerns through negotiations, both sides reached a Phase One agreement. However, the commitments made in the agreement were not delivered. In my thesis, I use the “self-enforcing contracts” theory to analyze the status of Phase One deal. The examination indicates that …

Patterns Of Integration: A Network Perspective On Popular Religious Connections In China’S Lower Yangzi, 1150–1350, Song Chen

Faculty Journal Articles

The spread of cults from their original homelands in the Song dynasty (960–1279) created crisscrossing ties between local communities and fostered social and cultural integration in Chinese society that transcended class and geographic boundaries. Scholars have produced numerous case studies on these translocal cults and their implications, but the pattern of connections across space created by these cults is yet to be explored. Using the data collected from local gazetteers that have survived from the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties, this article takes a bird’s‑eye view of the spatial distribution of popular cults in China’s Lower Yangzi region between 1150 …

The Guangzhou Abolition Of Prostitution Movement And Thought In The Republic Of China From The 1920s To 1930s, Rui Li

Madison Historical Review

The 1920s and 1930s were the peaks of the abolition of the prostitution movement in Guangzhou during the Chinese Republican era. This paper will analyze articles from different sources of mass media and administrative reports of municipal government to restore public opinion and even specific measures to abolish prostitution in Guangzhou at that time. At the same time, the public opinion generated by different intellectuals and the actions taken by the Guangzhou city government to abolish prostitution is used to discuss the certainty of the existence of prostitution and the difficulties that would be encountered in abolishing it. In turn, …

從文化學視角探討《爾雅．釋天》, Yazhou Chuang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

《爾雅》不僅是十三經之一，也是訓詁學鼻祖，文化百科全書的雛型。研究之道多端，文化學的探討是現當代較為新穎的一個議題。本論文秉承文化意識，以文化統整的方法，析論〈釋天〉一篇的文化內涵與文化意義。首節簡介《爾雅‧釋天》、文化學並檢討研究成果。次節分天文、曆法、氣候、災祥、禮儀五項，以科技文化、社會文化及地下出土文獻重新詮釋〈釋天〉內涵。第三節分天文曆法一體的宇宙觀、風調雨順的氣候觀、虛實並存的社會觀、天人合一的政教觀四項，闡發古人的思維模式，及其在現當代的意義。最後為結論。希望此一研究，能賦古典以新貌，為〈釋天〉的探討開一新局。

Erya is not only one of the Thirteen Classics, but also the originator of exegesis and the prototype of a cultural encyclopedia. There are many ways of research, and the discussion of cultural studies is a relatively new topic in modern and contemporary times. This thesis upholds the cultural awareness and uses the method of cultural integration to analyze the cultural connotation and cultural significance of "Shitian". The first section introduces Erya·Shutian, and cultural studies and reviews the research results. The second section is divided into five items: astronomy, calendar, climate, disaster and auspiciousness, and etiquette. The third section …