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繁花似錦見一梔子, Hiu Lam Heung

Dissertations from all years

是次指導論文為一篇由多個人物描寫組成的散文創作，題目是《繁華似錦見一梔子》。

在日常生活中，每個人都會遇見不同的人。有些是自己的親友，有些是素未謀面的陌生人，他們也許行動古怪，卻有獨特的思考方式；也許他們不被身邊的人所接納的人，卻有值得被欣賞的長處。

本文紀錄筆者在求學期間遇見六個與眾不同的人，透過描寫主人公的經歷和內心獨白，帶出一個主題：無論一個人的外貌、行為和思想是否符合主流規範，也是值得被尊重、理解和關懷的。人應當有廣闊的胸懷，懂得以不同的角度看事物，不單單是知道或理解，甚至能欣賞他人。

彼岸花, Wai Shan Yiu

Dissertations from all years

傳說彼岸花是地獄之花，有著死亡、離別與悲傷回憶的含義。花開彼岸，冷冽的外表既美麗又憂傷，可惜花生葉落，葉長花凋，此花在命運中注定孤獨。花朵盛開之日，是幸福的來臨，還是劫難的開始？

莠芳是名性工作者，她背負失敗的婚姻，獨自養活女兒，可惜母女關係一直疏離。故事講述她在位於油麻地的一棟唐樓工作，自卑的她拒絕別人的好意，卻又一直默默守護身邊的人，不論對女兒、朋友及鄰居等，也展現強烈的情感。隨著舊樓即將被收購重建，主角重新審視這座大廈對她的意義。她一直渴望擁有一個美好的家，但隨著收購的日子迫近，她的夢想是否能如願？

「一樓一」與唐樓的關係緊密，此篇小說旨在以獨特的視野帶出香港舊樓重建的議題。隨著社會發展，香港越來越多舊樓面臨被拆卸重建，莠芳的故事只是社會上的縮影，而事實上，更多小市民被地產商剝削，卻無處申訴。筆者希望通過小說寫出舊樓對某些市民的意義，並期望借此引起其他人對這議題的關注。《彼岸花》寫舊樓收購下的小市民、本地性工作者，也寫一個卑微的母親。

汪精衛廬山詩研究, Lai Kan Lam

Dissertations from all years

汪精衛，民國時期政治人物，早年以行刺清攝政王載灃失敗下獄傳世，後於第二次中日戰爭鼓吹「和平運動」而身敗名裂。至今學界研究大多論述其爭議的政治立場，近年雖有研究結合汪精衛的詩詞論述其背後的政治話語，但從文學角度研究汪精衛的詩詞，仍屬少數。

本文以汪精衛的山水詩為研究對象，以其廬山詩為例，全文共分四章：第一章為緒論，交代研究緣起、文獻回顧及研究方法，當中簡單交代汪精衛背景及研究山水詩在汪精衛的詩詞創作的意義。第二章以文史互證方法，嘗試疏理汪精衛出遊廬山的背景，並作創作時期的分類。第三章根據第二章創作時期的分類，提出汪精衛山水詩的藝術技巧及特色，從用境寫意、以景賦情、以我寫物三方面，論述汪精衛山水詩在不同時期的同異。第四章從歸立上兩章對汪精衛山水詩的論述，分析其詩中廬山的形象和意蘊作為結論。

楊向奎「五十凡論說」補述, Ziqian Yang

Dissertations from all years

關於《左傳》“五十凡”來源、性質的探討，自杜預提出始，就成為歷代學者爭論不休的話題，論者對其來源、性質的判定辨析迄今無定論。眾說大多考證片面，理據不足，或先入為主，或有師承關係，使得“五十凡”來源問題越來越複雜化，難以讓人信服。

直到上世紀三十年代，楊向奎先生(1910-2000)通過對《左傳》凡例逐條研究，辯駁大半，於一九三五年寫就〈略論“五十凡”〉一文，反駁了杜預說，孔子非本凡例而修《經》基本已成鐵案；經歷了對《小戴禮記》中類似凡例記載的整理，對《尚書大傳》引《左傳》凡例的歸納，加上細讀文本，楊先生進一步修正了自己的意見。其後發表的〈論凡例〉，澄清了若干歷代關於凡例來源的關鍵問題，普遍為當時及後世學者所接受。

本文旨在通過細析楊向奎“五十凡論說”，著重關注楊先生兩次論說之間的變化，找出變化的原因，指出楊先生“五十凡論說”中有說服力的地方，並嘗試對當中部分例說進行補充，使其更加完善。最後，以楊先生之說為基礎，筆者將嘗試對“五十凡”性質和來源問題提出幾點自己的想法。

Treatment And Evolution Of Digital Rights: A Comparative Analysis Of China, Russia, The United States, And Germany, Karina Barbesino

Honors Program Theses

The internet and digital technologies allow for the recognition, advocation, and protection of human rights. People around the world have access to faster and exponentially more information than ever before. The possibilities for education, politics, healthcare, work, and equality have greatly expanded. The internet provides new opportunities for the progression of humanity, but not without a cost. The transformative power of the internet to both empower and infringe on human rights has not been lost on states. As a relatively new domain, the policies in cyberspace remain in their trial periods. Each state is implementing, redacting, and implementing again policies …

A Thesis Is A Product Is A Tracking, Yixue Li

Theses and Dissertations

In this work, I discuss how global products/ identities are made, transported and consumed, and the inevitable ‘mis-’ in acts of transmission. This research ranges from the miscommunication in languages and linguistics, to the gap between production and consumption. I investigate how things and humans are misread, mispronounced, misfit and mistranslated when they traverse social and cultural borders, arriving at a place in between languages, holding on to and letting go of things that are familiar to neither and both cultures. This work explores diverse media such as publications, videos and installations, and examines how they maybe used to address …

Chinese Male Homosexual Identity Construction On Yaba(丫吧), Brendan Ryan

Honors Theses

Jianshangdejiaoyaba (肩上的脚丫吧), also known as Yaba (丫吧), is a forum on the Chinese website Baidu Tieba (百度贴吧) containing stories and questions from users that focus on homosexual experience and identity in China. The members of the forum communicate using Linyu (淋语), a form of Chinese Internet Language (CIL). This thesis seeks to understand why and how Yaba (丫吧) users use the word ji (鸡: chicken) and female kinship terms, two prominent features of Linyu (淋语). The research uses methodologies in virtual ethnography to conceptualize Yaba (丫吧) as a research site. To better understand the research site and the experience of …

Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 16 No. 1, Fall/Winter 2018-2019, University Of San Francisco

Asia Pacific Perspectives

Contents:

Editor's Introduction by Melissa S. Dale

Within this issue, we share three examples of the latest research on cultures of dress, clothing, fashion and the formation of identity in the Asia Pacific region. These articles reveal the innovative work that scholars are currently pursuing in this area of research, ranging from the history of the tattooing in Japan, to fashion exchange between China and Mozambique, to the phenomena known as cosplay.

Fashioning Tattooed Bodies: An Exploration of Japan's Tattoo Stigma by John M. Skutlin

This article uses a cultural anthropological approach to examine tattooing stigma in contemporary Japan, particularly …

Rice Bunnies In China's #Metoo: Discussion Of A Feminist Movement Under Censorship, Tyler Caple

Honors Theses

This paper aims to assess the reception of the currently developing #MeToo movement in China from the perspective of Chinese internet users, feminists, and the state government as well as how censorship affects the way in which these individuals express their opinions on gendered sexual violence in Chinese society. By using a qualitative content analysis to comb through Chinese social media posts, Chinese state- sponsored news articles, and Western news articles, findings suggest that Chinese netizens are engaging with societal concerns over #MeToo and sexual assault, but do not define their grievances as being within a movement presumably to avoid …

Applying Gadamer: An Evaluation Of Interpretations Of The Confucian Analects By Different Schools Under The Light Of Gadamerian Hermeneutics, Yifeng Xu

Senior Independent Study Theses

This thesis attempts to analyse and evaluate several interpretations of the Confucian Analects under the light of Gadamerian hermeneutics. In chapter 1, I explicate Gadamerian hermeneutics and analyse Gadamer’s hermeneutical view. In chapter 2, I introduce a challenge to Gadamer’s theory regarding the problem of objectivity, give Gadamer a limited defence, and then reconstruct Gadamerian hermeneutics in order to answer the challenge. Chapter 3 deals with some further concerns about the application of Gadamerian hermeneutics in terms of evaluating interpretations. Chapter 4 and 5 are spent on analysing two groups of interpretations of the Confucian Analects as well as the …

Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements Of Chinese Animation, 1940s-1970s By Daisy Yan Du (Review), Li Guo

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications

In her groundbreaking monograph, Daisy Yan Du offers a rigorous discussion of Chinese animation by highlighting the historical course of Chinese animation and how animated filmmaking contests the notion of nationhood and opens up a spatialized conception of intercultural encounters and collaboration. The book contains a theoretical introduction essay, four substantial chapters, a concise epilogue, and three appendices on animated films by Mochinaga Tadahito, on leaders of Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and on major publications on Chinese animation. It contributes valuable discussions on the “disjuncture between politics and aesthetics in the sense that politics cannot fully control arts” (Du 2020, …

Revisiting 'Seventeen–Year Literature' (1949-1966) In China From A Neocolonial Perspective, Tian Zhang

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Revisiting Seventeen–Year Literature' (1949-1966) in China from a Neo­colonial Perspective" Tian Zhang surveys the "Seventeen-Year Literature" (1949-1966) from a neocolo­nial perspective. It reviews the internal and external factors of anxiety faced by Chinese during the period of seventeen years since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The sev­enteen years witnessed a stress on and flourishing of the proletarian socialist literature of the people, by the people and for the people. The seventeen-year literature, on its way to smashing the old system, represents the trend of Chinese literature of the time and the extension …

Motivation For Learning Chinese As A Foreign Language: Experiences From Duce, Emmanuel Ilonga Dr

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This study explores the motivation for learning Chinese language at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE). The major objective is to find out the reasons that motivated learners to enrol into the optional Chinese language course. The data used in the study was gathered through questionnaires and structured interviews. The presentation of findings reflected four types of motivation: intrinsic, extrinsic, integrative, and lastly, instrumental motivation. The results revealed that learners’ motivation for learning Chinese as a foreign language at the DUCE includes personal contentedness, developing base for further education abroad, integrating with the Chinese community and learning …

Asian America And Empathy: Understanding The Chinese American Experience Through The Art Of Flo Oy Wong, Brienne Wong

Master's Projects and Capstones

This capstone examines how the work of Chinese American artist Flo Oy Wong could be an impetus for dialogue for creating empathy for the Asian American experience. The capstone briefly discusses Chinese American history as the Chinese are one of the earliest immigrant groups to the United States and Asian American art history which demonstrates the role of art for Asian Americans. It also describes the importance of empathy in society and how some museums today are trying to apply empathy to serve their communities. Within this framework, I discuss artist Flo Oy Wong whose ability to tell stories about …

Four Poems From The Divine Way Station By Shaojun Li, Shelley Kristina Hu

Transference

Translated from Chinese by Shelley Kristina Hu:

• At Dusk
• The Divine Way Station
• Confession
• Green Jade

Four Poems By Yu Xiuhua, Xinlu Yan

Transference

Translated from Chinese by Xinlu Yan:

• My Dog, Little Wu
• I Crossed Half of China to Lay You
• An Evening in Early Winter
• I Please This world With Pains

Three Inscriptions For Paintings By Yao Nai, Andrew Gudgel

Transference

Translated from Chinese by Andrew Gudgel.

Transference Vol. 6, Fall 2018

Transference

Complete issue with covers of Transference Vol. 6, Fall 2018

諧聲假借的原則及複雜性, Fuhai Zhang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

諧聲假借是利用語音的相同或相近關係來造字和使用文字。諧聲偏旁的讀音必定與整字的讀音相同或相近，某字所假借表示的詞的語音必定與其本來的讀音相同或相近。音近有一定的原則：聲母方面，如同部位的塞音，同部位的鼻流音；韻母方面，如韻相同，開合相同。但不合一般原則的諧聲假借亦不乏其例，尤其是在以戰國竹簡爲代表的出土古文字資料中，諧聲假借的語音關係表現複雜，需要加以歸納和解釋。而傳統的“一聲之轉”説帶有極大的任意性，必須摒棄。

新見《壽「四每」尊》銘文所見「卜馬」字試釋, Pui Ling Tang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

香港翰海秋季拍賣會公佈新見《壽「四每」尊》乙器，年代屬於西周早期至中期之間。銘文記有“睗（錫）「卜馬」馬卅匹”一語，當中，「卜馬」字从“卜”从“馬”，乃金文首見，拍賣圖録讀爲“駙”。本文結合傳世文獻所見“馼”、“駇”二字的討論，提出尊銘「卜馬」字當讀爲“駁”，“睗（錫）「卜馬」馬卅匹”意指賞賜雜色馬三十匹。此外，本文復通過先秦用馬制度中“毛馬而頒之”與“物馬而頒之”的記述，指出《壽「四每」尊》所記賜馬數量較多，或因雜色馬無法用於禮儀活動，故其用途可以理解爲軍旅出征或家居代步。