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馮文炳長篇小說《橋》的幾個轉變及故事意義, Tingting Cai

Dissertations from all years

廢名（本名馮文炳）小說中的詩意或禪意表達總是為研究者稱頌，遣詞用句有其獨特風格。他一生創作了兩部長篇小說，《橋》和《莫須有先生傳》（下稱《莫》）。雖長篇小說數目遠遠不及其短篇小說，但已經展現出兩種截然不同的創作風格。簡而言之，前者比後者要晦澀很多（像《莫》這種帶點遊戲筆墨的可能更難懂），篇幅結構鬆散，一如普遍評論家的意見，像散文式小說。

關於作者的作品風格、意象、主題等表現，學界已有不少討論。本文嘗試把焦點回歸故事本身，重新審視前人研究中被忽略的人物和細節，輔以研究作者的創作觀等其他因素，觀察《橋》的故事或其變化可能隱含的意義。儘管作者寫長篇小說的技巧有所欠缺，但當中對於「人」和「苦難」的思考，卻是值得關注的。

Making Japan Great Again: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party As A Far Right Movement, Wesley Yee

Undergraduate Honors Theses

In recent years, far right-wing political parties have gained power around the world. Far-right movements build a populist, anti-establishment support base through the use of ethno-nationalism and xenophobic policies and slogans. This article applies the models and party frames used to study European far-right movements and applies them to the case of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), a party whose policies under prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe have pushed the party from having a center-right stance to having more of a far-right nationalist and populist one. Using this framework I find that the LDP has utilized …

Isang Muling-Sipat Sa Tradisyong Pabigkas Sa Filipinas O Kung Sadya Nga Kayang Makabagong Anyo Ng Balagtasan Ang Battle Rap, Michael Coroza

Filipino Faculty Publications

Sa pagtalakay na ito, iisa-isahing sulyapan ang mga batayang pagkakaiba sa pamamaraang pabigkas at pasulát sa panitikan ng Filipinas. Nilalayon nitong maitampok at bigyang-diin ang mga kalikasáng pabigkas ng sining na pasalita sa pagpapahalaga sa tradisyon ng Balagtasan at sa usong-uso ngayong Rap Battle na pinakapangunahing itinatampok sa ligang Fliptop. May dalawang pangkalahatang bahagi ang pagtalakay. Nakatuon ang una sa komparatibong paglalarawan ng magkasalungat na modo o pamamaraang pabigkas at pasulát gamit bilang halimbawa ang mga transkripsiyon ng ilang tulang-bayan gaya ng dalit at tanaga, ang mga klasikong akda gaya ng awit at korido, at ang mga piling tulang liriko …

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BYU Asian Studies Student Journal

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Half The Sky, Or Half A Lie? Unfulfilled Promises To Women In Republican China, Rachel Finlayson

BYU Asian Studies Student Journal

When the Qing dynasty fell in 1912, Chinese nationalist and communist forces fought to gain power. Both groups looked to build their base of support among the socially repressed, which included women and peasants. Thus, women’s emancipation became a central issue, and it remained primary until 1924, during an era known as the May Fourth Movement (Lan and Fong 1999, p. ix). Nationalist and communist forces both promised women better lives, in terms of education, love in marriage, value in family life, a role in the revolution and social activism, and emancipation. Mao Zedong summarized the enthusiasm of the time …

Confucius Institutes: Expelling A Trojan Horse Or Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth?, Michael J. Swain

BYU Asian Studies Student Journal

During the past ten years, China has actively promoted its Confucius Institute (CI), a program of instruction in Chinese language and culture for college students outside of China. The program’s stated purpose is to meet an existing demand for education in Chinese language and culture, with the intent of strengthening relationships between China and other countries in order to promote a more harmonious world. However, many have viewed the CI program as nothing more than an expansion of Beijing’s soft power. Some Western institutions have even expelled CIs from their campuses. The growing concern suggests that China’s offering of what …

“Playful Vows,” Translation From Li Yu, Lian Xiangban [Pitying The Fragrant Companion], Jessica Moyer

East Asian Languages & Cultures: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

China And The North Korean Refugee Crisis, Christina Ahn

BYU Asian Studies Student Journal

On 8 May 2002, shocking images of five North Korean refugees at a Japanese consulate in northeast China were captured. Although two members of the party—both men—successfully made it inside the consulate, two women and a child were dragged away from the gate of their safe haven by Chinese police (Gittings 2002). All five individuals were eventually detained—and though their fates remain unknown, it is likely they were immediately deported to North Korea, possibly the worst outcome for any North Korean defector.

Ukiyo-E: How Patterns In Edo Culture Shaped "The Floating World", Vanessa Hall

BYU Asian Studies Student Journal

Until the seventeenth century, it was exceedingly rare to find art depicting everyday Japanese life. It was only when artists began painting scenes from the street life in Yoshiwara, the red light district in the capital city of the time, that the popular school of art known as “Ukiyo-e,” a highly fashionable style of Japanese woodblock prints, was formed (J.E.L. 1914, pp. 1–4). Emerging from an era of Chinese philosophy that was against anything Japanese, early examples of Ukiyo-e were rare until Hishikawa Moronobu discovered a way to mass-produce the art through woodblock engraving prints, which ultimately established Ukiyo-e as …

Differing Perspectives: Positive Accounts Of The Down To The Countryside Movement, Michael Nettina

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite the number of narratives regarding the negative outcomes and experiences of the Down to the Countryside Movement during the Cultural Revolution, there is a scarce amount of literature in the West regarding the fringe benefits of the movement. The historiography in the field is limited, with most Western writers only focusing on the unfortunate consequences of the movement, such as violence, rape, limited access to education, and the strain on families affected by the political movement. The purpose of this study is to give a voice to the Chinese sent-down youth whose positive thoughts on the Down to the …

การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบคำและสำนวนที่มี “Kou” และ“Zui” ในภาษาจีนกลางกับ “ปาก” ในภาษาไทย, ชัญญภัค โตเจริญบดี

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มุ่งศึกษาเปรียบเทียบคำและสำนวนที่มี 口 "KOU" และ 嘴 "ZUI"ใน ภาษาจีนกลางกับ "ปาก" ในภาษาไทย เพื่อศึกษาเปรียบเทียบความหมายว่าเหมือนกันหรือแตกต่างกันอย่างไร จากผลการศึกษาสรุปได้ว่า ความหมายของคำและสำนวนที่มีคำว่า "ปาก" ทั้งในภาษาจีนและภาษาไทยสามารถจำแนกความหมายได้เป็น 2 กลุ่ม คือ ความหมายโดยตรง กับความหมายโดยนัย ส่วนการเปรียบเทียบสำนวนจีนและสำนวนไทยที่มีคำว่า "ปาก" ส่วนใหญ่มีความหมายเหมือนและใกล้เคียงกัน สามารถแบ่งได้เป็น 3 กลุ่ม ดังนี้ 1. เปรียบเทียบสำนวนจีนที่มีคำว่า 口 "KOU" หรือ 嘴 "ZUI" กับสำนวนไทยที่มี คำว่า "ปาก" 2. เปรียบเทียบสำนวนจีนที่มีคำว่า 口 "KOU" หรือ 嘴 "ZUI" กับสำนวนไทยไม่ได้ใช้คำว่า "ปาก" 3. เปรียบเทียบสำนวนไทยที่มี คำว่า ปาก กับสำนวนจีนไม่ได้ใช้คำว่า 口 "KOU" หรือ 嘴 "ZUI" อย่างไรก็ตาม สำนวนจีนและสำนวนไทยไม่ว่าภาษาใดหรือชาติใด สำนวนเหล่านี้เกิดจากความรู้สึกนึกคิดของมนุษย์ที่เกิดจากธรรมชาติ การกระทำ การดำเนินชีวิต ความประพฤติ หรือจารีตประเพณี ตลอดจนมโนทัศน์และค่านิยมต่างๆของทั้งสองประเทศที่มีความคล้ายคลึงกันและแตกต่างกันไปตามบริบทของสังคม

Finding Home After Fallout: The Future Of Fukushima's Forests, Katy N. Spence

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This long-form journalistic piece is about radioactive forests in Yamakiya, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, and how locals are dealing with it. Residents of Yamakiya were forced to evacuate their village in April 2011 following an explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

One Yamakiyan, Hidekatsu Ouchi, stepped into the role of community leader and is the focus of this story. He hopes Yamakiya can use the radiation, rather than condemning it. Ouchi’s devotion to his community is connected to the Japanese concept of furusato, which refers to an individual’s obligation and nostalgia for family, community and place. The story asserts …

The Biopolitical Elements In Yan Lianke's Fiction Worlds, Xiaoyu Gao

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Permanence Of The Shanghai Communiqué, David Whitesell

BYU Asian Studies Student Journal

Since 1949, the U.S. has had to face a major issue when interacting with China. This issue lies in the contest between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) based in mainland China and the Republic of China (ROC) based on the island of Taiwan for recognition as the legitimate government of China. Since 1979, U.S. policy has been to recognize formally the PRC as the official government of China. This recognition, which ended years of froideur between Beijing and Washington, was possible because of the previous decade of rapprochement, which was marked by the episode of “ping-pong diplomacy” in 1971, …

驚夢, Yi Lam, Pinky Chan

Dissertations from all years

一場戲曲節，敲響了一場夢。

夢中之情，可以當真嗎？生於現代，愛好崑曲，會遇上知音嗎？一見傾心，便能兩情相悅、廝守終生嗎？

念念是戲曲節的工作人員，她熱愛崑曲，尤其鍾愛《牡丹亭》。她心中有情，但所遇到的都是無緣人。直到今年戲曲節，她遇上來自蘇州某崑劇團的「柳夢梅」……

台上的柳夢梅身姿翩然、氣宇軒昂，含情脈脈的眼神、撩動人心的歌喉、義無反顧的愛戀，無不使人動心，是值得託付之人；台下的「柳夢梅」毫無架子，與念念談笑風生，和藹可親。念念從來沒想過自己能與崑劇演員有這麼多的交集，她心中有個「牡丹夢」：她想做一回杜麗娘，與柳夢梅真真切切地愛一場，此生不渝。面對眼前這位「柳夢梅」，她無法自拔地陷入夢中之情，然而「夢醒」以後，又是否真如《牡丹亭》中的杜麗娘和柳夢梅一樣，走出夢境後能再續情緣？"

X-Rated And Excessively Long: Ji-Amari In Hayashi Amari's Tanka, Jon P. Holt

World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations

As a fixed 31-syllable form of short poetry, Japan's tanka is one of the world's oldest forms of still-practiced poetry, with examples perhaps dating back to the fifth century. In the modern periods of Meiji (1868-1912) and Taishō (1912-1926), poets radically reformed the genre, expanding diction beyond millennium-old classical limits, thereby allowing poets to write not only about cherry blossoms and tragic love but also about things like steam trains and baseball games; although today many tanka poets in practicing circles still employ classical Japanese, many modern masters innovated the genre by skillfully blending in colloquial language. Like their modern …

〈公共交通工具的社會建構及其他〉 : 新詩創作三十首, Ki Chau Hon

Dissertations from all years

交通工具是日常生活中不可缺少的事物，除了是人們行走各處的途徑，也是公共空間的一種，其特性在文學作品中也多有表述。這次的創作計劃分三輯共三十首新詩作品，意在用不同角度敘述相關的香港故事，從而反思我們的日常生活，以及當中的歷史、文化論述。

第一輯的詩作回應了一些歷史／社會事件，包括六七暴動、移民潮、保育皇后 碼頭運動等，並用較抽離的視角反思它們對當下社會的影響。第二輯則更注視地方與交通工具的連繫，例如坪州、馬鞍山礦洞等地，除了有回顧歷史及城市變化的地文書寫，也關注當地人們的日常生活。第三輯以宏觀的角度，輔以平日的觀察，思考人與人／人與城市的關係，因而較多哲思及情感抒發，亦思考了汽車等工業產物以外的移動方式。整個創作計劃歷時近一年，希望聚焦在當下的香港故事，用現在的角度審視城市的身世，也並非漁翁撒網式地把所有交通工具都書寫一遍，而專注於主流聲音所忽略的事物。

坂口安吾隨筆對香港九十後身份認同的意義, Sin Ying Cheung

Dissertations from all years

日本作家坂口安吾在太平洋戰爭期間及之後的混亂期，寫下不少向社會提出「墮落」倡議的隨筆作品，涉及身份認同的篇幅不少，在當時的日本社會中佔有獨特的席位。筆者認為，香港九十後面對身份認同困境，閱讀坂口安吾隨筆實有一定的意義。

本文首先解釋香港的身份認同問題，繼而指出香港九十後一代在香港身份認同歷程中的獨特地位。在論述坂口安吾隨筆和身份認同的關係之後，以坂口安吾在太平洋戰爭期間及之後發表的隨筆作品為主，例如〈墮落論〉、〈天皇小論〉及〈日本文化之我見〉等，分析坂口安吾為日本社會書寫的身份認同倡議，例如反思天皇制、放棄傳統等等，並根據香港九十後一代面對的身份認同問題，例如「中華民族」身份對香港人的影響，找出坂口安吾隨筆在身份認同上對香港九十後的意義，最後進一步說明文學與社會的關係。

The Dmz Responds, Seo-Young J. Chu

Publications and Research

Seo-Young Chu’s “The DMZ Responds” appeared in Telos 184 (Fall 2018), a special issue on Korea edited by Haerin Shin.

Memory And The Realization Of The Nothingness. On A Letter Of Vittorio Sereni To Giuseppe Ungaretti, Stefano Giannini

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

The problematic relationship of Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970) with Alexandria of Egypt – his city of birth – sheds light on the interplay between memory and oblivion in his poetry and prose. The shuttling back and forth between these poles marks the nature of his unfulfilled desire to recreate a lost Alexandrian atmosphere. In Ungaretti’s works, language opacity is coupled with his attempts to represent a city—as he writes—that is suffocated by the sun and whose hidden ancient port is submerged in the depth of the sea. Blinding light and the darkness of the deep waters make the understanding of Ungaretti’s …