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Vegetal Being: Dreamwork, Ritual, And Performance In Han Kang’S The Vegetarian, Briana Hanratty

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, I am writing towards an ecofeminist informed reading of the English version of The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith. My aim is to display how, like an ecosystem of complex interdependency, it is impossible to separate body from theory from text from ecological context. To engage with this form of ecofeminism, I center an autotheoretical methodology with voices from ritual theory and performance theory in order to examine how Yeong-hye, the titular vegetarian of Han Kang’s novel, operates as a narrative-level metaphor for the desire for erotic ecology as a mode of ecological and …

兩漢入繼帝王追尊私親述論, Zhan Huang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

兩漢皇帝沒有子嗣的情況頻繁發生，皇位繼承人多從宗親藩王中擇選。外藩入繼不僅關係到禮法的依據和施行，還牽動著當朝的政治神經。由於漢初禮法多未定型，有關外藩入繼以及入繼者如何尊封本生父母，沒有明確固定的禮法規範。在入繼皇帝的尊親問題上，論者各執一詞，引發數次禮制論爭，甚至造成政治動盪，西漢政權的覆亡亦與此有所關聯；外藩入繼的禮法規範在光武帝劉秀的處理中才形成範式，在東漢後期逐漸定型。本文將就兩漢外藩入繼的情況加以論述，並聯繫政治角力和禮法爭議兩方面，就兩漢歷次外藩入繼事件的前因後果和複雜情況加以分析。

When Han-dyansty emperors deceased without any male offspring, a regnant-monarch was chosen as the heir to the throne. Adopting a regnant-monarch into the royalty bore association with the implementation of rituals and affected court politics. However, there were no institutionalized rituals for adopting a vassal king or conferring honorific titles to his biological parents in the early Han dynasty, which resulted in many debates over the ritual appropriateness. The confusion had led to political turmoil insofar as it contributed to the fall of the Western Han regime to a certain extent. Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han …

《梁書·劉勰傳》“家貧不婚娶”問題新探, Yunfeng Chen

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

關於《梁書·劉勰傳》所載“家貧不婚娶”問題，已有不少學者發表過頗有見地的意見。不過，如果重新細緻地研讀《梁書·劉勰傳》“家貧不婚娶”一段文字，並聯繫相關史料，類比旁推，似尚有值得進一步辨析、闡釋之餘地。譬如，從文義關係的角度出發，將《梁書·劉勰傳》所載劉勰“家貧不婚娶”一事與前後文句聯繫起來，或可得出新的認識——“家貧”問題與“勰早孤”相關聯；“不婚娶”以及“依沙門僧祐”問題則跟“篤志好學”一句相呼應，並最終落實於“遂博通經論”這一結果上。如此闡釋，“篤志好學”之說與“遂博通經論”之間，方顯得義脈貫暢，而“家貧不婚娶”問題亦可得更為合理之解釋。

Many have discussed the issue of jiaping bu quqi (the family is too poor [for him] to marry a woman) in the “Biography of Liu Xie” in the History of Liang. However, this paper re-reads it in association with relevant historical records, which suggests room for further analysis and deeper interpretation. For example, reading jiaping bu quqi with its syntactical context yields a new understanding. Xie zao gu (Xie was orphaned at an early age [by his father death]) resulted in his family’s poverty. Bu quqi and yi shamen Sengyou (attachment to Buddhist monk Sengyou) echo duzhi haoxue …

自有風味 : 淺談散曲雅俗有致的本質, Patricia Sieber, Xuezhao Li

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

本文提出一種新的散曲分類法，橫截面式地討論分析了散曲一方面是如何處理不同的語域，另一方面又是如何將現有的主題和媒介再語境化。具體地說，文章聚焦三類散曲：重點呈現日常生活片段的歌曲，爲朝廷節日慶典助興的歌曲，以及回顧中國歷史上包括文學史、宗教史上的模範人物的歌曲。本文表明：日常歌曲和朝廷主導的歌曲尊奉即時性美學，而某些雅俗有致的歌曲則更爲清晰地呈現出具有不同導向的超媒介特徵。

This article proposes a new typology of the sanqu corpus. The discussion analyzes a cross section of sanqu songs in terms of how they engaged with language registers, on the one hand, and how they recontextualized existing motifs and media, on the other. Specifically, the article focuses on three subsets of songs: songs that foreground everyday vignettes, songs that celebrate festive occasions at court, and songs that revisit the exemplars of Chinese literature, history, and religion. The article suggests that everyday songs and court-oriented songs prized the aesthetic of immediacy, while certain mixed-register songs more explicitly exhibited differently oriented …

論惠儋時期蘇軾以尺牘參政, Yujie Liao

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

蘇軾（1037–1101）被貶至惠州、儋州，再被詔北還，即自紹聖元年（1094）南遷至建中靖國元年（1101）七月這一段時間被視為惠儋時期。蘇軾在惠儋時期創作的參政尺牘是北宋士大夫私人書信與政務溝通的絕佳案例。本文著眼於以下幾個問題：蘇軾在惠儋時期的參政尺牘有何獨特之處？蘇軾利用尺牘討論政事、抒發政見，是寫作習慣還是刻意為之？公書寫作對蘇軾的參政尺牘有何影響？在這一時期，他創作了約65封參政尺牘，以尺牘感慨時政、推薦人才、參與政務。蘇軾的參政尺牘大多寫於惠州，至儋州數量減少，這一變化與蘇軾在惠州、儋州的生存境遇變化有關。在這一時期，蘇軾任散官，無職事，幾乎沒有寫作公文，而他的參政尺牘部分卻呈現出公書寫作的格式與習慣，一方面體現了公書寫作對私書寫作的影響，另一方面也是蘇軾面對處境刻意為之的選擇。

Su Shi’s (1037–1101) was banished southward to Huizhou and Danzhou from 1094 (the first year of the Shaosheng era) to July of 1101 (the first year of the Jianzhong jingguo era) when he was summoned back north, which has been known as his Hui-Dan period. Su Shi’s canzheng chidu (personal letters that discuss politics) written during this period became examples of Northern Song dynasty literati getting involved in political affairs through personal correspondence. This article tries to answer the following questions. (1) How were Su Shi’s canzheng chidu special? (2) Was Su Shi’s canzheng chidu merely his writing habit …

俞樾《諸子平議‧管子》補正, Pang Fei Kwok, Ting Choi

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

德清俞樾（1821－1907）， 字蔭甫，號曲園，晚清樸學大家，徐世昌（1855－1939）《清儒學案‧曲園學案》曰：“曲園之學，以高郵王氏爲宗。發明故訓，是正文字而務爲廣博，旁及百家，著述閎富，同、光之間，蔚然爲東南大師。” 《諸子平議》一書，是俞樾的代表作，可說是子學訓釋的鉅著。此書仿效王念孫（1744－1832）《讀書雜志》而補其未及，識力之精，涉獵之廣，爲《雜志》之後，從事子學者不可或缺的典籍。然而，智者千慮，容或有失，今就俞氏《諸子平議‧管子》十四則，詳加探討，審視俞說之瑕瑜，並作補正，祈能為其中問題提供較為清晰的解說。

Yu Yue (1821–1907), courtesy name Yinfu, hao Quyuan, was a prominent philologist in the late Qing dynasty. His representative work Zhuzi pingyi (Commentaries on Pre-Qin Masters) is a masterpiece of Chinese philology. This paper investigates his commentaries in “Guanzi” in Zhuzi pingyi by discussing fourteen examples in detail and rectifies specific existing philological issues therein.

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 …

Apala Best Of The Best Booklist 2022, Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, Family Literacy Focus Committee, Education Subcommittee, Becky Leathersich (Chair), Zoë Bowlus, Nicole Fernandez, Anh Tran Ng, Jessea Young

Librarian Publications & Presentations

The Best of the Best Booklist celebrates stories from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) diaspora. All APALA members were invited to nominate picture book titles about AANHPI communities and experiences that were published in the 2022 calendar year. Members of the APALA Family Literacy Focus Committee evaluated the nominations against the APALA Rubric and curated the final list. Eligible titles that earned a 2023 APALA Literature Award or Honoree designation were automatically added to the Best of the Best Booklist.

The titles depict diverse representations of heritages and cultures across the AANHPI diaspora. Some young …

The Sociolinguistics Of Code-Switching In Hong Kong’S Digital Landscape: A Mixed-Methods Exploration Of Cantonese-English Alternation Patterns On Whatsapp, Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales, Yuen Man Tsang

Journal of English and Applied Linguistics

This paper examines the prevalence of Cantonese-English code mixing in Hong Kong through an under-researched digital medium. Prior research on this code-alternation practice has often been limited to exploring either the social or linguistic constraints of code-switching in spoken or written communication. Our study takes a holistic approach to analyzing code-switching in a hybrid medium that exhibits features of both spoken and written discourse. We specifically analyze the code-switching patterns of 24 undergraduates from a Hong Kong university on WhatsApp and examine how both social and linguistic factors potentially constrain these patterns. Utilizing a self-compiled sociolinguistic corpus as well as …

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 …

Challenges Facing The Reunification Of Korea, Patricia Cazeau

Helm's School of Government Conference - 2021-2024

After the Second World War, the once-unified northern and southern halves of the nation of Korea had been under immense external pressure from the American-Soviet Cold War. As a result, the northern side had sided with the Russian communists, while the southern side had leaned into the United States’ style of democracy over time. Despite multiple proposed ideas for unification, the increasing tensions between Russia and the United States discouraged reunification, despite the Cold War’s eventual end. Thus, various social, religious, economic, and military crises multiplied within each country’s borders. This paper will assess the challenges surrounding the reunification of …

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.