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The Deep Path In Foucault's Critique Of Reason And Its Enlightenments For Post-Theory, Yang Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In Foucault's early research on madness history which contains four stages, the path of reason repressing non-reason gradually transformed the connotation of non-reason from being "arational" to "irrational" in a subtle manner. The former is not being rational, but is compatible with complete reason. The latter is not being rational either and resists reason in the narrow sense, namely rationality. This path was strengthened in his later study which focused on Kant's idea of enlightenment and thus led to the thought of eventalization. Theory has pushed this process forward. This thesis presents an extended explanation of this important issue, and …

The Evolution Of Narration And Lyricism And Changes In Five-Character Poetry, Han Li

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Because of the birth of five-character poetry at the end of the Han dynasty, the folk yuefu narrative poetry led the trend and produced many excellent story poems. When literati five-character poetry rose, lyricism gradually overwhelmed narration. With their cultural training and knowledge cultivation, literati brought poetry and prose as well as embellishments into lyricism; as a consequence, rhetoric gradually emerged as a central element of poetry. As the emotional strength of lyric poetry decreased, literary grace became prominent. In the Jin dynasties and the Southern dynasties, both the narrative and emotional aspects of poetry further weakened, whereas a flowery …

The Extension Of Value In Literary Classics: A Case Study Of Mark Twain's "Running For Governor", Lili Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Based on the priority of "internal value" in the genesis of a text's value, this article studies the extension of value in literary classics and its pattern. As can be seen in the Chinese translation of Mark Twain's "Running for Governor" and its diachronic generation of meaning, a regular pattern of meaning generation in literary classics can be found via dialectic discussion: literary classics always release their "internal value" in accordance with the authors' ideal appeal and "initial readers'" pursuits, which lays the foundation for subsequent extension of meaning. Furthermore, this article has found, during the extension of value in …

The Material Return Of Cultural Studies: Culture And Society From The Perspective Of Tony Bennett's Governmentality, Xiaoxia Xu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Tony Bennett has established systematic theories and methodologies on the New Materialism from the perspective of governmentality, which, however, is often neglected by scholars. Based on intensive reading of relevant textual contents and conceptual interpretation, the article deeply and comprehensively investigates Bennett's New Materialism with dialectical analysis and reflection. It argues that Bennett has boldly assimilated the Actor-network Theory by the French post-structuralist sociologist Latour and others when recontextualizing, from the governmentality perspective, society, culture and their relationships. In this process, Bennett developed the idea of Assembling Culture to underscore the dynamic material generating process of culture and the social, …

The Naissance Of Dystopia, Rourou Zhao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Dystopia is one of the most critical narratives of the popular culture. To some extent, it is beyond interpretation because of its definition: it is well known that dystopia refers to a bad place while utopia means a good place; that is, dystopia is a negative utopia. But if we look into the works that are called dystopias, it is obvious that they do not simply disavow what utopias insist. They also deal with various theses like feminism, post-humanism, modernity, etc. This paper focuses on the emergence of dystopia from the beginning and tries to analyze its discursive formation.

Three Dimensions Of Ecological Aesthetics: Félix Guattari's Thought Of "The Three Ecologies", Huiqing Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Based on the real context of human-nature relation in the epoch of the Anthropocene and the thought of ecosophy in the ethico-aesthetic paradigm, Félix Guattari's thought of "The Three Ecologies" leads to the theoretical transformation of ecological aesthetics from environmental ecological dimension in a narrow sense to a generalized ecological model composed of environmental, social and mental ecological dimensions. Based on environmental ecosophy, the environmental ecological dimension follows the machinic aesthetic paradigm and serves the purpose of presenting the natural process and ecological justice for all species. Based on social ecosophy, the social ecological dimension follows the group Eros principle …

Why To Be Popular, How To Be Classic: An Analysis Of The Evaluation Function Of Media For Modern Chinese Popular Literature From The Perspective Of Market Operation, Juan Shi

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Modern Chinese popular literature was influenced by the market, which thus differed from the New-vernacular literature in its standard of evaluation. By studying its production and consumption mechanism, it was evident that marketing operation connected all aspects for modern popular literature to become canonized. To study all issues of popular literature's evaluation from this perspective, we could return to the original historical context and systematically organize and understand all kinds of related issues (such as problems, ideas and incidents, etc.) of popular literature, which could be seen as a new methodology. A reflection of the role media played in the …

Edward Washington Mcmillan Papers, (1863-1986), Edward Washington Mcmillan

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

Finding aid for Edward Washington McMillan Papers, (1863-1986).

Finding Aid For Edward Washington Mcmillan Papers, (1863-1986), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Edward Washington McMillan Papers

Finding aid for the Edward Washington McMillan Papers, (1863-1986).

Japanese-English Translation: Nishida Kitarō—Self-Determination Of The Expressive Self (May 1930), Christopher Southward

Comparative Literature Faculty and Student Scholarship

Excerpt of working translation of 「表現的自己の自己限定」、西田幾多郎著. Source: 『西田幾多郎全集』、第五巻 （第一回配本）。東京、株式会社岩波書店、二〇〇二年一一月二七日。ページ 十一〜六十七。[The Complete Works of Nishida Kitarō, Vol. 5 (1st edition). Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, Nov. 27, 2002. Pages 11-67].

Japanese-English Translation: Kitaōji Rosanjin--A Few Words For Aspiring Potters, Or Concerning The Relation Of The Person To The Work Of Art, Christopher Southward

Comparative Literature Faculty and Student Scholarship

Translation of 「陶芸家を志す者のために：芸術における人と作品の関係について」、北大路魯山人著—a speech delivered by Japanese potter, painter, lacquer artist, and restaurateur Kitaōji Rosanjin at Alfred State University, NY in April 1954. Part of a noncommissioned work in progress: Kitaōji Rosanjin: Reflections on Pottery, Travel, and Culinary Life All rights reserved, Christopher Southward (2019). Source, Aozora Bunko (a digital archive of Japanese-language literary work in the public domain): General website: https://www.aozora.gr.jp/ Current text: https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/001403/files/55081_54778.html

Il Rosario Di Hiroshima, Hubert F. Schiffer, Federica Favaretta Tr.

Library Special Collections

Account of the survival of Jesuit priests (among them Father Hubert Schiffer) near the center of the atom bomb attack on Hiroshima. Their survival was considered by many to be a miracle. The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima was started by Rev. Harold V. Colgan when he was completely cured of a serious heart attack after praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary. If cured he promised to spend the rest of his life spreading devotion to her. Blue Army members promise to say the Rosary every day, consecrate themselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and offer sacrifices and …

The Family Of Japanese No-Wa Cleft Construction: A Register-Based Analysis, Michiko Kaneyasu

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications

This paper presents a comparative study of the Japanese (pseudo-)cleft no-wa construction, schematized as: [clause] no-wa [NP/AdvP/clause] (da), in four spoken/written registers: informal conversations, academic presentations, news reports, and newspaper editorials. The study finds that the no-wa cleft appears more frequently in non-objective discourse that deals with a higher level of complexity. Close examination of instantiations of the no-wa cleft uncovers various register-oriented functions that show a varied degree of family resemblance with one another. These functions can be subsumed under two general functional properties of the no-wa construction: highlighting function at the local level and (retrospective) anticipatory …

Ua35/11/1 Chinese Flagship & Confucius Institute, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Chinese Flagship program and Confucius Institute.

Medieval Khmer Society: The Life And Times Of Jayavarman Vii (Ca. 1120–1218), Paul K. Nietupski

2019 Faculty Bibliography

Jayavarman VII (ca. 1120–1218) is one of the best known Cambodian “Angkor” leaders, in part because he was able to unite the numerous small, fragmented Khmer Cambodian and Cham kingdoms of the day. He ruled his consolidated Khmer kingdom from 1181–1218, bringing the decentralized Khmer and Cham states together through political and military alliances. Religion, especially India-derived Brahmanism, or “Hinduism,” Mahāyāna Buddhism, and local Cambodian religion, was a key component of Khmer society. Over time different Khmer rulers endorsed one or more of the religious systems to their own advantage. Jayavarman VII was especially committed to Mahāyāna Buddhism, evidenced by …

A Global Hybridity: Snakehead Influence On Identity And Migration, Teeana Cotangco

CMC Senior Theses

Through introduction of Fujian Province as home to the largest migrant population in the world, this article aims to address the negotiation of intersections between local and global forces that form new spaces throughout the diaspora. The "third space," a term coined by Homi Bhabha, addresses the fluid identity of Chinese-Filipino individuals that both acknowledges the traditional notions of "Chinese" while being influenced by a history of colonization in the Spanish Philippines. I incorporate my own personal experience as an American-born Chinese-Filipino navigating new spaces, and also the experience of my family members through interviews.

從迷惘感到幻滅感 : 楊德昌的《牯嶺街少年殺人事件》及《一一》, Tat Him Tang

Dissertations from all years

在台灣新電影的發展中，楊德昌對於都市生活的刻劃有別於同期如侯孝賢等導演的鄉土懷舊抒情，他對於都市中潛伏的危機，或人與人關係的不穩定都有其與眾不同的處理手法。本文討論楊德昌的兩部電影，《牯嶺街少年殺人事件》（1991）是他作品中少見的以台灣本土歷史作題材的電影，但仍不失其對社會精準而細膩的批判。《一一》（2000）為楊德昌的遺作，透過台灣一個中產家庭的故事探討現代都市人的生存狀態，挖掘生命的意義。本文旨在探討《牯嶺街少年殺人事件》中的迷惘感、《一一》這部後期作品中所傳達的幻滅感，以及導演如何呈現兩代人所面對的不同的困境，以及存在的狀態。 本論文分為五個部分：第一章為緒論，指出楊德昌電影的主題和特色，及其在台灣新電影中的地位，並簡介兩部電影所處的歷史氛圍。第二章分析《牯嶺街少年殺人事件》中，台灣人的迷惘感。第三章討論《一一》中的幻滅感。第四章借用存在主義理論分析兩部電影所傳達的迷惘感及幻滅感。最後第五章為結論，總結這兩部電影對台灣社會歷史及人文價值的貢獻。

論中國戲曲背景與同性戀建構之關係 : 以《霸王別姬》為例, Tsz Nok Lam

Dissertations from all years

「帝王將相，才人佳子的故事，諸位聽得不少。那些情情義義，恩恩愛愛，卿卿我我，都瑰麗莫名。根本不是人間顏色。人間，只是抹去了脂粉的臉。」人生如戲，兩者之間從來沒有清晰的分界。

中國古代早有餘桃斷袖的典故，同志文學在幾千年來文學史上不無地位。若《品花寶鑑》是古代同性戀小說的其一代表，李碧華的《霸王別姬》就是近代文學史上的代表作。

學界對《霸王別姬》的研究無數，學者主要分析小說內容的象徵性、小說和中國歷史相關的背後隱喻、與陳凱歌的改編電影作對讀比較。此外，研究課題還包括為程蝶衣這個角色作不同的心理解讀，乃至研究程蝶衣是先天抑或是後天的同性戀者。但在研究成果中，卻鮮見結合心理、社會和舞台理論分析李碧華在小說中的同性戀建構。

本文第一部分以文本細讀的分析手段，附以心理學、性別和社會理論分析影響程蝶衣同性戀傾向的外在因素。第二部分將從中西方戲劇理論剖析舞台界線模糊與程蝶衣強化同性愛戀之關係，第三部份詳細探討其自身因素多大程度上促成小說可悲和遺憾的結局。

逝城, Chun Sze Woo

Dissertations from all years

〈逝城〉中的人物，以「你」泛稱著正在閱讀此文的你，在即將踏入二零四七之際作為背景，長期瑟縮在家而不願面對你城萬千更替的「你」，接到了房東來信，給予了「你」搬家的命題，繼而展開搬家的工作：寫「你」找房子、更改戶籍，到最後搬屋後的狀況；同一時間，〈逝城〉又串插著「你」在家中所找到的《逝城》一書—— 一部企圖抨擊時政而最終不獲取錄的劇本，講述一個美滿家庭因社會建設的騙局而走向破碎的劇目，兩個故事雙線並行，各自暗暗地交代著香港這數十年的足跡與歲月。

就正如〈逝城〉一文中所言，「已逝之城還是將逝之城，這留待讀者的考量」。這篇文章的解讀，不同人或會有不同的意義，上一代人閱讀，也許會有一份熟悉與懷念感油然而生，因內文描寫著香港昔日的回憶，不論是「歡樂今宵」的晚安曲，或是那個「電視撈飯」的年代。但對於這一代的人而言，便是有著更深一層的想法，時代賦予了我們更多的命題：到底香港的前路如何、本土的價值、香港人的身分追尋與焦慮、甚至看完後是對「香港」一詞不禁有種悼念的感受，種種的種種均沒有一個實際的解答，然後換來的只有一份空虛與無力。希望透過〈逝城〉這篇作品，可以牽動你內心深處的某個角落，讓你能重新反思與正視香港這個城市，這片你生活已久的土地的存在。

The Study Of Free Will In The East And The West, Nicholas J. Colecio

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to understand the origins of the enduring differences between the Eastern and Western interpretations of free will and determinism. In my piece, I work to determine the roots of these differences and to what degree these differences have been challenged and disrupted in the 20^th century. In this pursuit, I analyze the different philosophies of free will in the East and West and then apply these philosophies to the literature of both regions. For the eastern scholarship, I am using Yukio Mishima's The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea and Motojirō …