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Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 37, January 26, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

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Recollections Concerning Canadian War Crimes Investigations And Prosecutions, Wady Lehmann

Canadian Military History

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Pursuit: The Letters Of Captain Harold Macdonald, North Shore Regiment, From Normandy To The Scheldt, Harold Macdonald, M.A. Macdonald

Canadian Military History

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“It Made Them Forget About The War For A Minute”: Canadian Army, Navy And Air Force Entertainment Units During The Second World War, Laurel Halladay

Canadian Military History

On 3 February 1944, wounded Canadian service personnel recuperating in a British hospital were delighted to hear that a concert party, part of the Canadian Army Show, was in the area and would be performing for patients that evening. The variety was extremely well-received; singing, dancing and comedy routines seemed to be exactly was the injured needed to raise their spirits. After the show was over, a man in a wheelchair approached performer James Cameron and exclaimed “it was so good to see that—please come back again.” The Captain in charge of this satisfied patient wrung Cameron’s hand and enthusiastically …

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“Always Ready For Any Sticky Job”: The Canadian Corps Of (Civilian) Firefighters In The Second World War, Keith Hart

Canadian Military History

The Canadian Corps of (Civilian) Firefighters was created. In 1942 to assist the British National Fire Service (NFS) in fighting fires caused by German bombings. Some 400 specially-recruited Corps members served in Britain from 1942 to 1944 under often very hazardous conditions. Its story remains one of the forgotten and more unique Canadian contributions to the war effort.

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The Road To The Cobourg Court Room: New Material From The Archives Of The Canadian War Museum On The Sir Arthur Currie-Sir Sam Hughes Dispute, 1918-1919, Barbara M. Wilson

Canadian Military History

The post-First World War dispute between Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence from October 1911 to November 1916 and Sir Arthur Currie, General Officer Commanding the Canadian Corps from 9 June 1917 to the end of the war, must be one of the least dignified episodes in Canadian military history. Hughes, although very energetic, was erratic and arbitrary and was fired by Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden for his inefficient administration of the Canadian military forces overseas. Currie, on the other hand, led the Canadian Corps in a stunning series of successes: Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, the Drocourt-Queant …

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The Generation Of Memory: Reflections On The “Memory Boom” In Contemporary Historical Studies, Jay Winter

Canadian Military History

Jay Winter delivered the following in the form of a lecture at the Canadian War Museum on 31 October 2000. A distinguished academic, Winter has been writing about the cultural history of the First World War for nearly three decades. He has taught at the University of Cambridge in England and is presently at Yale University. Since 1988, he has been a director of the Historial de la grande guerre in Peronne, an important war museum in northern France. In this capacity, he has become familiar with a great many institutions of war and military history around the world and …

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Combat Motivation And The Roots Of Fanaticism: The 12th Ss Panzer Division In Normandy, Michael E. Sullivan

Canadian Military History

The post-First World War dispute between Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence from October 1911 to November 1916 and Sir Arthur Currie, General Officer Commanding the Canadian Corps from 9 June 1917 to the end of the war, must be one of the least dignified episodes in Canadian military history. Hughes, although very energetic, was also erratic and arbitrary and was fired by Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden for his inefficient administration of the Canadian military forces overseas. Currie, on the other hand, led the Canadian Corps in a stunning series of successes: Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, the …

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French Canadian Participation In The War Of 1812: A Social Study Of The Voltiguers Canadians, Martin F. Auger

Canadian Military History

During the War of 1812, the participation of French Canadians in colonial militia units such as the Voltigeurs Canadiens was of great importance for the defence of Lower Canada. The colony’s lack of regular British toops combined with threats of American invasion rendered crucial to the mobilization of the local populace, most of which was of French descent. Although lacking the discipline and structure of British regular soldiers. Lower-Canadian militiamen were able to neutralize numerous American invasion attempts. Altogether, this impressive participation in the war effort helped redefine the military character of French Canadians. It also dissipated the British authorities’ …

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“One More For Luck”: The Destruction Of U971 By Hmcs Haida And Hms Eskimo, 24 June 1944, Barry M. Gough, James A. Woods

Canadian Military History

On the evening of 23 June 1944, HMCS Haida and HMS Eskimo set out from Plymouth, operational base of the 10th Destroyer Flotilla (10th DF), to conduct a sweep of the Western Approaches to the English Channel. Their role was to assist in securing these waters for the ongoing delivery of supplies and reinforcements to the Normandy bridgehead. Across the Channel to the southest, American, British and Canadian forces were now in their third week of fighting across the fields and hedgerows of Normandy. Operation OVERLORD had been the largest amphibious invasion in history and, dependent as it was on …

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In Remembrance Of Doomed Youth: Private Ralph C. Crew (1893–1917), 87th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Thomas E. Crew

Canadian Military History

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“The Simplest Thing Is Difficult”: The United States Army And The War Of 1812, John M. Carland

Canadian Military History

The War of 1812 occupies an uneasy place in the American memory. Despite some popular notions of victory in that conflict, serious students of military history have always known that the United States did not win it. The war was at best a draw because the nation lacked experienced officers, disciplined soldiers, a working logistical system, and a clear-cut strategic plan. For most of the war American leadership was bungling and inadequate. The performance of the Regulars was frequently far from perfect, and that of the militia even less so. Yet the nation maintained its territorial integrity, and some younger …

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“Regret Deeply…” The Second World War Experiences Of Bill And Fred Tucker, Angela Fritz

Canadian Military History

Over a million Canadians wore a uniform in the fight against Hitler’s Germany. The Tucker family of Kitchener, Ontario sent two brothers, Bill and Fred, to aid in this cause. Only one returned.

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“Treasures” From The Canadian War Museum’S Backlog, Dan Glenney, Eric Fernberg, Harry Martin, Philip White

Canadian Military History

In the 1970s Canadian War Museum curatorial staff decided they needed to bolster the scope of the museum’s national military collection. Consequently, they placed ads in Legion magazine and enclosed flyers in veterans’ pension cheques inviting veterans to send in military or military related items they had in their possession that they thought would be of interest to the museum. The response was overwhelming. In the end, a grand total of 24,400 objects poured in; many more than was anticipated and much too large a number for the museum’s small staff to properly register and catalogue. The only option was …

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In The Heat Of Battle: Letters From The Normandy Campaign, Harold Macdonald, M.A. Macdonald

Canadian Military History

Harold S. MacDonald was an officer with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment from June 1942 until the end of the Second World War in Europe. Throughout this period he penned a steady stream of letters to his bestfriend, his wife, Marjorie, who was then a newspaper reporter with the Saint John Evening Times-Globe. These letters, totalling 463, were carefully preserved by Marjorie and provide a continuous and absorbing account of the experiences of a front-line Canadian infantry officer in Northwest Europe during the Second World War. They begin in June 1942 with a description of the rowdy voyage …

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“Johnson Forever!” Revisiting A Hero Of The Seven Years War, Mark Eaton

Canadian Military History

William Johnson moved to New York from his ancestral homeland Ireland in 1738 and soon became one of the most influential and prosperous colonists of his time. As a trader, land developer, speculator and government official, he co-operated extensively with the tribes of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Considered a fair and honest man by these people, Johnson developed close personal and economic relationships with many of them, especially within the Mohawk tribes. So when the British and French clashed between 1744 and 1748 (King George’s War), the New York colonial government turned to Johnson.

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The Public Sphere And Literary Journals And Newspapers: Investigating The Discursive Formation Of The Utopia In Late Qing Dynasty, Man Leung Shuk

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

This paper takes the utopian fiction in Late Qing Dynasty as a discursive formation, and investigates its production and operational mode of the utopian discourse. The paper examines how literary journals and newspapers served as a channel for the operation of the utopian discourse in the Chinese public sphere. By revising Habermas's notion of the public sphere, Rudolf Wagner is able to redefine Chinese public sphere and discovers that the structure of Chinese public sphere is constructed by the top and the bottom strata of the society. In light of Wagner's theorization, the paper takes the utopian novels as a …

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On The Difference Over Literary Ideas Between China And The West, Qingbing Tong

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The paper reiterates the necessity of reflecting on the differences of literary ideas between China and the West. In classical Chinese literary theory, literature prioritizes lyricalism, and the essence of this literary idea is to express the ethos of individual and the society. Literary ideas in the West centering round Europe chooses to prioritize mimesis, and a literature developed along this idea sees itself as a vehicle for knowledge. The paper attributes the differences over literary ideas, themes and literary spirit between China and the West to the differences between Chinese humanistic sprit and Western humanism, between Chinese agricultural civilization …

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On The Evolution Of Wang Yuanhua's Methodology For Literary Theory, Zhongyi Xia

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

When Wang Yuanhua was widely acclaimed as a distinguished literary theorist who excelled in both Chinese and Western theories before the 90s, scholars tended to neglect the fact that Zhdanovism which originated from the former Soviet Union had always been his guiding principle and methodology all through his academic career. When he first embarked on literary theory, Zhdanovism was his main theoretical anchor which can be evidenced by his works like Luxun and Nietzsche and On Realism which were produced in 1939 and 1940 respectively.He began to reflect upon Zhdanovism in 1943 for he found that Zhdanovism tend to impair …

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On The Four Dimensions Of Cross-Cultural Aesthetic Appreciation, Qingben Li

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

According to Eliot Deutsch's studies in Comparative Aesthetics, the four dimensions of cross-cultural aesthetic appreciation are Cultural-Authorial Weltanschauung, Cultural-Authorial Aesthetic Preference, Formal Content and Symbolic Values. We will encounter many difficulties when appreciating the works of art from other cultures because of cultural differences. However, the four dimensions can help us overcome these obstacles, thus making possible our better understanding of the aesthetic features of the works of art. Comparative aesthetics is not to weigh the supremacy of the Chinese art or the Western art, nor to take the work of art as proof to cultural differences, but to find …

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Reflections OnThe Cambridge History Of Chinese Literature: An Interview With Professor Stephen Owen, Min Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The author interviewed Professor Stephen Owen regarding The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. The issues covered in the interview include the origins of the Western literary history and Chinese literary history, the stages and modes of writing Chinese literary histories,the interrelationships between literary historiography and intellectual history, and the new perspectives of literary historiography. The interview focuses on the new notions of "the Cultural Tang" and "discursive communities" proposed by Owen and elaborates their theoretical and methodological implications.

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Review Of "Western Aesthetics In The Perspective Of The East" Summit Forum, Shenggui Song, Weina Yang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Jointly sponsored by the Institute of Aesthetics of Capital Normal University, the editorial board of Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art, the College of Art of Inner Mongolia University and Anhui Education Publishing House, the Summit Forum on "Western Aesthetics in the Perspective of the East" was held in Hohhot during August 3-5, 2011. Over 30 specialists and scholars in the academic circles of aesthetics in China and Japan explored in depth the issues such as the relationship between Eastern and Western aesthetics, the history of the relationship,the possibility of eastern aesthetics, ethnic art and aesthetics in the perspective of …

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"Nineteen Old Poems" And Metaphysics, Jiemo Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

"Nineteen Old Poems" represent the transformation in poetics from the study of Confucian classics to metaphysics. The authors of this group of poems lived in the turbulent age of the late Han Dynasty. "Nineteen Old Poems" express the poetics of valuing life, which could be regarded as the first sign of metaphysics. The sense of time sequence, especially a sense of the present, which corresponds to the time consciousness of metaphysics, forms the basis of such poems. This paper holds that a sense of individual loneliness and awareness is the main theme of these poems. Hence Liang Qichao's viewpoint that …

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"The Chinese Encyclopedia" In Foucault'sThe Order Of Things, Jinshan Che

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In the preface of The Order of Things, Michel Foucault quotes and analyzes the classification of animals in a "certain Chinese encyclopedia" referred to by Borges, with which he initiates his brand new philosophical thinking. There are many discussions and interpretations by Chinese scholars on this part, but generally they understand Foucault from the perspective of the differences between China and the West, and they tend to blame him for these reasons. For example, they may think Foucault attached too much importance on the particularity of Chinese culture and the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, so he ignores the …

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"Aestheticization Of Everyday Life" In China, Desheng Wang, Lei Li

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The concept of "Aestheticization of Everyday Life" cannot be readily transplanted from Western theoretical discourse. It has to reach an internal affinity with the socio-cultural transformation in contemporary China and over-generalized aestheticization so that it can integrate into the context of contemporary aesthetics research. The differences concerning the claim center round the different understanding of "everyday life" and "sensibility," while there is inherent theoretical continuity between the aestheticization of everyday life and the study of contemporary aesthetics and culture. The debates make it possible for the issue of "everyday life aesthetics" to become a new aesthetic discourse in reality.

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"What Are Poets For?": An Interpretation Of Hesiod's Classical Poetics, Lei Peng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In the Proemium of Homogony, Hesiod distinctively extols the Muses, the lineage and the might of them as a hidden eulogy of the role of poets. This essay is a detailed reading of the proemium and an exploration into the classical poetics therein. Through an analysis of the lineage of the Muses, this essay shows the non-creative feature of classical poetics, then reveals the alternation Hesiod makes of the relationship between the poet and the Muses as in the three songs of the Muses, and finally,by interpreting Hesiod's depictions of kings and singers, demonstrates the role of Hesiod as a …

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A Critical Review Of Researches Into The Poetry Of The Han, Wei And Six Dynasties In The First Half Of The 20th Century, Zhixi Qian

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The studies of the poetry of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, which have developed in a new teaching and academic system, show a combination of classical scholarship and modern approaches and therefore have some representative significance in ancient literature studies. There is a long tradition of such studies and scholars have got new discourse from such fresh literary concepts as the theory of evolution, vernacular literature and popular literature to reconstruct or interpret the history of poetry, and discovered or discussed some new facts, thus making studies of yuefu poetry attract considerable academic attention. As such studies develop, facts …

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A Reflection On German Classic Aesthetics And The Construction Of Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics, Fanren Zeng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Contemporary aesthetics in China over the past 50-odd years developed partly because of the influence of classic German aesthetics, as can be seen from the fact that the most important form of aesthetics in contemporary China — practice aesthetics — is derived from classic German aesthetics, especially Kantian aesthetics. This is determined by the level of classic German aesthetics and China's particular needs. However, all theories are historical, and have to appear and disappear in history. The dramatic socio-economic transformation since 1949 determines that classic German aesthetics is no longer suitable to China, and practice aesthetics derived from it has …

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A Study Of F. R Leavis's Cultural Criticism, Xiangchun Meng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

F. R. Leavis was the most influential and controversial critic and one of the forerunners of cultural criticism in the 20th century Britain. His cultural criticism is the point of departure for his literary criticism, which in turn aims for cultural and social health. Leavis's cultural criticism comprises mainly of the conception of the "organic community", the theorization of "minority culture" and the promotion of "literary culture" and the criticism of the "Technologico-Benthamite" culture, the first three of which form the core of his cultural ideals. A better understanding of Leavis's cultural criticism may illuminate our reflections on the cultural …

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Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

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Recollections Concerning Canadian War Crimes Investigations And Prosecutions, Wady Lehmann

Canadian Military History

Pursuit: The Letters Of Captain Harold Macdonald, North Shore Regiment, From Normandy To The Scheldt, Harold Macdonald, M.A. Macdonald

Canadian Military History

“It Made Them Forget About The War For A Minute”: Canadian Army, Navy And Air Force Entertainment Units During The Second World War, Laurel Halladay

Canadian Military History

“Always Ready For Any Sticky Job”: The Canadian Corps Of (Civilian) Firefighters In The Second World War, Keith Hart

Canadian Military History

The Road To The Cobourg Court Room: New Material From The Archives Of The Canadian War Museum On The Sir Arthur Currie-Sir Sam Hughes Dispute, 1918-1919, Barbara M. Wilson

Canadian Military History

The Generation Of Memory: Reflections On The “Memory Boom” In Contemporary Historical Studies, Jay Winter

Canadian Military History

Combat Motivation And The Roots Of Fanaticism: The 12th Ss Panzer Division In Normandy, Michael E. Sullivan

Canadian Military History

French Canadian Participation In The War Of 1812: A Social Study Of The Voltiguers Canadians, Martin F. Auger

Canadian Military History

“One More For Luck”: The Destruction Of U971 By Hmcs Haida And Hms Eskimo, 24 June 1944, Barry M. Gough, James A. Woods

Canadian Military History

In Remembrance Of Doomed Youth: Private Ralph C. Crew (1893–1917), 87th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Thomas E. Crew

Canadian Military History

“The Simplest Thing Is Difficult”: The United States Army And The War Of 1812, John M. Carland

Canadian Military History

“Regret Deeply…” The Second World War Experiences Of Bill And Fred Tucker, Angela Fritz

Canadian Military History

“Treasures” From The Canadian War Museum’S Backlog, Dan Glenney, Eric Fernberg, Harry Martin, Philip White

Canadian Military History

In The Heat Of Battle: Letters From The Normandy Campaign, Harold Macdonald, M.A. Macdonald

Canadian Military History

“Johnson Forever!” Revisiting A Hero Of The Seven Years War, Mark Eaton

Canadian Military History

The Public Sphere And Literary Journals And Newspapers: Investigating The Discursive Formation Of The Utopia In Late Qing Dynasty, Man Leung Shuk

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

On The Difference Over Literary Ideas Between China And The West, Qingbing Tong

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

On The Evolution Of Wang Yuanhua's Methodology For Literary Theory, Zhongyi Xia

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

On The Four Dimensions Of Cross-Cultural Aesthetic Appreciation, Qingben Li

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Reflections OnThe Cambridge History Of Chinese Literature: An Interview With Professor Stephen Owen, Min Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Review Of "Western Aesthetics In The Perspective Of The East" Summit Forum, Shenggui Song, Weina Yang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

"Nineteen Old Poems" And Metaphysics, Jiemo Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

"The Chinese Encyclopedia" In Foucault'sThe Order Of Things, Jinshan Che

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

"Aestheticization Of Everyday Life" In China, Desheng Wang, Lei Li

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

"What Are Poets For?": An Interpretation Of Hesiod's Classical Poetics, Lei Peng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

A Critical Review Of Researches Into The Poetry Of The Han, Wei And Six Dynasties In The First Half Of The 20th Century, Zhixi Qian

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

A Reflection On German Classic Aesthetics And The Construction Of Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics, Fanren Zeng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

A Study Of F. R Leavis's Cultural Criticism, Xiangchun Meng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art