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George Washington Carver And The Ancient Egyptian Connection, Jon Adkins

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

No abstract provided.

Ensemble Concert: Jazz Ensemble I, September 25, 2015, Jonathan Beckett Director

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
September 25, 2015
Friday Evening
8:00 p.m.

Why Do Girls Stay Silent? An Exploratory Research On Young Women's Tolerance Toward Stranger Harassment, Sui Lau

Lingnan Theses

Stranger harassment has been a rising issue regarding gender equality globally. Nevertheless, this issue has been rarely explored in Hong Kong. This study aims at discovering its prevalence, the frequency of its occurrences, local women’s reactions toward it and variables that may determine women’s reactions in a local context. Both personal qualities, including gender-related belief, self-objectification and body image, as well as situational qualities, namely perceived situational norms, are examined.

350 self- administered questionnaires were collected from local women aged between 18 and 25, in either pencil-and-paper or online forms. Results showed that more than 80% of respondents reported experiencing …

香港九〇年代短篇小說中的「房子」, Fong Wong

Lingnan Theses

邁入二十世紀九〇年代，香港正式面對回歸中國的過渡期，並與全球一起面對二十世紀末的到來。這個時期的香港，不單充滿了過渡期的焦慮，還有全球化的衝擊，以及面對回歸不久便來臨的世紀末。九十年代的複雜語境，使得這時期的香港文學蘊含了豐富多彩的價值，十分值得關注。

文學中的空間，無論是對於敍述者或是讀者都起著重要的作用。然而，過往的研究中，時間敍事往往成爲研究的焦點，文學中的空間研究卻寥寥可數。在此情況下，實在有必要對文學中的空間多加關注。當代西方地理學家大衛‧哈維（David Harvey）肯定了「空間」研究的價值 ——「空間」可謂當今文學研究中的關鍵詞。他更提出：「掌握空間作爲一個關鍵詞的要點，是要辨認出這個概念如何更好的整合到既有的社會、文學和文化後設理論中，以及效果爲何。」

本論文欲從香港九〇年代的語境（九七回歸、全球化等）開始，梳理當時備受關注的主題（九七、女性、都市異化）。進而以「房子」作爲視角，透過分析香港九○年代的短篇小説，發掘「房子」此空間在不同主題中的意義，以及文學作品如何以「房子」此空間來敍述主題且敍述了主題的什麽面向。本論文試圖以「房子」爲例，嘗試將「空間」概念整合到文學分析中，發掘空間在文學中的價值。

張彝宣傳奇研究, Wing Yan Tsang

Lingnan Theses

張彝宣，一名大復，明末清初戲曲作家。現存九部傳奇，包括：《醉菩提》、《海潮音》、《釣魚船》、《吉祥兆》、《金剛鳳》、《讀書聲》、《快活三》、《紫瓊瑤》和《雙福壽》。是次研究期望達到兩個目標，一是評定張彝宣劇作的文學價值，二是衡量張彝宣劇作的戲臺演出價值。本文研究方法包括：排場關目分析、喜劇元素分析、行當角色分析、情節編排分析、主題思想分析等。

論文分七章：第一章為研究概況。第二章至第六章分論劇作。第二章討論《紫瓊瑤》與《雙福壽》的排場藝術，分兩部份：第一部份分析單齣排場。第二部份討論腳色人物的調配、關目情節與劇本體製的設計乃至內場與外場的配合。第三章討論《快活三》與《讀書聲》的民間娛樂色彩，分四層面：一、「娛樂」主旨、二、喜劇人物塑造、三、關目技巧、四、插科打諢的喜劇效果。第四章：《海潮音》與《醉菩提》佛教人物的臺上示現，包括妙善觀音與濟公和尚的形象改造，重要的是分析「因緣果報應」和「通神」的主題思想及其舞臺效應和濟公的玩世因緣。第五章討論《吉祥兆》與《金剛鳳》的敘事程式。第六章討論《釣魚船》對《西遊記》的改編及其意義，特別研究劉全夫妻之恩情重義及其意義。第七章是總結。

The Exclusion Problem And Counterfactual Theories Of Causation, Yee Hang Sze

Lingnan Theses

Jaegwon Kim famously challenged non-reductive materialism/physicalism (NRM), a popular stance in the philosophy of mind, with the so-called exclusion argument. The argument is alleged to show that if NRM is true, then mental properties cannot be causes. In recent years, there have been many reactions to the exclusion problem based on counterfactual accounts of causation. In particular, List and Menzies gave an interesting response based on a Lewis-style counterfactual theory of causation, with some modifications made to Lewis’s semantics of counterfactuals. In this thesis, I first argue that their central thesis regarding the issue of exclusion can actually be established …

理性思維與行動的統一性 : 兩個模型, I Xuan Chong

Lingnan Theses

本文從對索引性（如「這個」、「那個」、「我」）的研究開始，企圖借兩種迴異的對索引性在與心靈及行動相關之意義上的解釋為支點，來突顯兩個理解「心靈」與「行動」及「理由」甚至「理性」之間內在關係的模型。以一個「整體論式」的研究進路出發，在建立兩個模型時，我企圖找出一個平衝各種考慮的分析途徑，從而避免過於簡陋的化約論。在這樣分析的過程中，諸如「自知」、「真之條件之於解釋心靈的地位」等重要議題亦會在處理心靈與行動之間關係的脈絡中得到討論。最後，如果本文的分析是大致準確的話，那麼，對於如何理解和回應驅動本文之研究的核心問題──即我們應該如何理解這個世界才能讓「規範性」處身其中的這個所謂「規範性之定位問題」──我們便會得出兩個完全不同的思考方式。一方面，是以「命題」為核心來理解的、把規範性定位在認知－行動者就其當下處境作出整體論式的反思後依其理性機能之發揮而作出的判斷上，依此理解「理性」是「製造性」的，即不論是認知抑或行動，有關的規範性理由都是認知－行動者之理性機能運作的結果；另一方面，是以行動者所處身之「心靈狀態」為核心來理解的、把規範性定位在從行動者之思想與行動中皆有所展現出的整全人格上，依此理解「理性」是「調節性」的，即有關認知或行動的理由皆是行動者因應處境權衡而作出的。然而，本文的分析並不以能最終回答規範性之定位問題自居；相反，如果能夠得出兩個自成一系的模型，本文就算已達成其目的。

Anti-Theory And Theory: A Study Of F. R. Leavis's Concept Of Criticism, Xiangchun Meng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

F. R. Leavis's critical practice has been habitually and conveniently labeled as anti-theoretical. His debate with Rene Wellek in the 1930s on "literature vs. philosophy" was a proof to his aversion to rigid theory and abstraction. Leavis maintained that literary criticism in practice should engage itself with elements such as human nature, life, morality and reality, which led to the labeling of him as a "practical critic." What Leavis was against in the so-called "anti-theory" is essentially the routinization, dogmatism and abstraction in literary criticism practice, and Leavis held up to the empirical tradition of literary criticism, emphasizing on literariness …

Body, Aesthetics And Politics: On Eagleton's View Of Body, Wei Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Terry Eagleton's discourse on body tries to reconnect body with traditional political themes such as state governance, class contradictions and the mode of production. Researchers on the theoretical sources of his body discourse — the body of labor, the body of power, and the body of desire — often overlooks his ambitions to rebuild the rational and the political, and his commentaries on bodies under discipline, in carnival, in pain, or in terror. In this context, he emphasizes that the prevailing discourse of postmodern body is a product of failed politics of class and he accuses the discourse of over-emphasis …

Boundless Appropriation And In-Depth Exploration: New Developments In International "Bakhtin Studies" In The 21StCentury, Qichao Zhou

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

This paper starts with a survey of the major achievements of international Bakhtin studies in the 21st century, and summarizes that Bakhtinian theory as an academic fad is no longer en vogue. However, the theoretical radiation of his theory has entered a state of "the new normal" in its cross-cultural journey, which shows in the scholarly exchange in scholarly academic circle and the regular International Bakhtin Conference. In particular, scholars from Russian Academy of Sciences have been annotating and commenting Bakthin's oeuvre in detail and conducting in-depth explorations into Bakhtin's theoretical heritage. Internationally, Bakhtin's works have been published in different …

Lyricism And The Age: The Debate Over The Function Of The New And The Old Poetic Forms And Its Significance In The Modern China, Jianwei Pan

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

An important goal of the New Literature is to reflect the social politics of the age, while lyricism is also an issue for the New Poetry. The debate over the merits of the new and old forms is one of the key issues in the New Culture Movement. Putting the debate into the perspective of the relation between poetry and the age, the paper approaches the issue by examining the differences between the function of lyricism pertaining to the new and old forms of poetry, the reason behind the forms and the influence of the choices on the forms, and …

On The Idea Of Coercive Interpretation, Yang Lu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

A remarkable event in 2014 Chinese literary criticism was the concept of coercive interpretation proposed by Prof. Zhang Jiang. Coercive interpretation aimed at a theoretical summarization from Chinese perspective of the 20th-century Western mainstream literary theories, especially the various postmodern criticism since 1970s, and it could have the potentials to be Chinese discourse's intervention in the value judgment of Western literary theories. However, coercive interpretation was conceptualized out of the discursive context of and devoid of the support of literary texts. Instead, it resorted to a preset standpoint to interpret texts. This exhibits on the one hand the internal limitation …

On Yu Yan's Poetic Thoughts, Shuzhen Yue

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The poetic theory of Yu Yan, a Ci-poetry theorist from the Ming Dynasty, is mainly presented in his Commentaries on Ci-Poetry from Yuan Garden, in which he claimed that shi-poetry, ci-poetry and qu-poetry had the same origin with ci-poetry as an indispensable developmental phase in literature along the musical aspect. He maintained that ci-poetry declined due to the loss of music for which ci-poetry functioned as the lyrics. He also demonstrated the different tastes of the Northern Song and the Southern Song Dynasties and examined the thematic approaches, styles and compositions in different forms of ci- and qu-poetry. It could …

Passion And Politics In Revolution: A Psychoanalytical Reading Of Ding Ling, Ban Wang, Xiaohua Cao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Psychoanalysis, a historically evolving discourse, has the radical and socially transformative potential. By addressing the sex centered mode in psychoanalytical criticism and by tracing certain fraught moments in Ding Ling's fiction, this paper suggests that private love can be an integral part of collective solidarity, that unconscious drives can propel the impulse for social change, and that libidinal energy can fuel political passion and collective action. Clarifying the concept of "sublimation", and analyzing "positive sublimation" process in which libidinal energy turns into political passion, this paper will challenge the rigid separation of libidinal life from social commitment, love from politics, …

The Concept Of Nature's Aid In The Literary Creation Of The Womanhood Poetics In The Qing Dynasty, Qingxiu Song

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The Nature's Aid in the literary creation is an important concept of the womanhood poetics in the Qing Dynasty literary criticism. Women's literary works resulted from the garden walks, sightseeing trips, and mind travels had all exhibited Liu Xie's literary concept of Nature's Aid. Literary women from Han-Dynasty traveling women to landscape-loving Qing-Dynasty women, due to Nature's Aid, could enrich their literary creation with profounder significance. Literary women in ancient China had promoted feminist literature by integrating feminine quality into their literary creation and developing a unique womanhood poetics.

The Study Of The Literature Of Minority Ethnic Groups: Some Reflections On The Concepts And Methods, Weiwei Yan

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Literatures of minority ethnic groups is an indispensable part of literature in China, and have attracted increasing academic attention in recent decades. The study of different approaches to literature of minority ethnic groups with reflections on the concepts and methods may bring the achievement into prominence and rectify the errors. The study may open new possibilities in the researches of the literature of minority ethnic groups, promote the harmonious co-existence and co-development of these literatures, and prompt further research into and the value reconstruction of minority literatures.

Love, Charity, & Pope Leo Xiii: A Leadership Paradigm For Catholic Education, Henry J. Davis

Journal of Catholic Education

The treatment of workers is an ongoing social issue affecting society. No organization is immune to questionable employee practices, including Catholic educational institutions. For Catholic leadership to fully embody its intended justice-based role, it must first be aware of the social teachings put forth by the Roman Catholic Church. In this study, the researcher suggests Pope Leo XIII’s social writings as a guiding presence for beginning this formation, starting with the concepts of love and charity within labor. The analysis of Leo’s work shows love and charity as interchangeable virtues that enhance our God-given dignity by acknowledging other people’s inherent …

The Usccb Curriculum Framework: Origins, Questions, And A Call For Research, Carrie J. Schroeder

Journal of Catholic Education

The promulgation of Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in November, 2007, represented a milestone in the efforts of the U.S. bishops to monitor and shape the Religious Studies curricula of U.S. Catholic secondary schools. This article contextualizes the Framework, providing comprehensive information about its origins. With the release of the English translation of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church in 1994, the U.S. bishops launched a full-scale effort to address what they perceived to be …

The Crisis Of Self-Understanding In Dostoevsky, Joshua Miller

The Kabod

This paper seeks to explain the characterization of Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. It makes the argument that Raskolnikov exemplifies the inexhaustible depth of the human consciousness, the quest for self-understanding, and the radical schism of the psyche which Dostoevsky wrote about in other works such as Notes From Underground. Contrasting Crime and Punishment with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, this paper concludes that Conrad's main character Marlow loses himself in the schism and that Raskolnikov finds peace through confession and repentance.

September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

Call for Papers: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Pr Heaven, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Hederson, Andrew & Samantha Wright. Gary Ransdell Offers Insight Into Confucius Institute
• Sullivan, Tommy. Pearce-Ford Tower Loses Nine Resident Assistants – Housing & Residence Life
• Wright, Samantha. Faculty, Staff Salaries Could See A Boost Soon – Budget
• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Disapproves Confucius Institute Building Process
• Henderson, Andrew. U.S. Bancorp CEO Lectures Students on Leadership – Richard Davis
• Henderson, Andrew. Housing & Residence Life Director Steve Briggs Resigns
• Pettway, Shantel. Student Presents Research at Atlanta Conference – Marcus Stubbs, Association for the Study of African American Life & …

Narrating Jane: Telling The Story Of An Early African American Mormon Woman, Quincy D. Newell

Arrington Annual Lecture

Jane Elizabeth Manning James was among the early African American converts to Mormonism. After joining the church in the early 1840s, James remained a faithful member until her death in Salt Lake City in 1908. Although she was well-known among church members during her lifetime, James was largely forgotten after her death. However, beginning in about 2000, there was a significant up-tick in non-academic LDS discourse about James. Dr. Newell will analyze this recent talk about Jane, showing that she has become a way for Latter-day Saints to talk about both gender and race in ways that create a usable …

Rent, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2015-2016 Season

This musical, set at the dawn of the 1990s, follows a group of New Yorkers as they struggle with their careers, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their community. Mark,an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger (Adam Pascal), an HIV-positive musician, scramble for money to pay rent to their landlord and former roommate, Benny (Taye Diggs). Meanwhile, their friend Tom (Jesse L. Martin), a professor, has fallen for Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia), who is slowly dying of AIDS. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294870/plotsummary

The Grizzly, September 24, 2015, Brian Thomas, Brandon T.G. Carey, Deana Harley, Sophie Snapp, Ryan Costello, Rachel Dickinson, Maddie Mathay, Kristin G. Mcgillis, Berett C. Babrich, Daniel M. Pineda, Johnny Cope, Hunter Gellman

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

CIE Professors Lend a Hand at Columbia U. • As Rush Week Ends, Greek Numbers Defy Expectations • Getting Back on Track • Healthy Addition: HEP Welcomes Rugby Coach to Faculty Lineup • Improving the Higher Education Experience • UC Student Trains Service Dog on Campus • Students Work with College Communications Office • Main Street Life: Upperclassmen Debate Housing's Pros and Cons • Opinions: "The Visit" Rates 5 / 10; Extra-curricular Options for Students • "Going Pro": Symposium on Sports Business and the Entrepreneurial Mindset Comes to Ursinus • Looking to Three-peat

China's Nine-Dashed Map: Continuing Maritime Source Of Geopolitical Tension, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The South China Sea (SCS) is becoming an increasingly contentious source of geopolitical tension due to its significance as an international trade route, possessor of potentially significant oil and natural gas resources, China’s increasing diplomatic and military assertiveness, and the U.S.’ recent and ongoing Pacific Pivot strategy. Countries as varied as China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and other adjacent countries have claims on this region’s islands and natural resources. China has been particularly assertive in asserting its SCS claims by creating a nine-dash line map claiming to give it de facto maritime control over this entire region without regard to …

Review Of Ancient Luxury And The Roman Silver Treasure From Berthouville At The Getty Villa, Amanda Herring

Art History Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

2015-2016 Performance Forum - September 24, 2015, Xiaonan Huang, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Munkhshur Enkhbold, Matthew Calderon, Mozhu Yan, Chen Liang, Zongxi Li, Emily Nichols, Mariana Cisneros, Hallgrimur Hauksson, Kevin Karabell, Guillermo Garcia Cuesta, Robert Williams, Sodienye Finebone

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

The Art Of French Melodie: A Manual For Recital Preparation, Kristen Abraham

Honors Theses

This is a documentation of my journey through the research, development and execution of a voice recital, with a focus on the creation of guidelines for how one may achieve success in a future recital. Moving through three phases: Thinking, Doing, and Reflecting, I highlight the important processes required to transition seamlessly through the phases. During the entirety of this project, I kept a journal of each step, documenting everything to maintain the integrity of the process, and organizing the information into sections to make the findings easier to understand, learn, and replicate. My end goal is to produce a …

Graduate Recital: Andy Harnsberger, Percussion; September 24, 2015, Andy Harnsberger Percussion

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
September 24, 2015
Thursday Evening
8:00 p.m.