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From “Political Man” To “Free Man”: The Transformation Of The Nature Of Man In Wang Meng’S Fictions And Its Crisis, Xingpei Shen
From “Political Man” To “Free Man”: The Transformation Of The Nature Of Man In Wang Meng’S Fictions And Its Crisis, Xingpei Shen
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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Where Are We And What To Write?: An Interview With Professor Ha Jin, Zhenling Li, Jin Ha
Where Are We And What To Write?: An Interview With Professor Ha Jin, Zhenling Li, Jin Ha
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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New Media Literary Spectacle And The Materiality Of Literature, Caishu Zhou
New Media Literary Spectacle And The Materiality Of Literature, Caishu Zhou
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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The Criticism Of Fortress Besieged Between 1946 And 1949 And Its Significance In The History Of Modern Chinese Literature, Lizhe Xie
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
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Shock And Immersion: The Complex Aesthetic Experience Of Chinese New Mainstream Film, Xiaofang Lu
Shock And Immersion: The Complex Aesthetic Experience Of Chinese New Mainstream Film, Xiaofang Lu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The new mainstream cinema in China, instead of providing a simple mixture or hybrid of artistic styles and genres, advocates that audiovisual spectacles created by film technologies should "break into" the established experience of audiences and their customary protective mechanism of consciousness so as to produce a psychological strike. Meanwhile, new mainstream cinema also creates an aesthetic experience, through which the audience are drawn deeply into the film thanks to their surrealistic sensory and emotional engagement. The surrealistic sensory experience brings "shock" to the audience, while emotional identification results in "immersion." Provided with such aesthetic effects, the new mainstream film, …
The Image Of Characters In Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction, Zidong Xu
The Image Of Characters In Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction, Zidong Xu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Scholars generally believe that the most important characters in modern Chinese literature are intellectuals and peasants, and their relationship is central to the literary theme of "reforming national character". However, in the late Qing Dynasty and contemporary fictions, officials become the third important image of characters. The complicated triangular relationship between intellectuals, peasants and officials in fictions is since formed. If the relationship between intellectuals and peasants can be summarized as "enlightenment and national salvation", the process of "mutual transformation" between intellectuals and officials in twentieth-century Chinese fictions and the historical evolution of the "contradictory and interdependent" relationship between peasants …
The Modern Origin Of Animation And The Intermediality Of Animation Art, Xueqin Feng
The Modern Origin Of Animation And The Intermediality Of Animation Art, Xueqin Feng
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Giannaberto Bendazzi, an Italian historian of animation, believes that Emile Cohl and his Fantasmagorie are the origins of animation art. Bendazzi's view is problematic as he considered the origins of animation and film share the same genealogy, ignoring the significant differences on media basis. From the perspective of intermediality of art, Emile Reynaud's Luminous Pantomimes presents the media difference between animation and film, representing a heterogeneous origin of animation in the modern era. Analyses of this origin will provide an insight into the ontology of animation, which is a cross-media art.
On The Edition Criticism Of New-Era Novels And Its Academic Value, Xianhai Luo
On The Edition Criticism Of New-Era Novels And Its Academic Value, Xianhai Luo
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Different versions of novels in the new era through the writers' revision or rewriting has not been paid due academic attention. Different versions of novels are produced in three periods particularly. Among these revisions and rewritings, the "substantive textual variants" center round expressions that are politically sensitive or that are concerned with sex scenes. Other changes are made concerning artistic perfection and socio-historical requirements. Apart from political factors, literary awards, commercialization, film and television adaptation, copyright, regional culture, network and new media, as well as changes in the context of globalization, are also contributing reasons for textual modification and variation. …
The Compilation Of Anthologies And The Theoretical Issues In Constructing Contemporary "Study Of The Literary Selection", Yong Xu
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
In order to construct a contemporary "study of literary selection", we should center on the compilation of anthologies while taking into consideration of other mechanisms concerned with the selection of literary works, so as to construct a multi-dimensional system through multi-layered analysis of the "study of literary selection". The multi-layered structure of contemporary "study of literary selection" allows for its departure from the study of "The Selection of Refined Literature", and manifests as the important features of its modernity as well the anxiety of modernity. An investigation of contemporary "study of literary selection" informs our understanding of literary canonization.
The Crisis And Future Of National Memory In The Digital Age, Jingrong Zhao
The Crisis And Future Of National Memory In The Digital Age, Jingrong Zhao
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
The concept of national memory can be interpreted in two ways, either as "memory about a nation" (or "a nation as a kind of memory") or as "a nation that remembers" (or "a nation's memory"). With a reference to nation which could be understood as country, native land, nation, and state, the national memory also unfolds as memory of China in geopolitical sense, memory of the native land in cultural and psychological sense, memory of nation in ethnographic sense, and memory of the state in political sense. The signification of the national memory changes in different contexts. There are two …
Articulation Theory And The Evolution Of Cultural Studies, Dongli Yang
Articulation Theory And The Evolution Of Cultural Studies, Dongli Yang
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Articulation theory has special value for cultural studies. This article discusses the evolution of the concept "articulation" from its origin through Ernesto Laclau to Stuart Hall, and goes on to portray articulation theory’s developing landscape in cultural studies – from "articulation", "double articulation" to "triple articulation". The developments of articulation theory have updated foundational concepts in cultural studies, helping it break the conflicts between "culturalism" and "structuralism". However, articulation theory has also complicated the scene of cultural studies, as it overemphasizes the agency of audiences in decoding activities and overly relies on language's expressive logic in the interpretation of cultural …
From Bruce Lee To Eddie Peng: Transformation Of Chinese Male Star's Body And Its Cultural Significance, 吴红涛
Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art
Bruce Lee and Eddie Peng, two high-profile Chinese male stars of different generations, are both recognized and loved by the public for their masculine bodies characterized by perfect muscles. Their bodies, as well as the public's imaginations and evaluations of their bodies reflect profound changes in contemporary cultural trends. In terms of body politics, this change shows a transformation from national discourse to international symbols; in terms of body types, it embodies a shift from martial hero to fitness expert; in terms of body landscape, it demonstrates a change from masculinity to masculine temperament. Due to the diversified visions of …