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Analysis Of The Performance Of The Korean Government’S R&D Subsidy For Small Businesses, Soonjae Kwon

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Investment in Research and Development (R&D) is one of the most significant governmental activities. Many countries including Korea continue the R&D investment in various fields such as defense, environment, and medical care. In addition, the Korean government has a plan to significantly expand R&D investment for small businesses because the growth of small businesses is considered as an important factor for economic development such as new job creation. Since the government budget is a finite resource in which various departments compete for the budget, the budget increase of a program can be justified when the government grants lead to better …

A Study On The Determinants Of Childbirth In Primary Local Government Districts In South Korean ‘Do’ Metro Provinces, Seungmin Kim

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Korea is experiencing a very serious low fertility rate. As of 2017, Korea has a fertility rate of 1.05, which is the lowest among the G20 countries. The low fertility rate can lead to pension burden problems and economic recession problems. In particular, the Primary Local Government Districts ((PLGDs) in "Do" Metro provinces in Korea may have a problem of a decrease in the agricultural population, and the reduction of organizational and administrative functions due to the reduction of fiscal income. To solve the low fertility rate, we need to identify factors that affect childbirth, and to engage in policy …

Chinese Cubans: Transnational Origins And Revolutionary Integration, Kevin J. Morris

The Corinthian

The Chinese legacy in Cuba exists in a dual state, at once both a fundamental aspect of the Cuban people and the Cuban nationality while also an oft-overlooked strand in the fabric of Cuban society and culture. While today the official number of Chinese-born Cubans in Cuba is low, the number of Chinese-descendants in Cuba may well number in the hundreds of thousands. This duality merits exploration, as it sheds light on the unique experiences of Chinese Cubans and Chinese-descendants through several eras of Cuban history. Most interestingly, the role and presence of Chinese Cubans in the Cuban Revolution provides …

A Semiotic Reading Of The East Asian-Canadian Restaging Of The Immigrant Experience And Redress In Marty Chan’S The Forbidden Phoenix And David Yees’S Lady In The Red Dress, Rania M Rafik Khalil

English Language and Literature

The astounding increase in immigration and the rise in intercultural relationships within Canadian society resulted in the last decade in the acceptability of a number of dramatic works by ethnic, immigrant and second generation Canadian playwrights. This paper examines through Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce’s theory of semiotics the East-Asian Canadian immigrant experience and the journey of redress in two dramatic works: Marty Chan’s The Forbidden Phoenix (2010) and David Yee’s lady in the red dress (2010). The Forbidden Phoenix and lady in the red dress, address issues related to exclusionary policies against early Chinese immigrants to Canada …

The Implications Of Science And Technology For Chinese Women: A Cultural Study Of The Chinese Era Of Reforms, Wenjing Liu

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Abstract

This dissertation addresses the gendered implications of science and technology in the era of reforms. It argues that in this era, which began in 1978 and continues today, science and technology are highly romanticized as nearly omnipotent. This results in its being embedded not only into ordinary Chinese people’s lives, hoping to bring them positive changes, but also into the Chinese government’s political practices, hoping to achieve its political purposes through science and technology. It also points out that in the era of reforms, Chinese women’s lived experiences are full of tensions, struggles, and conflicts, as evidenced by the …

英語詞與香港粵語詞的語法融合現象, Chi Lam Cheung

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自上世紀末起，不少學者已展開針對漢語與外文字詞混雜使用的研究，並稱此類進入漢語語法體制的詞彙為「字母詞」；當《現代漢語詞典》正式把「西文字母開頭的詞語」收錄入冊後，此課題得到更多人關注。對於「字母詞」的界定，雖然至今仍未有絕對一統的定義，但基本共識都是要求該詞彙擁有一些特殊的表徵，例如緊縮、與固定漢字組合、難以對譯等，而不會把日常語碼混合 (code mixing) 中借用到的英語詞都歸為同一類。然而，港式粵語中卻有一些特別的英語詞彙，它們保留著原來英語的發音和書寫方式，卻不再遵從原先的語法功能和意義，僅僅被香港的粵語使用者所能理解及廣泛普遍地應用。

本文挑選了「friend」、「OK」、「short」這三個經常被本地人使用的英語詞作分析。研究它們在粵語句子中充當的功能並且探討它們與其粵語對應詞的關係，在語法層面上歸納一套能夠解釋這類英語詞借入粵語的規律和機制。

雙關與歧義 : 以近期香港電影宣傳為例, Ambrose Yiu Lam Leung

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諧音因應漢語自身具備的語音特色而生，常被香港電影業界用作構成電影片名或相關宣傳語句，見例如：《緣來無限期》(Home again ，臺譯《愛情齡距離》2018)，宣傳語為「1月18日愛情回閨」。上例的港版片名以至宣傳導語均見諧音手法。縱觀電影業界，諧音在港版電影宣傳尤為常見，比起其他地區，如中國大陸、臺灣地區等，港版電影不論本地出品抑或外語翻譯作品同樣會同上諧音手法命名。在電影宣傳上巧妙運用諧音既能讓暸解該個語言體系的觀眾留下深刻印象，又能委婉地透露該片內容大要，藉此吸引觀眾購票入場。在現代漢語修辭當中，獨特的語音特色發展出不同修辭手法，雙關借音，便屬其一。然而，歧義主要因音而見，顯得兩者組成條件互有相似。雖歧義目前被廣泛視為語病，但歷來亦有學者將歧義歸入修辭。換句話說，關於歧義的修辭性質各家各說。有見學者眾說紛紜，本文遂以港版電影宣傳為研究對象，透過電影的諧音宣傳，展示電影當中所體現的雙關和歧義，由此分析兩者是否有異。文末整合各派意見之後，將提出己見。

淺析粵語虛詞「同」與「同埋」的分別, Shan Lam

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虛詞和實詞為漢語中兩個大類。相比實詞，漢語中的虛詞數目比實詞要少，且無法充當主要 的句法成分，但由於其語法功能之多，虛詞依然佔漢語中一個十分重要的位置。在意義上，虛詞可表達出抽象、非形態的語法意義，大部分實詞之間的關係、語氣等都需依靠虛詞表達。要理解漢語，就需要先理解漢語中的虛詞。

粵語為漢語系統其中一分支，有其獨特的語言方式及習慣，虛詞的使用方法與其他分支的亦不盡相同。「同」、「同埋」為粵語中常用的虛詞， 一般而言，語法書、語言工具書都將其解釋為與「同」相當的虛詞。但實際習慣上，其實有不少情況只能用其中之一，兩者並非完全相同。對這兩個虛詞的選擇，有可能會影響句子的意義，或違反粵語的語 法習慣。因此，本文將以日常例子找出現時研究中缺漏的，有關兩者的用法及意義，並分析兩者的分別。

另外，「埋」為粵語中另一常用虛詞，與「同埋」的關係亦值得討論。因此，在分析「同」與「同埋」的分別之後，本文亦會根據這些分別，討論「同埋」與「同」、「埋」的關係。

釋「脣」與「唇」字 : 兼論其成為異體字之源流, Kwun Wai Law

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一般人把表達「嘴脣」義的「脣」字當作「唇」的異體字，例如《漢語大詞典》便將「脣」列為「唇」的異體字，兩字都讀作chún，而一般場合也用「唇」多於「脣」。而古代的一些文獻，「嘴脣」之義也有寫作「脣」或「唇」的，兩字在字義、字音兩方面似乎構成異體字的關係，在任何場合都可作互換。

然而，翻查東漢許慎所著的《說文解字》，「脣」字解釋為「口耑也，从肉辰聲。䫃，古文脣从頁。」本義為「嘴脣」之義。而「唇」字解釋為「驚也，从口辰聲。」本義為「震驚」之義，兩字字義本不相同，不作混同。至於在字音方面，「脣」字在《廣韻》標作「食倫切」，為合口三等的全濁字，「唇」的反切則為「側鄰切」，為開口三等的全清字，兩字讀音絕不相同。可見，從兩字的字義及字音看，「脣」與「唇」在上古及中古時期都不構成異體字的關係。

雖然不少學者如(清)徐灝、章太炎都留意到兩字的不同，然而他們皆沒有對二字成為異體字的源流進行深入研究，二字在什麼時候、什麼原因混同成一起仍有不少探討的空間。因此，本文旨在解釋「脣」與「唇」字，並兼論兩字成為異體字的源流及其原因。

論《剪燈新話》中人鬼婚戀對女性文學形象的重建 : 〈以金鳳釵記〉、〈牡丹燈記〉和〈綠衣人傳〉為例, Tsz Ho Ng

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《剪燈新話》成於明洪武十一年，隨即因其獨特的思想題材而受到當時文人歡迎。作者瞿佑在序中提及《剪燈新話》旨於「勸善懲惡」，所記之事都是「遠不出百年，近止在數載」，能一定程度上反映元明時期的社會現實。凌雲翰亦以「造意之奇，措詞之妙，粲然自成一家」評之，可見其具有相當的文學價值。再者，《剪燈新話》興起後不斷出現如《剪燈餘話》、《覓燈因話》等仿效之作，甚至流傳到海外促使諸如越南之《傳奇漫錄》、日本之《奇異雜記談》、朝鮮之《金鰲新話》等作品，不但為明清小說發展甚至漢文化區文學帶來深遠影響。

雖然《剪燈新話》中的愛情題材作品共有九篇，然而涉及人鬼婚戀卻只有金鳳釵記、牡丹燈記與綠衣人傳三篇。本文將先論證中國傳統文學對女性形象的建構，再就上述三篇分別論證《剪燈新話》對女性形象的重建。首先借西方社會學家福柯Michel Foucault對權力和知識(Power/Knowledge)的理論分析金鳳釵記的兩性地位。然後，借西方電影批評家勞拉·穆爾維(Laura Mulvey)的男性凝視(male gaze)分析的男性凝視。最後借明清時期「唯情」一派學說分析綠衣人傳的「情至」觀念。

以〈賴索〉及《躁鬱的國家》為觀察文本，看黃凡如何表現政治與文學的互動性, Chun Ho Andrew Lau

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本論文要處理的中心問題為：黃凡如何運用不同文學手法，表現不同時期台灣所處的政治環境及問題。

首先為緒論，將略說明政治小說的崛起與發展（形成條件、作品概況），解嚴前的台灣文學如何受到政府的控制；然後略述黃凡於七十年代末期的冒起如何引起台灣文學界的轟動，並會配合當時政治、社會背景再作解說。

然後，會著重討論政治文學的特徵，並就〈賴索〉及《躁鬱的國家》兩部小說的時代背景作解釋，〈賴索〉寫於1979年，而《躁鬱的國家》則發表於2003年，相隔二十多年，解嚴前後，台灣環境的轉變所帶來的問題亦是作者創作的動機。

接著，會就文本作深入的分析，包括人物、情節如何與當時的政治環境掛鉤、使用什麼手法表現，從而令黃凡的作品有獨特性。本章更會將兩個文本作對讀，從而深入探究它們的相似性，以及一些根本問題。

最後，將會討論政治與文學如何互相影響，政治之操弄、社會之亂象在文學中有沒有解決的出路，並評論黃凡在政治文學寫作上的局限。

文末會為全文作總結。

淺析先老學︰容成思想及其流變, Kwun Cheong Lau

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本文受饒宗頤先生於1998年文章《（傳老子師）容成遺說鉤沉——先老學初探》啟發，故欲探究容成遺說對於老子以至往後學說有何影響。先老學一詞乃指對於道家思想起源－老子有所的影響的思想。一些上世紀出土的文獻，如《十問》、雲夢秦簡、九店楚簡等均有文獻能夠引證老子思想或有受容成氏（或容成子）思想所影響。容成一詞能散見於不同古代文獻中，而能夠反映出容成思想的成份與背景。而且在往後的不同學派的思想中，亦能見容成最為見稱的「治氣養精」之說。可見其影響實在不能忽視。為了顯示容成的核心思想，以及其往後的影響，本文將分成三部分。首先嘗試從不同文獻中整理出容成之身份以及其背後象徵的思想，然而詳細探討容成與老莊之間的近似，及其治氣養精之說，最後將從往後涉及其精氣論以及養生思想的學說加以梳理出當中的思想發展。

繁花似錦見一梔子, Hiu Lam Heung

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是次指導論文為一篇由多個人物描寫組成的散文創作，題目是《繁華似錦見一梔子》。

在日常生活中，每個人都會遇見不同的人。有些是自己的親友，有些是素未謀面的陌生人，他們也許行動古怪，卻有獨特的思考方式；也許他們不被身邊的人所接納的人，卻有值得被欣賞的長處。

本文紀錄筆者在求學期間遇見六個與眾不同的人，透過描寫主人公的經歷和內心獨白，帶出一個主題：無論一個人的外貌、行為和思想是否符合主流規範，也是值得被尊重、理解和關懷的。人應當有廣闊的胸懷，懂得以不同的角度看事物，不單單是知道或理解，甚至能欣賞他人。

彼岸花, Wai Shan Yiu

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傳說彼岸花是地獄之花，有著死亡、離別與悲傷回憶的含義。花開彼岸，冷冽的外表既美麗又憂傷，可惜花生葉落，葉長花凋，此花在命運中注定孤獨。花朵盛開之日，是幸福的來臨，還是劫難的開始？

莠芳是名性工作者，她背負失敗的婚姻，獨自養活女兒，可惜母女關係一直疏離。故事講述她在位於油麻地的一棟唐樓工作，自卑的她拒絕別人的好意，卻又一直默默守護身邊的人，不論對女兒、朋友及鄰居等，也展現強烈的情感。隨著舊樓即將被收購重建，主角重新審視這座大廈對她的意義。她一直渴望擁有一個美好的家，但隨著收購的日子迫近，她的夢想是否能如願？

「一樓一」與唐樓的關係緊密，此篇小說旨在以獨特的視野帶出香港舊樓重建的議題。隨著社會發展，香港越來越多舊樓面臨被拆卸重建，莠芳的故事只是社會上的縮影，而事實上，更多小市民被地產商剝削，卻無處申訴。筆者希望通過小說寫出舊樓對某些市民的意義，並期望借此引起其他人對這議題的關注。《彼岸花》寫舊樓收購下的小市民、本地性工作者，也寫一個卑微的母親。

汪精衛廬山詩研究, Lai Kan Lam

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汪精衛，民國時期政治人物，早年以行刺清攝政王載灃失敗下獄傳世，後於第二次中日戰爭鼓吹「和平運動」而身敗名裂。至今學界研究大多論述其爭議的政治立場，近年雖有研究結合汪精衛的詩詞論述其背後的政治話語，但從文學角度研究汪精衛的詩詞，仍屬少數。

本文以汪精衛的山水詩為研究對象，以其廬山詩為例，全文共分四章：第一章為緒論，交代研究緣起、文獻回顧及研究方法，當中簡單交代汪精衛背景及研究山水詩在汪精衛的詩詞創作的意義。第二章以文史互證方法，嘗試疏理汪精衛出遊廬山的背景，並作創作時期的分類。第三章根據第二章創作時期的分類，提出汪精衛山水詩的藝術技巧及特色，從用境寫意、以景賦情、以我寫物三方面，論述汪精衛山水詩在不同時期的同異。第四章從歸立上兩章對汪精衛山水詩的論述，分析其詩中廬山的形象和意蘊作為結論。

楊向奎「五十凡論說」補述, Ziqian Yang

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關於《左傳》“五十凡”來源、性質的探討，自杜預提出始，就成為歷代學者爭論不休的話題，論者對其來源、性質的判定辨析迄今無定論。眾說大多考證片面，理據不足，或先入為主，或有師承關係，使得“五十凡”來源問題越來越複雜化，難以讓人信服。

直到上世紀三十年代，楊向奎先生(1910-2000)通過對《左傳》凡例逐條研究，辯駁大半，於一九三五年寫就〈略論“五十凡”〉一文，反駁了杜預說，孔子非本凡例而修《經》基本已成鐵案；經歷了對《小戴禮記》中類似凡例記載的整理，對《尚書大傳》引《左傳》凡例的歸納，加上細讀文本，楊先生進一步修正了自己的意見。其後發表的〈論凡例〉，澄清了若干歷代關於凡例來源的關鍵問題，普遍為當時及後世學者所接受。

本文旨在通過細析楊向奎“五十凡論說”，著重關注楊先生兩次論說之間的變化，找出變化的原因，指出楊先生“五十凡論說”中有說服力的地方，並嘗試對當中部分例說進行補充，使其更加完善。最後，以楊先生之說為基礎，筆者將嘗試對“五十凡”性質和來源問題提出幾點自己的想法。

Treatment And Evolution Of Digital Rights: A Comparative Analysis Of China, Russia, The United States, And Germany, Karina Barbesino

Honors Program Theses

The internet and digital technologies allow for the recognition, advocation, and protection of human rights. People around the world have access to faster and exponentially more information than ever before. The possibilities for education, politics, healthcare, work, and equality have greatly expanded. The internet provides new opportunities for the progression of humanity, but not without a cost. The transformative power of the internet to both empower and infringe on human rights has not been lost on states. As a relatively new domain, the policies in cyberspace remain in their trial periods. Each state is implementing, redacting, and implementing again policies …

Shizen Nōhō: Restoring The Relationship Between Food, Nature, And People In Japan, Katharine Graham

Scripps Senior Theses

In Japan’s postwar era, agriculture has become highly industrialized, involving heavy machinery, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides, all in the name of “progress.” Through employing such practices, humans have attempted to improve upon nature’s way of doing things, and in turn have degraded the soil’s fertility, natural ecosystems, and human health. In response to this, Shizen Nōhō has emerged in Japan as an alternative way of cultivating food. Shizen Nōhō practitioners challenge the notion that we need chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and machinery to farm successfully. Rather, they advocate for a way of growing food that functions seamlessly with natural ecosystems. This …

A Thesis Is A Product Is A Tracking, Yixue Li

Theses and Dissertations

In this work, I discuss how global products/ identities are made, transported and consumed, and the inevitable ‘mis-’ in acts of transmission. This research ranges from the miscommunication in languages and linguistics, to the gap between production and consumption. I investigate how things and humans are misread, mispronounced, misfit and mistranslated when they traverse social and cultural borders, arriving at a place in between languages, holding on to and letting go of things that are familiar to neither and both cultures. This work explores diverse media such as publications, videos and installations, and examines how they maybe used to address …

“There Are No Dharmas Apart From The Dharma-Sphere”: Shakya Chokden’S Interpretation Of The Dharma-Sphere, Yaroslav Komarovski

Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications

As is well known to contemporary scholarship and demonstrated by the works contained in the present volume, the Tibetan term zhentong (gzhan stong, being empty of other) refers not to any one unanimous view or system of thought but to a wide variety of philosophical theories formed primarily in India and Tibet. Those theories are often contrasted with rival rangtong (rang stong, being empty of self)¹ theories in their interpretations of reality, buddhahood, path, and other elements of the Buddhist worldiew. While many of those elements are equally open to the zhentong and rangtong interpretations, …

Korean Wave Effect Towards Growth Of Korean Food Business : Korean Bbq/Grilled Restaurant In Bangkok, Thailand, Arachaporn Panjavinin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The purpose of this research was to study and analyze The Growth of Korean Grilled restaurant in Bangkok, Nowadays, Korean Barbeque restaurant has increased continuously from the past also gained popularity among Bangkok consumers in different age gap and various occupation then researcher wanted to study about landscape of Korean Barbeque restaurant in Bangkok such location , shop space , taste through interview with owner of Korean Barbeque restaurant that located in different area for various information and made survey of sample group from Bangkok consumer, about factors that led to customer satisfaction, behavior of consumption, expected to find out …

การรับวัฒนธรรมการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะของชาวไทย, ชนกันต์ แดงบุหงา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาปัจจัยที่ทำให้มีการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะในประเทศไทย วิธีเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะของชาวไทย และการเปลี่ยนแปลงของวัฒนธรรมไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะในประเทศไทย โดยผู้วิจัยใช้ข้อมูลที่ได้รับจากการสัมภาษณ์ผู้บริหาร และผู้เล่นชาวไทยที่มีความเกี่ยวข้องกับ “ชมรมคารุตะกรุงเทพ" รวมถึงข้อมูลที่ได้รับจากการสังเกตการณ์ภายในกิจกรรม “การแข่งขันเกม คารุตะเชื่อมความสัมพันธ์ไทย – ญี่ปุ่น" และข้อมูลที่ได้รับความอนุเคราะห์จาก “ชมรมคารุตะกรุงเทพ" มาวิเคราะห์ร่วมกับข้อมูลที่ได้จากการทบทวนวรรณกรรม ผลการศึกษา พบปัจจัยที่ทำให้มีการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะในประเทศไทยจำนวน 4 ปัจจัย ได้แก่ ปัจจัยที่ 1 ชาวญี่ปุ่นผู้ทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้เผยแพร่ และสร้างแรงจูงใจในการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะ ปัจจัยที่ 2 สื่อบันเทิงที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นตัวกลางนำพาวัฒนธรรมการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะเข้าสู่ประเทศไทย อีกทั้ง สร้างแรงจูงใจในการเล่นให้แก่ผู้เล่นชาวไทย ปัจจัยที่ 3 ความสนใจในวัฒนธรรมญี่ปุ่นของชาวไทย ที่ทำหน้าที่สร้างแรงจูงใจในการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะ และปัจจัยที่ 4 ชาวไทยผู้ทำหน้าที่เป็นทั้งผู้รับ ผู้เผยแพร่ และผู้สร้างแรงจูงใจในการเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะ ด้านวิธีเล่นไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะของชาวไทย เมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับประเทศญี่ปุ่น พบข้อจำกัดทางด้านภาษา ส่งผลให้ผู้เล่นชาวไทยประยุกต์วิธีการจำไพ่ จากคิมะริจิควบคู่ไปกับการจำด้วยกลวิธีอื่นทดแทน ได้แก่ การใช้จินตภาพ การพ้องเสียง การใช้ ไวยากรณ์ภาษาไทย และการใช้จุดสังเกต ทางด้านการฝึกซ้อม พบว่า ผู้เล่นชาวไทยมีระยะเวลาใน การฝึกซ้อมน้อยกว่า และไม่พบการออกกำลังกายเพื่อพัฒนาทักษะการเล่น รวมถึง จากการสังเกตการณ์ ใน “การแข่งขันเกมคารุตะเชื่อมความสัมพันธ์ไทย - ญี่ปุ่น" พบผู้เล่นที่มีลักษณะการแตะไพ่ช้า เรียงไพ่ไม่ตรงตามกติกาที่สมาคมนิติบุคคลคะรุตะแห่งประเทศญี่ปุ่นกำหนด และนั่งพับเพียบแทน การนั่งคุกเข่าราบแบบญี่ปุ่นในขณะแตะไพ่ แสดงให้เห็นถึงความไม่ชำนาญในการเล่น อีกทั้ง มีการปรับเปลี่ยนกติกาและวิธีการอ่านบทกวีเพื่อให้เข้ากับผู้เล่นชาวไทยส่วนใหญ่ที่เป็นมือสมัครเล่น โดย การเปลี่ยนแปลงของวัฒนธรรมไพ่เคียวงิคะรุตะในประเทศไทย พบว่า ในประเทศญี่ปุ่น การเล่นไพ่ เคียวงิคะรุตะมีสถานะคล้ายกีฬาเพื่อการแข่งขัน ในขณะที่ประเทศไทยแบ่งออกเป็น 2 สถานะ ได้แก่ สถานะคล้ายกีฬาเพื่อการแข่งขัน และ สถานะเป็นการละเล่นอย่างหนึ่งที่ปรับเปลี่ยนให้เข้ากับชาวไทย

Rice Bunnies In China's #Metoo: Discussion Of A Feminist Movement Under Censorship, Tyler Caple

Honors Theses

This paper aims to assess the reception of the currently developing #MeToo movement in China from the perspective of Chinese internet users, feminists, and the state government as well as how censorship affects the way in which these individuals express their opinions on gendered sexual violence in Chinese society. By using a qualitative content analysis to comb through Chinese social media posts, Chinese state- sponsored news articles, and Western news articles, findings suggest that Chinese netizens are engaging with societal concerns over #MeToo and sexual assault, but do not define their grievances as being within a movement presumably to avoid …

Chinese Male Homosexual Identity Construction On Yaba(丫吧), Brendan Ryan

Honors Theses

Jianshangdejiaoyaba (肩上的脚丫吧), also known as Yaba (丫吧), is a forum on the Chinese website Baidu Tieba (百度贴吧) containing stories and questions from users that focus on homosexual experience and identity in China. The members of the forum communicate using Linyu (淋语), a form of Chinese Internet Language (CIL). This thesis seeks to understand why and how Yaba (丫吧) users use the word ji (鸡: chicken) and female kinship terms, two prominent features of Linyu (淋语). The research uses methodologies in virtual ethnography to conceptualize Yaba (丫吧) as a research site. To better understand the research site and the experience of …

Applying Gadamer: An Evaluation Of Interpretations Of The Confucian Analects By Different Schools Under The Light Of Gadamerian Hermeneutics, Yifeng Xu

Senior Independent Study Theses

This thesis attempts to analyse and evaluate several interpretations of the Confucian Analects under the light of Gadamerian hermeneutics. In chapter 1, I explicate Gadamerian hermeneutics and analyse Gadamer’s hermeneutical view. In chapter 2, I introduce a challenge to Gadamer’s theory regarding the problem of objectivity, give Gadamer a limited defence, and then reconstruct Gadamerian hermeneutics in order to answer the challenge. Chapter 3 deals with some further concerns about the application of Gadamerian hermeneutics in terms of evaluating interpretations. Chapter 4 and 5 are spent on analysing two groups of interpretations of the Confucian Analects as well as the …

Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements Of Chinese Animation, 1940s-1970s By Daisy Yan Du (Review), Li Guo

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications

In her groundbreaking monograph, Daisy Yan Du offers a rigorous discussion of Chinese animation by highlighting the historical course of Chinese animation and how animated filmmaking contests the notion of nationhood and opens up a spatialized conception of intercultural encounters and collaboration. The book contains a theoretical introduction essay, four substantial chapters, a concise epilogue, and three appendices on animated films by Mochinaga Tadahito, on leaders of Shanghai Animation Film Studio, and on major publications on Chinese animation. It contributes valuable discussions on the “disjuncture between politics and aesthetics in the sense that politics cannot fully control arts” (Du 2020, …

Motivation In Selecting Study Korean Language Of Students And Working-Age People In Thailand, Amphai Punplub

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research focuses on selecting study Korean language of students and working-age people in Thailand. The Research samples were 360 university students who chose Korean language as their major and 80 working-age people who study Korean language at KEC (Korean Education Center in Thailand) and Sejong Korean Language Institution in Thailand. The instrument used for data gathering was the questionnaire that was adopted from the Gardner’s (1985) Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB). The result shows that students and working-age people have Integrative motivation more than Instrumental motivation. The result and recommendation given in this research not only reveals the motivation to …

A Study Of Korean Cultural Competence Of Korean As A Foreign Language Students At High School In Bangkok, Thailand, Kritus Tabsai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The research objectives are to examine the level of students' Korean cultural competence, to study and analyze the relationship between students' background and students' Korean cultural competence. The samples consist of 254 students who study Korean as a foreign language from 8 high schools in Bangkok. The research instrument is a questionnaire about Korean cultural competence which consists of 4 components: Korean cultural knowledge, Korean cultural skill, Korean cultural awareness, and Korean communicative skill. The research data is analyzed by descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The results are as follows: (1) Level of students' Korean cultural competence is moderate (2) …

The Factors That Influencing To Thai's Free Independent Travelers Decision To Travel In South Korea, Onjira Kumboosya

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, the Korea tourism industry has a popular to Thai's free independent travelers to visit South Korea. The objective of this study was the various factors that influencing to Thai’s Free Independent Travelers decision to travel in South Korea and to study behavior of Thai’s Free Independent Traveler to decide to travel in South Korea including to study principles of Korea Tourism Organization’s marketing that affect to decision of independent Thai travelers. The sample size is Thai’s Free Independent Travelers by using questionnaires 78 people consists were an online survey and in-depth interviews with bloggers 4 people and who’s don’t …

Impact Of Covid-19 Outbreak On Tourism Business In Thailand Targeting Korean Tourists, Phreeda Thadaopas

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) temporarily stops the global travelling which decreases almost 100 percent of the tourists' number. The situation directly affects Thai tourism industry which is one of the significant industries in Thailand that generates large amount of income each year. This is because Thailand is very popular among international tourists, especially Korean tourists, Korea is ranked one of the top five countries base on the number of tourists entering Thailand with more than a year annd Korean tourists spend more than 80,000 million baht each year. There is a variety of services in Thailand for Korean tourists, …