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野．城, Tsz King Yeung

Dissertations from all years

都市還是大自然才是理想居住地？

這是一個迷失於城裡的男孩渴求慰藉的故事。

剛升中學的丁偉文成績倒退，遭父母的不解、同學排斥。內心孤獨的他對日常生活感到苦悶。這時，他發現自己可以和一隻麻雀溝通，牠比身邊的人更了解自己。

既然身邊沒有人明白自己，倒不如離開城市吧──一次衝動的離家出走，獨自前往森林。與猴子對峙、暴雨襲來，當大自然裡的危機逐漸浮現，丁偉文對自然的幻想破滅了嗎？這次旅程數次遇上那隻麻雀，協助、分享、吵架、鄙夷，他與那隻麻雀是敵是友？而人和自然最理想的關係究竟是怎樣？是疏離、相敬如賓、親密還是崇拜？

即將展開的自然探索，更是成長路上自我了解的冒險之旅。

紅江名勝錄, Siu Leung Cheung

Dissertations from all years

二零一九年毫無疑問是香港歷史上的一個重要轉折。社會運動席捲了全港十八區，持續了大半年方告平息。運動的出現難以歸咎單一因素，而是由日積月累的民怨爆發而成。在一九年後，該如何展望將來、該如何回顧歷史、該如何理解現在，便成了更為重要而複雜的問題，而這些也是許多香港作家寫作的核心。

本論文正是嘗試以文學創作的方法，從側面回應上述問題。論文以散文的形式，共六篇短散文合集而成。每篇各選香港一個具代表性的地方，或寫人或寫景，刻劃香港的社會問題與現況。六篇當中首三篇側重於對社會問題的探討，第四、五篇則描寫社會運動前後的香港，第六篇嘗試整體地回顧香港歷史，以此記錄我們身處的時代。

彼個所在, Pui Man Ku

Dissertations from all years

「我」是一個思覺失調病患，與家人關係疏遠，也沒甚麼朋友，本想着到德國作交換生逃離香港的一切，卻不想一切美夢因疫情而中斷。「我」不能再逃避，被迫面對。從隔離開始，「我」的幻覺愈趨嚴重，各種詭異的聲響與黑影逐漸使過去使「我」所畏懼的回憶浮現起來，迫使「我」正視問題。而「她」是貼體的解語花，總在「我」需要的時候伸出援手，陪「我」渡過難關。「她」看似陽光開朗，家庭和諧，好似世上一切的煩惱紛擾都與「她」無關一樣。然而「她」只是從來不透露自己的情緒，實際是與「我」一樣深受精神病困擾。故事圍繞二人發展，希望帶出不一樣的精神病人視角，其實他們不像我們想像的那樣瘋，「我」和「她」也與大家一般無異，生長於普通家庭、如常讀書、生活。然而我們一般不易察覺他們，才釀成最後的悲劇。

從英語到粵語 : 論《小婦人》的在地化及其原因, Chui Yee Lo

Dissertations from all years

露意莎・梅・奧爾科特（Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888）所著的美國小說《小婦人》（Little Women）於1869年正式面世，出版後廣受讀者喜愛，更被收入世界經典名著中。著作其後在1917年首度改編成同名默片電影，及後多次搬上大銀幕，其中較為人熟悉是1933年由喬治．丘克（George Cukor）執導的有聲電影。其後，首部彩色電影在16年後由梅爾文・勒羅伊（Mervyn LeRoy）執導。距離原著出版約一個世紀後，香港首部改編《小婦人》的粵語片在1957年由華僑電影企業公司出品，電影由吳回執導、程剛編劇，為公司一周年紀念作。

一九五O年代的香港影業蓬勃發展，取材多元，基於市場需求及當時的政治與文化環境，跨文化改編的電影恆河沙數，《小婦人》便屬一例。有論者認為改編電影的藍本不限於原著小說，更包括外國的改編電影。當作品經歷從某地改編到某地，作品的時代特色、文化背景、人文日常等必然與新地不盡相同，由此編導在接受和重新詮釋外國的文學作品時，便需要將作品「在地化（localization）」，以貼合當地人文特性。過去亦有不少關於改編作品的研究，例如電影研究者易以聞就曾探討《小婦人》由美國到香港電影的改編過程，分析原著與本地文化的融合和呈現。然而有關研究多探討香港電影如何改編原著，較少論述有關改動中在地化與當代語境的關係。

有見外國原著小說《小婦人》具代表性，而且由世界文學的文本到粵語改編電影，亦屬跨文化改編的典型例子。本文遂以前人研究為基礎，開展有關跨文化改編與在地化的討論，除探討文本與改編電影的異同，亦會結合五十年代香港環境，分析粵語改編電影在佈局、主題、人物和結局上的改編如何體現在地化，並推測當代語境與作品在地化的關係。

一夢知舟, Chui Yee Leung

Dissertations from all years

鴿子代表和平、聖潔、快樂，可是在程舟舟夢裏的鴿子，卻一點都不和平。每夜夢回，她總能看見那隻黑鴿的鳥啄是如何的鋒利。

葉知秋與程舟舟相識於大學時期，是形影不離的好朋友，可惜在一場爭吵後，兩人日漸疏遠，其後更是失去了聯絡。畢業後，程舟舟在酒店裏任職宴會廳的領班，某日下班後，收到了來自大學同學的電話，邀請她出席同學聚會。這一通電話看似平平無奇，卻又帶着程舟舟昔日逃脫不開的夢捲土重來。夢愈來愈真實了，那兩隻鴿子、那個黑裙女子，還有那一地的血紅⋯⋯

曾經的掙扎、不安、恐懼，重新佔據她的心頭。她一直都以為是葉知秋騙了她，但當回憶重浮水面時，她駭然驚覺，騙她的竟另有其人，看到那張臉最終從深處趨步走來時，她的胸口幾乎喘不過氣來，當一切都化作細沙時，她是否有機會重新來過？

Remembering The Experience Of War: A Sensory Study Of The Vietnam War And Collective Memory, Jacob Randolph

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The Vietnam War is remembered in a variety of ways. It is remembered as a war against communism, yet one that was also against American ideals of freedom. It is remembered as a war of patriotism, yet one that was also against the numerous military members who fought in it. It is remembered as a war for integration and unity among black and white, yet many African-Americans remember the time period as a war being fought abroad and at home. Memory of the war is obviously contradicting, but then again the 1960s and 1970s oftentimes were.

This thesis examines how …

Investigating How Qipao And Hanfu Dresses Are Representative Of China, Jennifer Tibberts

Senior Honors Theses

This research investigates why hanfu and qipao represent the nation of China. Previous sources have described the dresses, Chinese history, and Chinese fashion aesthetics, and have questioned why many people wear these dresses today. However, previous studies have not investigated what aspects of hanfu and qipao make both Chinese people and outsiders associate these dresses so strongly with China. This research looks deeply into the importance of fashion to expression of identity, characteristics and ideals of Chinese clothing, what hanfu and qipao are, how the dresses connect with Chinese history and traditions, and why the styles have phased in and …

Zoomprov. Improvisation Exercises For Language Learning In Online Classes With Zoom Or Similar Tech For Beginning And Intermediate Learners And Beyond, Mona Eikel-Pohen

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

The improv language exercises in this compilation are chosen from the experience I gathered 20 years ago, but also from the amazing work of Lauren Esposito and Scranton Improv & Comedy that have been more real than anything else to me this past summer, and from Jim Ansaldo, who taught me how to structure improv exercises online. They are organized by level, referring to the Common European Framework of References for Languages. That means, A1 exercises can be conducted at the beginners level but also at all other higher levels, but B2 exercises should not be imposed upon beginners or …

Model Minorities: Asian Americans And The White-Black Racial Paradigm, Jason Tom

Theses and Dissertations

This paper examines the racial wedge driven by Whites between Blacks and Asian Americans during the Cold War on to the present. Model minorities is a term coined by whites in the 1960s to suppress Civil Rights protests and Black demands. By elevating a minority group through success stories, whites constructed a means to suppress Black people’s organizing for change against systemic racism and oppression.

Notes On Contributors, Molly Lynde-Recchia

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What Are You, Really?/Afar, Gazing At The Holy Mountain By Du Fu, Michael Zhai

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A translation and commentary of Du Fu's poem "Afar, Gazing on the Holy Mountain," with a worksheet for readers to produce their own translations of the poem.

On Tasso In Prison By Charles Baudelaire, Sharon Fish Mooney

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Translation of and commentary on Baudelaire's "On Tasso in Prison," which is an ekphrastic poem after Delacroix's painting of the same name.

Four Poems By Toshiko Hirata, Eric Hyett, Spencer Thurlow

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Translations of "Is It February?" "Is It March?" "Is It November Again?" and "Is It December Again?"

Lullaby By Rainer Maria Rilke And Amen By Georg Trakl, Wally Swist

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Drops From Black Candles By Abdallah Zrika, Mike Baynham

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English translation of Abdallah Zrika's "Drops from black candles" accompanied by an essay on the translation process which includes consideration of Laâbi's French translation of the same poem.

While Dreaming, While Writing (Excerpt) By Max Alhau, Patrick Williamson

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A free rendering of Max Alhau's "While dreaming, while writing," with commentary. The original source text is included.

Corona By Paul Celan, David Capps

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Five Poems By Michael Krüger, Louise Stoehr

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Two Poems By Charles Baudelaire, Arnold Johnston

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Arnold Johnston's translations of Baudelaire's "The Lovely Ship" and "Invitation to the Voyage."

Blue Crystal By Martha Hofmann, Paul J. Shlichta

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A translation of a German poem by Martha Hofmann into English verse. The commentary includes a brief biography of Hofmann and a link to additional information.

Two Poems By Nohad Salameh, Susanna Lang

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Susanna Lang's translations of Nohad Salameh's "I Greet You, My Twin" and "Dance of the One/the Moon."

Persistence Of Memory After A Poem By Bashō, John Savoie

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This piece merges a classic haiku of Bashō with a contemporary English poem, first as its own new creative piece, then contemplated further in the commentary.

Four Poems By Rainer Maria Rilke, Susan Mclean

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Translations of four German poems from New Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926): "The Blind Man," "The Donor," "The Arrival," and "Lady on a Balcony."

From The Villa By Lucretius, James E. Fowler

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"From the Villa" is an epistolary poem in hexameters whose argument is loosely based on the Lucretius's De Rerum Natura. It is addressed to Lucretius's putative dedicatee/patron Gaius Memmius, a contemporary politician and poet.

My Dear Double By Abdellatif Laâbi, Guillemette C. Johnston, Allan Johnston

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This translation of Abdellatif Laabi's poem "My Dear Double" is accompanied by an essay on the theme of the double in literature.

The Zhongyuan Festival At West Lake By Zhang Dai And Two Poems By Tan Yuanchun, Andrew Gudgel

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A translation of an excerpt from the late Ming Dynasty essayist Zhang Dai's "The Zhongyuan Festival at West Lake" and two poems by the Ming Dynasty poet and writer Tan Yuanchun.

Foreword, Molly Lynde-Recchia

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Transference Vol. 8, Fall 2020, Molly Lynde-Recchia

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The Impact Of Cultural Heritage On Japanese Towns And Villages, Yuichiro Tsuji Dr.

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

In 1954, when historically significant clays and clay pots were found in the Iba district of Shizuoka prefecture, the city applied to the prefectural education committee for a historic site designation. The committee granted this designation to the city..

However, in 1973 the education committee lifted its permission to promote development around the location. Historians have sought revocation of this decision under the Administrative Case Litigation Act (ACLA), but the Supreme Court has denied standing. By denying standing, the Japanese Supreme Court allows the prefecture to destroy a historical site.

First, this paper seeks to discuss the doctrine of standing …

Unprecedented Immigration: The Ramifications On Japan’S Party Politics, Keiko Hirano-Lee

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Although the immigration discourse is a taboo subject in Japan, the aging demographics and the need for workers has brought the topic into discussion. Part of the OECD community, Japan remains the eldest liberal country who up till recently avoided immigration to maintain its unique image. This thesis builds on Japanese and immigration scholarship to examine how new pro-immigration policies of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party may affect their electoral standing. By looking at official statements, newspaper polls, and the wording of policies, it will help examine new spaces of contestation that have yet to be studied. As a forward …