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Full-Text Articles in East Asian Languages and Societies
The Panther, The Girl, And The Wardrobe: Borderlessness, Animal Life, And Domestic Terror In Brecht Evens’ Panther., Shiamin Kwa
The Panther, The Girl, And The Wardrobe: Borderlessness, Animal Life, And Domestic Terror In Brecht Evens’ Panther., Shiamin Kwa
East Asian Languages and Cultures Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Conflicts Over Local Beliefs: "Feudal Superstitions" As Intangible Cultural Heritage In Contemporary China, Ziying You
Conflicts Over Local Beliefs: "Feudal Superstitions" As Intangible Cultural Heritage In Contemporary China, Ziying You
All Faculty Articles
This article addresses conflicts over local beliefs in both discourse and practice in contemporary China, especially in the process of protecting local beliefs as China’s national intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the twenty-first century. These local beliefs were stigmatized as “feudal superstitions” in revolution- ary China and were revived in public since the reform era started in 1978. With influence from UNESCO, the project to protect ICH has spread all over China since 2004, and many local beliefs are promoted as China’s national ICH. Drawing on my ethnographic case study of “receiving aunties (Ehuang and Nüying)” in Hongtong County, Shanxi …
Kanji Acquisition Techniques For L1 And L2 Japanese Studies, Amber Richardson
Kanji Acquisition Techniques For L1 And L2 Japanese Studies, Amber Richardson
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Kanji are ideograms, a morphographic system borrowed from the Chinese language and used in Japanese writing. 2,136 kanji are used in the average Japanese newspaper, required for academic certification and for expat job placement. A qualitative study was conducted to observe the optimum methods to learn and acquire kanji. Japanese native speakers who were educated by the Japanese school system grades 1 through 12 are classified as L1 or first language speakers. American students, L2 or second language speakers, must have been educated in the American education system grades 1-12. L1 speakers were students attending Central Washington University (CWU) study …
論自然書寫與浮城觀, Wai Lap Cheung
論自然書寫與浮城觀, Wai Lap Cheung
Dissertations from all years
也斯與葉輝寫過大量關於城市的書寫,關注度也很高,然而他們的自然書寫則鮮有人去討論、分析,及至本土的自然書寫也出現同樣情況。其實,本土的自然書寫並非新奇事,早在三十年代,就有人以生物學的角度描寫香港的自然,歷史不比城市文學短。
自然書寫作為一種對土地和生態的記錄,其中蘊藏著有與城市共同,也有與城市不同的意識,故此本文首先會將本土自然書寫的發展脈絡梳理,再以吳明益揉合外國理論所得,對於自然書寫的準則分析香港自然書寫的發展方向,再透過香港的「浮城」觀,解讀兩代作家在自然書寫中展露的傾向,最後就藉這個傾向,來看浮城的未來。
Love’S Extension: Confucian Familial Love And The Challenge Of Impartiality, Andrew Lambert
Love’S Extension: Confucian Familial Love And The Challenge Of Impartiality, Andrew Lambert
Publications and Research
The question of possible moral conflict between commitment to family and to impartiality is particularly relevant to traditional Confucian thought, given the importance of familial bonds in that tradition. Classical Confucian ethics also appears to lack any developed theoretical commitment to impartiality as a regulative ideal and a standpoint for ethical judgment, or to universal equality. The Confucian prioritizing of family has prompted criticism of Confucian ethics, and doubts about its continuing relevance in China and beyond. This chapter assesses how those sympathetic to the Confucian vision of the good life might respond. It first explores Confucian conceptions of love …
Li Zehou: Synthesizing Kongzi, Marx, And Kant, Andrew Lambert
Li Zehou: Synthesizing Kongzi, Marx, And Kant, Andrew Lambert
Publications and Research
To understand the details of Li Zehou’s work, it is helpful to first locate it within the social and historical contexts to which Li was responding. Specifically, his work can be understood as a contribution to the struggle to establish the intellectual foundations of a Chinese modernity. As China transitioned away from the long-lived dynastic system that had ended early in the twentieth century, there was intense debate in China about what forms of social and political order should take its place. Marxism emerged as the governing ideology after the Communist revolution, but this did not settle the outstanding social …
月下香爐, Wing Yu Tam
月下香爐, Wing Yu Tam
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小說主要描述成長於傳統家庭的年輕人靜兒面對爺爺死亡的心理變化與成長。她的家人自其從小就紛爭不斷,她的愛恨分明與敏感的性格使其成長後盡量逃離家人。如成長後,她選擇在大學宿舍安然度過幾年光陰,更一度去了外國交流。而在其往外國交流前,爺爺在家附近的街市罹難。家人出於傳統的死亡禁忌,以及想保護孩子不被傷害的本意,再也禁止提及有關爺爺死亡的事。在道教儀式下舉行的葬禮,同時令靜兒感到衝擊,對爺爺感到陌生。有關他的死亡很快地發生,又很快地以這樣的方式完結,她感到可怕。這一切致使靜兒不能面對他的死亡,把爺爺從生活的記憶裡抹除。然而她經常出現自己遇車禍的輕度妄想,也不斷質疑自己的冷血。在男朋友的陪伴和影響下,她嘗試主動面對爺爺的死亡,在未來的生命中不斷發掘爺爺真實的樣子。同時,當她接受了曾經傷害她的爺爺,她認為自己也能面對到其他家人。最後她回家去,看見滿有瑕疵家人也有軟弱的一面,她的心態開始變化,不再逃避。
A Palimpsestuous Writing: Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, Xiaoqing Liu
A Palimpsestuous Writing: Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior, Xiaoqing Liu
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior is one of the most successful Asian American literary works. Rather than reading the book as an autobiography of an Asian American girl growing up in Chinatown in America, I view it as a multifarious telling and writing of the stories of Asian American women in their interrelated relationships living in both the past and present in their hyphenated lives between China and America. With her palimpsestuous writing strategy, Kingston reexamines what it means to be an Asian American woman. She not only uncovers what is forbidden, hidden, unspoken, wronged, or covered in the …
Review: Mouse Vs. Cat In Chinese Literature: Tales And Commentary, Jessica Moyer
Review: Mouse Vs. Cat In Chinese Literature: Tales And Commentary, Jessica Moyer
East Asian Languages & Cultures: Faculty Publications
Review of: Mouse vs. Cat in Chinese Literature: Tales and Commentary. Translated and introduced by WILT L. IDEMA. Seattle: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS, 2019. Pp. xvii + 254.
Victim Silencing, Sexual Violence Culture, Social Healing: Inherited Collective Trauma Of World War Ii South Korean Military “Comfort Women”, Mijin Cho
AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
The unresolved reconciliation process for WWII South Korean military “comfort women” presents a case of nationally inherited collective trauma, in which South Koreans far removed in time and space from the historical tragedy feel its implications and obligations for reparations and social healing. In examining the South Korean comfort women redress movement and systemic concealment of WWII military sexual slavery, this study investigates a pattern of victim silencing, characterized by institutional patriarchy and ineffective government involvement, from 1945 to 2019. Following the South Korean government’s formal rejection of the 2015 agreement with Japan regarding a final and irreversible conclusion to …
The Characteristics Of Japanese Manga, Jon Holt, Teppei Fukuda
The Characteristics Of Japanese Manga, Jon Holt, Teppei Fukuda
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
In the field of manga studies, Natsume Fusanosuke is widely known as an important critic and scholar. Not only does he maintain a brutally prolific publication record, but one must keep in mind he was of a new wave of manga commentators, critics, and scholars that made their impact on Japanese culture by bringing public acceptance to manga in the 1990s. Many scholars in comics studies are aware of Manga no yomikata (How to Read Manga [Takarajima, 1995]), a co-authored book that consists of a considerable contribution by Natsume, and of its importance in establishing certain types of approaches to …
The Role Of The Chinese Communist Party In The Covid-19 Crisis, Matthew Farrell
The Role Of The Chinese Communist Party In The Covid-19 Crisis, Matthew Farrell
Management Faculty Publications
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has received plaudits from international press and organizations for their handling of the COVID-19 crisis, with some describing it as a win for China in terms of propaganda. In this essay, I explore an alternative view: That the CCP is responsible for the origin and extent of the pandemic, and that much of their perceived altruism is carefully disguised opportunism and propaganda. Facts are drawn from scholarly work and the popular press to support my arguments. This essay carries strong implications for interpretation of recent events.
Becoming Gentrifier/D: Aesthetics, Subjectivities, And Rhythms Of Gentrification In Seoul, South Korea, Myung In Ji
Becoming Gentrifier/D: Aesthetics, Subjectivities, And Rhythms Of Gentrification In Seoul, South Korea, Myung In Ji
Theses and Dissertations--Geography
Gentrification has been extensively studied beyond Euro-American societies. In particular, previous research of Seoul’s residential gentrification has broadened our understanding of the role of the developmental state and property speculation in urban clearance and renewal. However, little attention has been paid to the contemporary retail gentrification in Seoul that has different aesthetics, subjectivities, and rhythms compared to residential gentrification. In retail gentrification, old urban neighborhoods are no longer demolished but cherished with their nostalgic landscapes and atmospheres. In this context, this dissertation project explores Seochon, a gentrifying neighborhood in Seoul, that was designated as a cultural heritage site in 2010. …
Child Naming Practice And Changing Trends In Modern Japan, Noriko Mori-Kolbe
Child Naming Practice And Changing Trends In Modern Japan, Noriko Mori-Kolbe
The Coastal Review
Given name is a cultural component that reflects family life. The present study is a literature-based research on newborn baby naming practice in Japan from 1912-2018. Based on existing literatures on naming, examples and surveys on given names, an overview of a naming pattern in Japan is presented and discussed within a sociocultural framework. Historical observations of baby names include popular female and male names and their recent trends. The study also shows that in Japan computerization has changed learning method, information transmission method and communication modes, and that digital natives name their children in different ways than older generations.
A Story To Tell… How To Integrate The Three Modes Of Communication Through A Story Time Program In French, Frederique Grim
A Story To Tell… How To Integrate The Three Modes Of Communication Through A Story Time Program In French, Frederique Grim
The Coastal Review
Bilingual story time programs found in local community libraries not only benefit children, they can also serve a need for L2 college students: the development of their communicative skills in an authentic environment. In addition to linguistic benefits, experiential learning has proven to prepare students for real-world skills, such as networking, mock professional experience and a sense of community engagement. This paper recounts how a world language story time program supports L2 learners’ three modes of communication, as articulated by ACTFL, and necessary for language development. Based on students’ perceptions, this study highlights their increase in motivation and confidence in …
朱淑真詩詞中的個性追求, Yan Kiu Tse
朱淑真詩詞中的個性追求, Yan Kiu Tse
Dissertations from all years
女性聲音在中國古代詩詞文學中,無疑是相對稀有卻不容忽視的一部份。女性在古代中國的時代背景中,一直處於男尊女卑的壓迫之下,她們的視野和話語都與男性存在著較大的差異,這使她們的作品中反映出與普遍男性文學不一樣的筆觸、情感、甚至世界觀,具有重要的研究價值。
宋代女詩人朱淑真以斷腸詩詞聞名於世,素來對其作品的討論和批評皆以當中數量最多的愛情詩詞為主。然而,朱淑真詩詞的題材遠不止於情愛感傷,她作為古代女性跳脫傳統框架,以超前的眼界關心當時社會人情同時,也表現出她的廣闊胸懷和獨立自主的個性。本論文的目的是透過分析朱淑真的詩詞,關注其愛情與非愛情題材兩類作品中的主體情感關懷,研究斷腸詩詞如何體現出她對生命的體悟以及精神層面的追求,擴大對其作品的觀照和評論範圍,嘗試對詩人本身的成就作出較全面、豐富的解讀。
略論《春秋》婦女之義 : 以宋伯姬、息媯、秦穆姬爲例, Yan Yan Sham
略論《春秋》婦女之義 : 以宋伯姬、息媯、秦穆姬爲例, Yan Yan Sham
Dissertations from all years
春秋既是禮樂崩壞的紛亂時代,亦是個重建社會秩序,充滿無限可能的時代。在後世森嚴的道德規條下,婦女爲人處事或以三從四德一言蔽之,而春秋時期的女性在相對自由的社會狀態下有更多可塑性。從《春秋》敘事書法可見君子以及世人對當時人事的看法,左傳所釋《春秋》書法更時有獨立評論,由此可窺探當時的婦女之義。本文以「春秋婦女之義」爲題,從《春秋》、《春秋左傳》、《春秋公羊傳》及《春秋穀梁傳》之敘事筆法,微言大義爲對象,以宋伯姬、息媯、秦穆姬爲例,管窺當時婦女之義。
《春秋》及其三傳記錄不少婦女事蹟,通過對不同事件的記載與否、事件剪裁及評論等,所表現的故事不同,呈現出的婦女之義亦有異同。《春秋》、《公羊》、《穀梁》都把焦點集中在婦女自身的言行是否合禮儀,以顯示其婦義。而《左傳》則重視後果,以大局爲重,當中可見其欲婦女求生,而非倡其殉節而死。因爲婦女顧全大局行事比起捨生取義更難得。一死了之容易,能堅守婦義及帶來正面的政治影響較難。縱婦女當以守禮全節爲婦義,然而大是大非前當竭力倡揚正道,這是《左傳》中特別的婦女之義。其通過着筆局勢大事,呈現婦女對政局的影響,更看重婦女與時事的聯繫以及影響。因此,《左傳》體現之婦義之標準和內涵更廣闊多樣。
淺論小說《悟空傳》的反抗意識, Lok Ting Cheng
淺論小說《悟空傳》的反抗意識, Lok Ting Cheng
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《悟空傳》是一本由網絡作家今何在於二千年寫成,共二十章的中短篇網絡小說,作品面世後隨即因其風格突破創新而廣受讀者青睞。二零零一年正式出版成書,後來經歷多次加印再版,並被改編成由郭子健執導的同名電影《悟空傳》,可見此作的文學價值和地位廣受認可。電影二零一七年上映至今,原著小說《悟空傳》亦因而受到更多的目光注視,研究此作及改編電影的論文漫山遍野,惟那些論題多集中探討《悟空傳》電影及小說之異同,鮮少論及原著小説《悟空傳》本身的文學價值,而在各大論壇上提及小說《悟空傳》的文章則只是簡單概述小說內容、將人物故事線分開陳述或單單對情節安排作出猜測,猜測內容的同時並無引用任何學說或理論以加強合理性,引致其中某些猜測顯得異想天開,故這類文章只能顯示《悟空傳》一書受到大眾熱烈的討論,並不算是正式的研究。
有見及此,本論文將從兩個方向入手分析小說《悟空傳》的反抗意識,首先指出孫悟空一角於前文本及現文本中反抗形象之流變,再從英雄形象及二心(妄心與本心)角度說明《悟空傳》對前文本的顛覆,然後從現文本與現實的關係著手,印證小說提出對神佛崇拜及社會的再思考,以證《悟空傳》文學價值之所在。
英國漢學家與中國學者對《九歌》研究之異同 : 以韋利和霍克斯的著作為中心, Shuet Ying Chu
英國漢學家與中國學者對《九歌》研究之異同 : 以韋利和霍克斯的著作為中心, Shuet Ying Chu
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西方漢學家對於中國典籍的研究在19世紀末20世紀初開始,當時西方漢學越發興盛,中國古典翻譯與解讀成爲焦點。其中,楚辭作爲辭賦之祖,以其獨特的魅力得到了學者的青睞,西方漢學家對於楚辭的研究主要有幾個方面:文本分析、文化探源和文獻考據。
英國漢學家,亞瑟‧韋利(Arthur Waley, 1889-1966)與大衛‧霍克斯(David Hawkes, 1923- 2009)先後對《楚辭》進行了深入的研究,他們采取的主要方向就是文化探源。《楚辭》在戰國楚地發源,當時巫風盛行,不少西方學者都從宗教文化的角度對其進行研究,韋利和霍克斯亦在此列。兩人的著作為海外楚辭學提供了完善的譯本,後世不少漢學家皆采用霍克斯的英譯本作研究,推動了海外楚辭學的整體發展。
然而,國内對於海外楚辭學的研究甚少,中國楚辭學專著似乎也較少提及兩位,在中國知網搜索「海外楚辭」,只出現了8條相關結果,可見前人對於海外楚辭學的研究仍有不足。中國與西方的學術環境不一,學者所采用的研究角度和方法也有很大區別,單以《楚辭》研究而言,中國學者更擅長站在中國文學史的角度,對《楚辭》的淵源以及對中國文學所帶來的影響進行研究,而歐美學界,以韋利和霍克斯為例,更熱衷於探尋《楚辭》中蘊含的文化和中國特色,並從宗教文化的角度對其進行剖析,他們對《楚辭》的認識明顯與中國學者有差異之處。
有見及此,本文透過解讀韋利和霍克斯的著作,針對其中對於《楚辭九歌》的性質、篇數和作者等問題,與中國現有楚辭學的學説,比較兩者異同,找出西方學者一些值得借鑒的觀點和想法,希望能為中國的《九歌》研究提供新的啓發。
從「僧」到「仙」的濟公 : 《濟公全傳》的濟公信仰及其形象, Ka Yee Wong
從「僧」到「仙」的濟公 : 《濟公全傳》的濟公信仰及其形象, Ka Yee Wong
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本文主要研究濟公信仰核心和其真正形象。過往論文中,學者普遍把濟公信仰簡單說明如何配合民眾的心理,並將濟公歸入佛門之內。本文主要目的正是再深入地分析濟公信仰的體系,梳理濟公對不同方面的價值觀。正文當中,會詳細分辨出民間信仰的特色,與濟公信仰互通的地方。本文以清代郭小亭的《濟公全傳》為研究中心,探討濟公信仰的民間屬性、意義和意涵。本文將會分為五部份:第一章為引言。第二章主要分析民間信仰與《濟公全傳》呈現的濟公信仰,從而梳理出來濟公信仰的特點和體系。第三章濟公僧人和神仙色彩的成份,剖析濟公出現由僧轉仙的轉化原因。第四章是全文總結。
論歐陽修詞作中的道家情懷, Kei Yiu Ng
論歐陽修詞作中的道家情懷, Kei Yiu Ng
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歐陽修(1007-1072),宋代文學、史學以及政治家。在政治上,他積極參與范仲淹的慶曆變法;在史學上,他為《新唐書》及《新五代史》的著者,被納入廿四部正史當中;在文學上,他是其中一位古文運動的推手,亦有不少出色的詩作。如此種種可證他是一位入世的儒士,為國家、天下、人民著想,亦著書立說,實為傳統士人所追求的「立言」之舉。
正正因為歐陽修積極入世,有著為國家貢獻的遠大志向,時人大多忽略了他精神結構中逍遙出世的一面。事實上,歐陽修的仕途亦非完全順遂,他亦曾被貶及受冤,但他卻未有灰心喪志,反倒在晚年寫出自然閑逸、精神逍遙的《采桑子》組詞,可見他的精神結構中有著入世和出世的內在平衡;另一方面,他的詞作亦較被忽略,時人大多只著重他的婉約詞,亦把他歸作婉約派的詞人,忽略了他在詞作中對自然以及精神調解之書寫。
自然對歐陽修的意義實記於《梅聖俞詩集序》當中:「凡士之蘊其所有,而不得施於世者,多喜自放於山巔水涯之外。」說明了士人若不能把才智發揮於世,他們自然就會把心思置於山水之中,令自己的精神得以排解。而作為一個在政治上有志未能抒的士人,歐陽修正正如自己所言,把精神寄托在山水之中,並藉此作精神提昇。
本文將著重分析他在自然詞作中所展示的自然灑脫以及精神飄逸,並以此與道家情懷作觀照,探討他如何在詞作當中體現自我的精神超脫。同時,亦將分析他如何平衡精神中的入世及出世情懷,令自己即便受盡打壓仍可悠然處於入世之中,當一個出色的士人、地方官以外,精神又可與自然契合。
從林夕詞作看香港社會, Suet Ki Au
從林夕詞作看香港社會, Suet Ki Au
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古典文學中的宋詞按詞牌(樂曲)填上歌詞,在民間流行,現代的流行音樂同樣是填詞人按樂譜填詞,流行於現代的各大媒體。流行音樂也可以是流行文學的一種,反映着流行文化和社會的某些事情。
林夕是香港著名填詞人,是在香港作品產量最多的填詞人,有「詞神」之稱。有人曾研究林夕作詞的歷史旅程、歌詞的風格、歌詞中的象徵、個別作品的分析、又或分析林夕歌詞對香港流行文化的貢獻等,但卻鮮見把林夕有關香港社會的詞作組織和歸納的分析。
本文就林夕有關香港社會的歌詞作分類,歸納林夕關注的香港事件,再以文本細讀的方式分析作品,了解林夕眼中的香港社會。林夕眼中的香港其實充滿各種社會問題,但他又樂於揭露這些社會問題,因為他認為多元的聲音能引起更多的討論,為社會帶來新的東西,他希望以他的歌詞引起大眾思考,因此即使他的作品描述了不少香港社會問題,仍可見他對香港的熱愛。
論《燒失樂園》的性權利與話語權兼談文學改編, Man Ping So
論《燒失樂園》的性權利與話語權兼談文學改編, Man Ping So
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電影《燒失樂園》是韓國導演李滄東近年的作品。此電影為跨文化改編的力作,以兩部文學作品──日本村上春樹的〈燒掉柴房〉和美國福克納(William Faulkner)的《Barn Burning》作改編,改為韓國的文化語景,從而探討韓國年輕人正面對的社會問題,為何會遇到種種困局,卻無力改變。
本文著重分析電影《燒失樂園》如何呈現韓國社會的性權利和不同地位的年輕人的話語權。首先會簡述李滄東導演的背景、其電影特色和《燒失樂園》的故事。再以韓國的歷史背景作引入,解釋性權利和話語權的觀念。遂後分別以電影裡的三個主要角色李鐘秀、申海美和Ben作出發點,分析在他們身上的特質如何體現了韓國社會的性權利與話語權的情況,查看韓國年輕人正面對的社會問題,兼談當中的文學作品如何影響電影文本的塑造。
隨碧城之筆,觀香城之昔 : 淺析《碧城樂府》中的香港情懷, Ka Yee Tsang
隨碧城之筆,觀香城之昔 : 淺析《碧城樂府》中的香港情懷, Ka Yee Tsang
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提及香港文學,浮現在腦海中的大多是香港現代電影、戲劇、小說、散文等,的確,這些文學種類在現代化的大環境下較受一眾讀者追捧,其內容、主題和寫作模式多會隨著讀者的閱讀興趣和近代文學潮流而改變,顯得較為貼合現代社會,能夠帶給讀者共鳴及深刻體會,淺白通俗的文字也彷彿使文學變得更平易近人。相較之下,中國文學四大類別之一的詩詞則顯得較為失色。
在不少現代人眼中,詩詞的創作形式較為死板,著重用字、平仄、押韻、對偶、引用、用典等創作準則,且主題上多數圍繞著懷古諷今、感慨時光易逝、哀歎懷才不遇、描繪湖光山色等創作,難以為現代人帶來新鮮感和共鳴。加上香港過往長期被冠以「文化沙漠」之名,久而久之,連香港人也相信了「香港沒有文學」這個說法,因而放棄了探討香港的文學史及發掘香港的文化價值。綜觀現今香港文學界,創作小說、散文、戲劇的作家比比皆是,唯獨是詩詞作家,在香港文壇中已成為稀有的存在。上至《詩經》,下至現代新詩,詩歌在香港文壇上不僅被好好承傳下來,甚至作出了創新,縱使詩人較少,他們仍堅持著創作。但詞在香港文壇可謂愈發罕見,大部分人甚至連香港本土詞作也未曾聽聞過,更遑論承傳及創新了。
實際上,半個多世紀以前,香港曾有一眾熱衷於詞學的文人組織了一個盛極一時的詞社「堅社」,他們不斷研究及創作,互相吸收寫作經驗,互相給予改進意見,他們創作出不少優美動人的詞作供後世傳頌,為詞學在香港文學史上寫下重要的一頁,亦填補了香港文學對詞學研究之空白。其中一名詞人為林汝珩,他的大部分作品在其仙逝後才得以面世,後人從其詞作、書信和文字記載中得知五十年代香港文學的狀況、堅社的起源和發展以及眾多從沒面世的珍貴詞作,為香港文學研究提供了珍貴的資源。林汝珩的詞作用字優美自然、感情真摯,詞中不僅記載了他的個人經歷,還記載了五十年代香港的風貌。本文旨在集中討論香港詞學的發展、堅社對香港詞壇的貢獻以及透過林汝珩的作品觀香港昔日之面貌。
香港的暴動文學書寫 : 論陳浩基《13.67》的敘事佈局和當代意義, Yuk Yi Chiu
香港的暴動文學書寫 : 論陳浩基《13.67》的敘事佈局和當代意義, Yuk Yi Chiu
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六七暴動是香港歷史發展的轉捩點,在香港史中有著重要地位,不少香港文化課題的研究都能找到六七暴動的蹤影。而文學創作方面,作家陳浩基的推理小說《13‧67》將社會事件串連起來,組成由1967年至2013年的香港時間線,透過文學的藝術形式呈現歷史。筆者認為,主角的成長突顯了警隊的精神公義,獨特的故事結構形成的社會循環更呼應了當下香港狀況,對反思暴動困境和問題具有研究意義。
本論文分為四個部分:第一章為緒論,指出六七暴動對香港社會的影響,引出香港作家陳浩基透過流行文學記錄暴動歷史,及其作品《13‧67》的簡介。第二章是分析小說的敘事結構,探討反向年代記的佈局如何呈現香港時代變遷,並以推理流派角度分析小說將本格派和社會派融合的寫作特色。第三章將討論小說的時代意義,詳細探討小說中的警察使命和社會公義主題如何連接當今香港發生的社會運動。最後第四章為結論,總結故事情節與社會現實狀況的異同,歸納出文學與社會的關係。
分析林夕歌詞中的佛家思想及其創作風格, Hing Man Yao
分析林夕歌詞中的佛家思想及其創作風格, Hing Man Yao
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林夕,文字工作者,亦為當代香港著名填詞人,填詞作品超過三千首,填有不少膾炙人口的作品。林夕信佛,在其歌詞中不難發現有佛理的蹤影。一直以來學界對於歌詞的研究不多,關於林夕詞作的研究,尤其針對其佛理歌詞作研究更是寥寥可數。因此本文以林夕歌詞為主題探討其中的佛家思想及創作風格。
本文第一章為緒論,交代研究緣起、有關林夕的研究狀況以及本文研究方法。此章簡單交代歌詞的文學性,香港流行曲歌詞以及林夕的背景,用以論述研究林夕佛理歌詞的意義。第二章以香港其他著名填詞人和林夕比對,分析當中異同,從而推論林夕歌詞的創作風格,尤其佛理風格的形成。第三章承接上章,主要分析林夕三個時期(「棉裡藏針」、「大張旗鼓」、「大象無形」)的佛理歌詞帶有什麼的佛家思想內涵以及風格如何轉變。第四章是以互文性的角度論林夕如何在歌詞帶出佛家思想,並加以印證其風格層次及變化。第五章為結論,整合全文總結。
枯樹, Tsz Lok Yan
枯樹, Tsz Lok Yan
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一棵枯樹生長在一片草原上,樹的四周都覆蓋著水,碰巧在一小段街燈壞了的路上,發生了一次車禍,把志樂帶到了這棵枯樹下。
志樂之所以能來到這棵枯樹下,只因為他與現實中眾人不同,他比身邊人都更沉溺於回憶中,以致別人離開,而他被遺下了。他在樹下遇上了自稱為使者的男子,使者說可以給他一次改變過去的機會,聽到此後內心躍動的志樂跟隨著使者回到自己不同的回憶中,想要改變過去,但卻使自己從前的一道陰影重現。在陰影的重現下,一切都變得比原先怪異,而那棵枯樹又能否再次長出茂盛的綠葉?
〈枯樹〉一文旨在從志樂的心理中描寫出人生道上,向前走或是向後退的掙扎與糾結,面對生活上越來越多的壓力與難題,過往美好的回憶或許會是我們的避難所,但過分沉溺於美好的回憶,又是一件何等痛苦的事?生於世上,我們也必須學會放手,並失望地前行,這樣或許可使那枯樹尚且可有一線生機。
京都見聞, Wai Sin Liu
京都見聞, Wai Sin Liu
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早在幾年前,我觀看了一部日本經典電影《古都》,像是冥冥之中的緣分,將從小生活在香港這座現代化城市的我與京都那座帶有濃厚歷史文化底蘊的古都牽連在一起。我開始對京都的一切產生了強烈的興趣,無論是清水寺、東福寺、金閣寺這些擁有著千年悠長背景的歷史古蹟,還是和服紡織、清水燒、茶道、折扇等等的傳統工藝產業,我都渴望能探個究竟,感受獨特而典雅的古城魅力。終於我獲得了一個難能可貴的機會,以交換留學生的身份在京都生活數月,深入了解京都的不同面相,捕捉這裡動人心弦的美好。京都彷彿一張傳統工藝的溫床,在日新月異的現代,仍完整無缺地保留著珍貴的文化遺產,讓這些古老的珍寶能融入現代社會的血液中,經久不衰。京都的民情風俗、節令行事,都在我京都之行的白卷上填滿了繽紛亮麗的色彩,我也希望以下三篇作品能為讀者描繪出京都渾然天成的風采,帶來一絲觸動心弦的感動。
逆.情, Man Yuk Ng
逆.情, Man Yuk Ng
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若果看過這小說,你會覺得似曾相識,莫驚,這正是你身處的社會中發生的事;若果看過這小說,你會覺得浮誇戲劇,莫笑,這就是一個畸形社會中的真人真事。你隨時是主角。
〈逆.情〉中的六篇微型小說,記錄了疫情下的六個議題:排隊、消毒、傳言、禁酒令、失業、DSE,分別由最受這些議題影響的人物帶出:普通市民、普通市民、家庭主婦、酒吧老闆、廚房佬、DSE考生。
一個一向聽話乖巧的大學畢業生,一個只想守護屬於自己的家的普通上班族,一個一言一行無一不為家庭著想的普通家庭主婦,一個支持政府的中產酒吧老闆,一個除了煮食其他一竅不通的廚師,一個希望透過DSE改變自己命運的中六學生,面對社會上發生的種種,他們會有何選擇?
興許生存,就是一個充滿選擇的命題。
本文旨在透過這六個人物的故事,勾勒出香港人在疫情下的生活面貌和困境,藉以引起讀者共鳴及反思:究竟香港人該如何在一個畸形社會掙扎求存?
郁達夫《毀家詩紀》對書寫形式的選擇, Hon Yam Yim
郁達夫《毀家詩紀》對書寫形式的選擇, Hon Yam Yim
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郁達夫,名文,浙江富陽人,中國現代作家,早年留學日本,在文學創作的同時積極參與反帝抗日活動。作為處於新舊交替特殊時期的作家,他曾發起文學組織「創造社」,不但是新文學運動的領軍人物,而且舊學功底深厚,精通舊體詩創作。可惜,由於五四文壇一味鼓吹新文學而抑制舊文學,導致早期學者大都只留意到其新文學的成就,忽略了他在舊體詩創作方面也有斐然的成績。近年來,其舊體詩越來越受到學者關注,關於郁詩的研究也漸成風氣,可惜相關研究大都集中在詩歌的箋註上,對詩作的賞析也只局限於單首賞析,針對其組詩卻少有系統的研究。
郁達夫現存詩作571首,詩體多樣,風格多變,最受矚目的是其組詩。本論文將以郁達夫於1936至1938年間創作的組詩《毀家詩紀》(下稱《紀》)為研究對象。首先以文史互證的方法梳理郁達夫筆下的「毀家」故事及其疑點,再仔細分論《紀》所包含的不同的書寫形式,分析他選擇該等書寫形式的原因,以及該等形式如何有助他達到自己的寫作目的,如何有助加強《紀》的表達效果。