结构魔方与审美狂喜——纳博科夫《劳拉原型》的“元小说”艺术特征

纳博科夫的《洛丽塔》、《微暗的火》和《阿达》等主要作品均带有后现代主义文学的元小说特征,其遗作《劳拉原型》更将元小说的创作技巧及特征展现得淋漓尽致。本文结合德勒兹的元评论、罗兰.巴尔特的元语言理论,并联系纳博科夫的其它作品,从《劳拉原型》的小说结构、主题情节和语言特点等方面来探讨其元小说特征。笔者认为,纳博科夫试图通过他的最后一部文学作品告诉读者,天才作家通过构建虚构小说来阐述自己的小说观;带有元评论和元语言特点的元小说才是真正意义上的小说创作,它摆脱了一切束缚;而他本人构建的元小说就是最精彩最独特的文学作品,无论是主题还是结构。     

罗丝:田纳西·威廉斯永远的缪斯——评罗丝的形象嬗变

在田纳西.威廉斯的创作生涯中,对女性的命运给予了极大的关切和支持,热情讴歌了具有反叛意识、追求独立的新女性。他的这种积极进步的妇女观除了受时代的影响外,剧作家的姐姐罗丝功不可没。罗丝是他创作的缪斯,这一点可以从剧作家的生活和作品中得到证明。     

自欺·处境·自由 ——《玻璃动物园》中劳拉命运的存在主义解读

在田纳西·威廉斯的成名剧作《玻璃动物园》中,女主人公劳拉在剧终没有收获圆满的爱情,由此为她的命运蒙上了悲剧性的面纱。威廉斯曾在他的自传中表露出对萨特存在主义哲学深深地着迷,基于萨特对三个哲学概念——自欺、处境、自由的定义,探讨劳拉人物命运的存在主义特征,以此来重审劳拉的命运,从理论上对思考她在全剧中成长历程的完满性、人物命运的喜剧性具有重要意义。     

Looking Outside the (Voice)Box

Laura S. Brown, PhD, is a clinical and forensic psychologist in independent practice in Seattle, Washington. The bulk of her scholarly work has been in the fields of feminist therapy theory, trauma treatment, lesbian and gay issues, assessment and diagnosis, ethics and standards of care in psychotherapy, and cultural competence. She has authored or edited ten professional books, including the award-winning Subversive Dialogues: Theory in Feminist Therapy, as well as more than 140 other professional publications. She has also recently published her first book for general audiences, Your turn for care: Surviving the aging and death of the adults who harmed you. Laura has been featured in five psychotherapy training videos produced by the American Psychological Association. She was President of American Psychological Association Divisions 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues), and 56 (Trauma Psychology). Laura was also President of the Washington State Psychological Association. She is the founder and Director of the Fremont Community Therapy Project, a low-fee psychotherapy training clinic in Seattle. In the fall of 2000, she was the on-site psychologist for the reality show Survivor: The Australian Outback. In 1987, Laura lost her voice and was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia. In 1988, she found her voice again.     

The nature of labour pain: An updated review of the literature

Background

The pain experience associated with labour is complex. Literature indicates psychosocial and environmental determinants of labour pain, and yet methods to support women usually target physiological attributes via pharmacological interventions.

Introduction to critical perspectives and emerging models of inter-American studies

Abstract

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) has been the subject of much critical attention, but the original story upon which it was based and its author, Cornell Woolrich, less so. This article examines ‘Rear Window’ (1942) in the context of Woolrich’s writing and his life more broadly, in order to reveal the privileged role of fenestral imagery in his work. Through a process which starts with surveillance through glass, and a creative interpretation of ‘real’ events consumed in terms strikingly similar to mass media entertainments, Woolrich’s marginalized protagonist assumes the role of the detective and, in doing so, his identity is enhanced. The Woolrichian window reifies abstract social boundaries. It serves, simultaneously, as a symbol of urban alienation and a fantasy of social integration. It also becomes a trope of consumption and popular culture. Hitchcock’s film has sometimes been praised for the self-conscious way in which it aligns the image of the window with the cinema screen in order to implicate viewers in the protagonist’s voyeuristic practice. This article extends such an analysis to Woolrich’s story, but also takes it a step further, to reveal the ways in which reading similarly might be regarded as a voyeuristic form of cultural consumption.     

Evaluating Reagan's block grants. Informed opinions on essential issues and needed information resources

In this paper a set of common issues has been proposed to provide a framework for evaluating the effects of current and future block grant programs. By using these issues to identify current information needs and resources, the author attempts to promote the wider use of the available evaluation information on the current block grants and budget reductions, and to identify information gaps in these data bases.     

反叛的背后——王安忆笔下的富萍和波特笔下的劳拉形象比较

王安忆和凯瑟琳.安.波特虽然生活在不同国度、不同年代,却拥有颇为一致的创作理念,她们通过描摹作为个体的人的生存境遇及其心灵世界来表现他们形而下的生存哲学。文章从富萍和劳拉的“反叛性”入手,对她们反叛的形式、内容以及结局进行分析,力图揭示她们反叛背后的真实,说明东西方两位女作家因天时地利不同、社会文化背景差异而刻画了两个不同的人物形象,传递了不同的叙述意图,却表达了相同的人文关怀。王安忆以反叛并坚守自我的富萍形象从正面表明:人不仅要自由选择,更要在选择后努力造就自我,走向完整人性;而波特则通过在反叛中迷惘甚至丢弃自我的劳拉形象说明:人首先必须正确认识自我,并在认识本真自我的过程中培养坚强品格,这样人才能真正面对现实,走向未来。      

“AM/FM Activism”

SUMMARY

As a cultural approach to LGBT activism, media advocacy, such as that modeled by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has grown in importance in the last decade. Drawing on the tactics used to educate the media about national anti-gay defamation issues, GLAAD has recently launched “AM/FM Activism,” an online resource that provides local activists with the tools necessary for responding to defamation in their own communities. Based on participant observation, in-depth interviews, and archival research, this article explores the implications of “AM/FM Activism” as a new form of media advocacy that bridges the gap between national and local activists.