当代乡土审美语境中的农村环境艺术设计

环境艺术设计是改善农村人居环境质量,实现“美丽乡村”建设的重要手段。在全球化与城市强势发展的双重影响下,农村陷入生态困境与审美误区,“千村一貌”与城乡文化同质化现象严重,传统乡土审美语境面临挑战。农村环境艺术设计应吸取城市的经验与教训,以当代农民为审美主体,既要尊重农民追求物质生活的愿景,体现时代气息,又要传承乡土文化与精神,保持地域特色,留住乡愁。     

浅析晋商大院居住空间的美学特征

大院民居的空间内容包罗万象,主要表现在居住和民居的样式上.人们对自己能感觉到的空间,常常赋予某些意义和象征,因此形成了熔建筑的实用、认知、审美,有时兼有崇拜观念于一炉的空间意识,使得大院民居的居住空间在布局安排上表现出了变幻多姿的特点,同时折射出了晋商独特的审美意识和深厚的文化底蕴.     

文心共戎装一色--李存葆"文化大散文"的绿色主题

当代军旅作家李存葆的"文化大散文"主要是围绕绿色主题而创作的。李存葆以文化为立足点,以人类生态学的视角深切关注我国及全球的自然生态、社会生态、文化生态和人性生态,针砭时弊,为人类寻求克服困境以自救的绿色道路。他是一个拥有绿色文心———对人类前途、命运的"类关怀"、对自然生态、社会生态、文化生态、人性生态的终极关怀的作家。     

桐城谚语的地域文化解读

桐城历史悠久,文化发达.在长期的生产生活实践中,产生了大量的谚语,它包涵了丰富的文化信息.从文化语言学角度研究桐城谚语所反映的生活状况、民风民俗和思想观念.通过分析发现,桐城人重文尚读,敬祖尊亲;在为人处世方面他们尚礼贵和,珍视名誉,提倡自强,地域特征十分明显.研究不仅有助于更深入地了解桐城文化,也有助于更好地理解安徽文化,对发展繁荣安徽文化,构建和谐、学习型社会都具有重要的现实意义.     

‘I shouldn’t be living there because I am a sponger’: negotiating everyday geographies by people with learning disabilities

Learning disability policy has for some time been framed by the goal of inclusion which purports to enable people with learning disabilities to lead a ‘life like any other’ person. This article examines the extent to which this is the case in England, by tracing the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities within their communities. The article draws on two interlinked qualitative studies involving interviews that examined their local place-based experiences of inclusion and exclusion. The findings reveal ‘moments of inclusion’ and opportunities for social encounter from peer support, but these were situated amidst wider experiences of exclusion and harassment.     

Personalisation,individualism and the politics of disablement

This paper assesses the social policy narrative personalisation, and particularly the implications of the narrative for disability politics. The advantages and disadvantages of positioning specific funding mechanisms within the narrative are explored. It is argued that personalisation is insufficiently aligned with collective aspects of empowerment. More particularly, it disproportionately emphasises improvements in individual autonomy through personalised support, and lacks reference to structural oppression or the need for collective forms of action that bring about structural change. It is further argued that personalisation lack a multi-faceted analysis of disability and disempowerment, and as a result also lacks any vision of a positive alternative society. In assessing personalisation, the positive and negative dimensions of disabled people’s freedom are considered. As a response to the apparent shortcomings of personalisation, the integrated living approach and Centres for Independent Living are considered important elements in an alternative narrative to personalisation.     

Leaving an Institution in Flanders (Belgium): A Road to Homelessness?

People living in an institution will leave this residential context one day and have to proceed to a stable independent way of living. This transition is not without difficulties as it turns out this socially vulnerable group runs an increased risk of becoming homeless. Research in Flanders (Belgium) has shown that a considerable share of the homeless population has previously stayed in an institutional setting, mostly in youth care (48.7%), psychiatric (34.4%) and penitentiary (33.1%) institutions. Moreover, the share of homeless people with a history in one of these institutions has increased in the past decades. Institution leavers, face at least three obstacles to a stable housing situation in Flanders: a lack of affordable housing, a lack of access to (non-residential) social assistance and personal difficulties in coping with living independently. Yet, there are several programs that support institution leavers and prepare them for the transition to an independent living situation and legal developments that strengthen their position in society and on the housing market. In this paper, we explore these initiatives and developments in three case studies (Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven). Based on in-depth interviews with “street-level bureaucrats” who work in these institutions (youth care, psychiatric and penitentiary settings), social support services and social housing organizations, we reconstruct the pathways of institution leavers to the housing market, the support they receive and the experienced difficulties.     

Exploring Policy and Financing Options for Long-Term Care in Taiwan

Summary

Policy and financing arrangements for long-term care are important themes in each country and/or region, and Taiwan, with its unique historic and politico-economic background, can be regarded as a bridge between well-developed and under-developed countries. Policy formulation about long-term care in Taiwan involves several agencies in the government, including Ministry of Health, Interior Affairs, Education, Insurance Bureau, and Economic Council, and formulation of policy objectives has progressed considerably in the last five years. Financing arrangements are less well-developed because the National Health Insurance Program began only in 1995, and most long-term care is not yet covered. As demand for long-term care exceeds supply, and this gap will grow in future, current resource allocation measures are concerned to facilitate the expansion of community care rather than allowing institutional care to absorb more resources. Developing future financing options is now a central task for policymaking, and government must continue to take a leading role in consolidating financing and integrating the service systems.     

逍遥天地 游刃吊诡——庄子哲学思想探究

庄子的“吊诡”哲思，在于玩再矛盾。庄子以一种与西方哲学迥异的方式，诠释了人生矛盾的来源，即运用由共相概念组成的人类言语去分析说明共相之外的人世万象，必然招致逆理、误谬；庄子通过玩味言语来运行矛盾，倡导众生直面人生的思想困境，以悟觉天地原道、人生常情。庄子的这种思维方式，不仅体现了中国哲学的特质，而且也为西方哲学突破固步自封的逻辑推理范式，提供了一种新的进路。