Whitewashing the nation: racist jokes and the construction of the African ‘other’ in Greek popular cinema

This article explores representations of race in three Greek popular films of the 1970s and 1980s. The portrayal of African characters in these films is antagonistically positioned in relation to the dominant, ‘whitewashed’ Greek national narrative which relies on the nineteenth century idea that Greece is the progenitor of European civilization. Often masquerading itself as ‘just a joke’, the discourse of these films narrates the African Other as lacking in terms of culture, intelligence and beauty – the three central categories upon which the idea of the ‘white supremacy’, according to Cornell West, is historically constructed in modernity. Tightly woven with this idea (largely introduced in Greece by the leading European powers), these films enunciate explicitly colonial viewpoints in a country that was neither a colonial power nor at the geopolitical center of the European project. The article argues that the racialized representations of these films are an effect of appropriating the Eurocentric idea of historicism, where the ‘progress’ and ‘backwardness’ of groups and nations are measured according to how effectively they perform the values of modernity.     

Documentarians,fair use,and free expression: changes in copyright attitudes and actions with access to best practices

This study, based on a survey of 489 documentary filmmakers, is a case study in copyright policy in and through practice. It assesses the changes in documentary production practice around clearance of copyrighted material since the creation of the Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in fair use in 2005. Fair use, an exotic and occasional feature of documentary film in 2004, has become well known and commonly employed. Creative options for filmmakers concerning the use of third-party material have dramatically improved with changes in norms after the issuing of the Statement. Attitudes about fair use are strongly associated with free expression and creative opportunity, and vary with experience. Where filmmakers have changed work because of copyright concerns, they themselves rather than any gatekeeper have made the decision to do so. Where change is associated with fair use, risk is a common concern. Newer filmmakers are more likely to support the use of copyrighted material to make new work, but less likely to know about fair use, and also more likely to have experienced takedowns online. Both education about and experience with fair use appear to have an effect on practice. Filmmakers continue to lack reliable information on the actual risk landscape, and about fair use on digital platforms.     

Whatever Happened to Drama? A Configurational–Comparative Analysis of Genre Trajectory in American Cinema, 1946–2013

Although usually conceived of and studied as individual types, genres are frequently combined in practice. This research examines how genres are combined in popular American films, and how the popularity of particular combinations changed between 1946 and 2013. Distinguishing between “contextual genres” (which identify a film's subject matter) and “affective genres” (which identify a film's intent), we find marked differences between the postwar and blockbuster eras of the Hollywood film industry. The blockbuster era exhibits less generic diversity than the earlier postwar era. Furthermore, the popular postwar‐era films dealt with serious subjects and were set in realistic settings. The blockbuster era replaced these with intense, nonrealistic films. We also find that the relationship between contextual and affective genres changes within industry eras, with affective genres dominating at the beginning of new periods and the popularity of contextual genres growing as the period progresses.     

高校团建主题网站建设探索

建设高校团建主题网站是开展团建工作的基础,也是高校共青团组织适应信息时代特点、创新共青团工作方式方法的“突破口”。团建主题网站的建设应以社会主义核心价值体系为指导思想来统领多元网络文化。在建设过程中应遵循政治性与导向性结合、规范性与特色性统一、时效性与互动性统筹、思想性与趣味性兼顾的原则,让团建主题网站成为引导青年、培养青年、服务青年和凝聚青年的综合性网站。     

透过人物角色审视《拧紧的螺丝》的道德问题

《拧紧螺丝》是亨利·詹姆斯很具争议的一部短篇小说。大致介绍了自该小说发表以来人们对该小说的种种见解,评论了最开始的妖魔小说以及后面肯盾和维尔森的迷幻小说的缺憾的地方,还重点介绍了罗伯特.黑尔曼的道德思想,运用原型之法对作品里面的各个人物角色做了进一步探讨,通过对外在美丽的麦尔司与福洛拉的描绘,进而揭示:深受环境的影响,人不但可以变成美丽天使,也能变成恶之奴仆的思想道德之中心主题。     

论艺术史的影视形状

艺术史纪录片开启了学术界与大众之间的知性之窗和审美之窗。优秀的艺术史纪录片是触及艺术本质的,是可以引发人对艺术与人生进行深刻思考的,并非只是赏心悦目的,光鲜亮丽的,甚至冠冕堂皇的。一个好的艺术史纪录片不论从立意、拍摄还是主持,都应该是率性的,是发自本真的情感流露。     

《我的安东妮亚》“回归主题”的多重分析

在薇拉·凯瑟小说《我的安东妮亚》第四卷结尾处,主人公吉姆.波顿出人意料地离弃了他的恋人安东妮亚,20年后又返回西部大草原看望她。吉姆的这一"离"一"回/归",多年来一直是学术界关注的焦点。许多学者纷纷从各种视角,如女性主义、酷儿理论或生态文学解读吉姆的"回归"。但是,综观国内外学者对该作品的研究,笔者发现他们只是从单一视角去研究分析该作品的"回归主题",因此,本文将从精神分析、文化研究、女性主义和生态批评等视角对该主题进行多重分析。     

应用GIS 技术辅助油藏管理

油气藏开发涉及油气藏的三维空间分布和内部状态变化的复杂问题,信息系统是支持油藏管理的基本手段。传统油气藏开发管理信息系统基于表格形式表现对象属性,无法反映描述对象的空间联系和系统的空间分布模式。地理信息系统( GIS) 能够有效描述二维空间问题,将GIS 技术引入油气藏开发管理信息系统将极大地扩展管理信息系统的描述能力和表现形式,但是对于油气藏开发这类特殊的三维问题还缺少描述和分析能力。通过分析传统的油藏管理信息系统所面临的问题,提出了油气藏开发管理GIS 系统的体系结构、目标设计和功能设计,讨论油气藏开发管理GIS 系统的技术路线、信息组织方式、表示方式以及开发模式,指出需要研究更完善的三维空间描述方法和表现手法,结合油藏描述技术及其成果,在地质建模的基础上开展空间分析,将会使油气田开发中的GIS 技术更加完善。     

李辉英抗战题材长篇小说论

李辉英是一位身跨现当代地跨大陆与香港两地的抗战小说家,他的抗战长篇小说创作代表了他文学创作的艺术成就。他全景式地展现了从抗战前到抗战后,从前线到大后方中华民族救亡图存的历史图景,塑造了上至总司令下至普通士兵、群众的人物群像,其中集团军申总司令形象堪称典型,为抗战人物画廊增添了厚实的一笔。他作品中所弘扬的伟大爱国主义精神,成为东北作家天然秉传的文学品格并生生不息于中国新文学史册。尽管在思想的穿透力、文本的时代氛围等方面有些许遗憾,但作为一位抗战小说家,李辉英的文学贡献应予以充分的肯定。     

当下中国电影公司全产业链经营模式的问题和对策

谋求全产业链布局,已成为当下国内有一定实力的电影公司的集体选择.这些电影公司的全产业链经营模式主要表现为,在传统电影产业链范围内布局,开始向大电影产业链推进,并逐步拓展电影产业链关联业务.但这种全产业链经营模式,无论对于电影公司还是电影产业来说都存在着一定的问题和风险,因此,本文提出了建设专业化电影公司、实施差异化竞争、营造健康产业发展环境等对策性建议.