道家文化资源与女性和谐人生——论女性创作的道家思想传承与文化启迪

道家思想对于女性创作和女性人生具有许多积极的指导意义,尤其是其中的和谐意识,为女性探索人与自然的和谐、人与人(包括女人与男人)的和谐以及女性自我身心的和谐提供了丰富的人文资源,也对当下女性创作的偏颇起到一定的警示作用。同时,女作家也通过自己的创作反过来阐释、丰富了道家文化的内涵,赋予道家思想与时俱进的现代意义,显示了道家文化与本土女性创作之间的互动关系。     

月圆佳节瓜果“偷盗”民俗的文化意涵及社会功能

习俗与法律作为人们日常生活的规范,可以互补和并存,偷盗在法律是不允许的,在习俗中有时却被允许.中秋节和元宵节的偷盗习俗,在民间比较普遍,不仅汉族,还有一些少数民族,都有此类节日的偷盗习俗,所偷之物多为瓜果、菜蔬.从文化人类学角度讲,"月圆佳节偷盗瓜果"这一习俗蕴含着"祈子祈福"的文化意涵,其中,"月亮"、"瓜果"、"偷盗"都有其特别的文化象征意义.就其社会功能而言,这一习俗折射出祈子祈福的社会心理寄托,属于一种心理压力的释放仪式,有利于"互动仪式链"的生成与延续.     

北京奥运与首都文化创意产业的发展

文化创意产业是首都经济发展的重要支柱产业,已成为北京整体发展的"引擎"。北京提出发展文化创意产业,恰逢北京举办2008年奥运会。从经济形态上看,现代奥运是一种文化创意经济的重要资源和战略实践,是全球最大的文化展会,是世界会展经济和广告业的顶级实践。2008奥运是北京文化创意产业的组成部分与阶段发展的中心;奥运产业已成为北京文化创意产业的重要组成部分。在奥运经济的推动下,北京将在与奥运紧密相关的十个方面全面推动文化创意产业的发展。     

五四新文化运动与欧洲文艺复兴运动比较

五四新文化运动与欧洲文艺复兴运动生成于不同时期,植根于不同土壤,二者既有一些共同之处,又有不少差异。对其进行比较,有助于加深我们对两个运动各自特性的认识。其共同点是：（一）对传统的批判与重建;（二）倡导文学革命;（三）抨击封建权威思想;（四）呼唤人性的复苏,倡导个人的解放。其不同点是：（一）背景不同;（二）影响力不同;（三）带来的后果不同。     

中国现代泛印象主义文学批评的文化品格

“印象的批评”是旨在强化批评家个性主体意识和主观情感评价功能、以主观的和印象的审美眼光评价文学的一种泛化批评形态。中国现代泛印象主义文学批评在20年代和30年代中国现代文化语境中成为文坛上的一道独特风景线。他们所倡导的文学批评的自由与宽容、创造与超越的理论品格,对20世纪中国现代文学中的历史主义和政治论、道德论文艺批评,具有本体论意义上的借鉴意义和认识价值。     

New cultural economies of marginality: revisiting the West Coast,South Island,New Zealand

Marginal regions have been the subject of political concern and remedial action in western states for several decades now. The West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand is an interesting case study in this regard, for recent economic growth has confounded earlier expectations of post-restructuring decline, while also contradicting several of the nostrums of new regionalism. In an effort to understand this trajectory, this paper draws on documents from public and private sector organisations, newspaper articles and field visits to examine developments in four key sectors of the West Coast's economy: mining, dairy farming, forestry and tourism. Economic growth is found to be closely linked to the cultivation of new markets for primary products, but efforts to rework the cultural dimensions of marginality have also been important. Value has been added to specific products through the insertion of references to the region's alpine and forested landscapes. Isolation and peripherality have been recast in more positive terms, echoing the broader reframing of New Zealand as a scenic, unspoiled destination. In adopting a cultural economic perspective on marginal regions, the paper illustrates the significance of symbolic forms of value, the potentially flexible nature of marginality as a discursive category, and the importance of the networks which connect regions to national and international flows of capital and tourists.     

女性主义文化批评视阈下的“开罗三部曲”

在近现代埃及文学史上,女性在新的“解放”话语系统中依旧被塑造成“他者”的地位,女性解放神话的出现只是为了掩盖作为主体的女性不在场的事实。本文试图通过对埃及著名作家纳吉布·马哈福兹的代表作“开罗三部曲”中三种女性反抗传统性别角色的分析,指出由男性主控的女性解放话语在女性的新型性别角色的塑造和自我规范中产生的影响。     

Adat in the Office: The Creative Afterlife of a New Order Cultural Policy

This paper explores the emergence of a new genre of garments in Eastern Indonesia: ‘traditional’ uniforms, made from locally hand-woven cloth, which are worn twice weekly by government employees in Kupang, the capital of the province of East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur, or NTT). These uniforms, which appeared following a 1997 regulation, supported the emergence of a new, urban textile culture, and a partial decoupling of traditional clothing from adat, Indonesian customary law, even as they allowed adat to make inroads into government offices. National policy, the agitation of local elites and the innovation and conservatism of artists and ritual practitioners, all contributed to this new form of artistic and cultural expression. While attention has been paid to the domesticating power of the state on local forms of cultural expression, this example shows how attempts at control can also push cultural expressions in unexpected directions.     

New politics and satire: the Euro financial crisis and the one-finger salute

ABSTRACT

This article argues that the conventional conceptualization in political science of politics is problematic, that it is overly narrow and constrained. This is because it excludes a range of actions like satire and humour which have come to play an increasing role in inspiring and provoking powerful political emotions and in informing the political agenda. Drawing on the work of critical scholars, it is argued that emotion, ethics and art can be deeply political. Moreover, new forms of media have encouraged new–old forms of political action often at the hands of young people who hitherto have been marginalized from the public sphere. Digital technology enables the production of user-generated content, opening new spaces for information, the exchange of ideas and mobilization. This article highlights the work of the young German satirist Jan Böhmermann to demonstrate how expressive art is playing a major role in shaping public opinion, in contesting power elites and informing political debate. In short, I use Böhmermann’s 2015 satire depicting Greco-German relations in the midst of a financial crisis and fears of loan defaults to argue for a broader understanding of politics that is inclusive of activities conventionally deemed non-rational.     

“Let’s Talk About Children” resource: A parallel mixed method evaluation

Psycho-education interventions for families affected by parental mental illness have been found to be effective. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of a psycho-educational resource for parents, designed to initiate family discussions about parental mental illness and educate parents about the impact of their illness on children. In a mixed methods design, 19 parents read the “Let’s Talk About Children” psycho-educational resource and completed pre-and-post questionnaires measuring their perspectives of mental illness and awareness of the impact of mental illness on their children and family. 18 of these participated in a follow-up, one hour, individual interview to obtain further feedback on the resource. After viewing the resource, changes in parents’ attitudes and/or behavior in relation to mental illness and parenting were recorded. Interview findings indicate that the resource gave parents an awareness of the skills and knowledge needed for initiating family discussions about parental mental illness. The results of this study can be used to inform future interventions targeting parents who experience mental illness.