现代审美主义救赎刍议

现代工具理性文明对个体精神的物化作用催生了审美现代性,其思想的核心是,艺术对现实的否定与反抗作用能使个体产生一种内驱力,去质疑现代异化文明,寻得精神救赎并重新确立自我。然而,审美现代性把启蒙现代性置于绝对对立的位置,缺乏合理性;发轫于现代性中的审美主义却要消解现代性,否定了自身的存在;审美主义变成“精英”空谈,陷入固步自封、“自恋”的怪圈,丧失了对大众的救赎功能;艺术的泛生活化和货币化颠覆了审美主义艺术救赎的主旨。这就注定了审美主义无法实现救赎,现代人在寻求精神自由时无奈地陷入了绝望的境地。     

《诗经》与《楚辞》的审美异趣——以神道观念为切入点

<诗经>表现出的神道观念具有一种精英文化特质,而<楚辞>则呈现出一种俚俗文化气息;<诗经>所描写的神灵具有崇高性,标志着审美主体的理性成熟,<楚辞>所描写的神灵多有具象,表现出审美主体情感的真挚与酣畅;<楚辞>所表现的神道观念更注重情感的愉悦与失落,而<诗经>所表现的神道观念更注重理性的深化与升华,二者在相同的表现对象上体现出的审美异趣,更为清晰地呈现出各自所代表的文化性征.     

当代电视发展视角的都市审美文化及其世俗化特征

在当代特定的经济环境和社会背景下,审美文化,尤其以都市审美文化为代表,开始了从理想主义向世俗化的转变。以电视这一当代重要媒介的发展为视角,从电视剧、电视娱乐节目、电视广告和电视的技术优势四个方面详细分析了都市审美文化世俗化特征的具体表现,从而对我国审美文化的健康发展提供理论上的指导和帮助。     

现代性时间问题初探

通过对现代、现代性概念的词源考察,分析了蕴含在其中的时间意识.在对启蒙现代性、审美现代性的产生及类型的考察的基础上,分析了存在于两者之间与生俱来的悖论,指出产生这种悖论的深层原因,并分析了一些现代、后现代之间存在的时间概念.     

新中国红学研究六十年

通过对新中国六十年红学研究的回顾与反思,可以发现社会历史批评派、索隐派、考证派等诸种学派的学术特征以及"泛文化"倾向在红学中的表现,在指认上述批评范式不同程度遮蔽了<红楼梦>审美视线因而其诠释维度有限的同时,也应当肯定它们在红学发展史上曾起过的作用,由此可以对红学的突破契机、发展前景进行期待性的展望.     

论蔡元培的美育实施观

美育作为一种教育实践活动,如何在教育过程中得以实施,是一生倡导美育的蔡元培致力解决的关键性问题之一。为此,蔡元培不仅积极投身美育实践,而且在理论上也给予了较为系统的总结。确切地说,他最终从对象、内容和方法三个方面,提出了美育实施的系统方案,从而形成了一个较为完备的美育实施观。这些系统的美育实施方案,对于当前的高校艺术教育工作仍然具有积极的借鉴意义。     

Generating Dynamic Democratic Discussions: An Analysis of Teaching With U.S. Presidential Debates

Researchers have found that when young people participate in discussions of controversial political issues, they often become more politically engaged and informed (Hess, 2009 Hess, Diana E. (2009). Controversy in the classroom: The democratic power of discussion. New York, NY: Routledge.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]). Nonetheless, some educators avoid fostering such discussions because they can become heated and distract from academic learning (Hess, 2002 Hess, Diana E. (2002). Discussing controversial public issues in secondary social studies classrooms: Learning from skilled teachers. Theory &; Research in Social Education, 30(1), 10–41.[Taylor &; Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]). Presidential elections, including the highly publicized debates, provide substantial material for discussions of major national and international issues, but no published research has examined how educators can leverage these events to generate productive civic learning experiences. In this article, we analyze data collected in seven high school classrooms during the 2012 presidential election to examine the challenges and opportunities associated with generating substantive, dynamic discussions of presidential debates. Our findings indicate that students enjoyed learning about candidates' different perspectives and that certain strategies were especially helpful for fostering substantive discussions: (a) scaffolding students' preparation for discussion; (b) providing opportunities for students to address open-ended questions; (c) redirecting students' engagement in competitive, interpersonal dynamics to learning about public issues; and (d) countering students' partisan tendencies. We discuss implications for practice and research and present a conceptual framework for generating dynamic, substantive democratic discussions.     

Family engagement within the context of assessment in child protection practice: The case of Estonia

Engagement in the context of child protection is of significant international interest, as the participation of family is a central notion in child and family social work. Drawing on in‐depth, semistructured interviews with a sample of 26 child protection workers in 1 region in Estonia, this article reports the findings of the participants' perspectives on family engagement in the context of child protection assessment. Child protection workers perceive the engagement related to 3 aspects: first, it is associated to the acts of the worker; second, it is associated to parental part of actions—depending on parents themselves; and third, engagement was seen as “doing together” with the family, referring to partnership. The aim of the engagement was mainly considered in the terms of empowerment—empowering family to cope on their own and to take charge of their lives. The negative image of child protection was recognised as one of the main barriers to the family engagement. Understanding the family and their situation was seen as the basis for a trusting relationship, being the most crucial factor to promoting family engagement.     

Employee communication,job engagement,and organizational commitment: A study of members of the Millennial Generation

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between job engagement and two key components of employee-organization relationships (EOR). Findings from a survey of members of the Millennial Generation (N = 539) in the United States indicate that job engagement mediates the relationship between employee communication and organizational commitment. It is concluded that when employees are engaged in their work, their commitment to the organization is strengthened and the likelihood of them leaving the organization decreases. Furthermore, an argument is made in light of the study’s findings that engagement and commitment work in concert to strengthen EORs overall. To foster engagement, organizations should remove obstacles to internal information flow and provide ongoing feedback to employees about individual and organizational issues.     

Critical Discourse,Applied Inquiry and Public Health Action with Urban Middle School Students: Lessons Learned Engaging Youth in Critical Service-Learning

The Nuestro Futuro Saludable partnership designed a critical service-learning intervention focused on health equity and action. The 10-week afterschool intervention was implemented in a Boston middle school. Youths who took part in the intervention were knowledgeable about the social determinants of health in their communities, as well as to the barriers to health. Our findings indicate that engaging young people in a meaningful way will be critical if health improvement efforts are to be realized. We found that a critical service-learning framework that incorporates elements of applied inquiry and critical pedagogy was effective as a health intervention and provided opportunities for action.