Thinking through tragedy: critical distance and the law of genre

Abstract

This article focuses on two problems associated with tragedy. One ancient: what is it that draws us to the dramatic presentation of events of terrible suffering and loss? And one modern: namely, that while tragedies are still performed and appreciated, little new tragedy is being written. It will be argued in relation to the second problem that the vitality of tragedy as a dramatic form requires a less rigid approach to what might be considered tragic. And in relation to the first problem it will be argued that this more expansive conception of tragedy will allow an understanding of the ‘pay-off’ of tragedy in a way that draws both on the tradition that focuses on tragedy as cathartic therapeutic, and on the tradition that sees it as a thought laboratory that allows ethical dilemmas to be posed and explored from different perspectives. This argument constitutes a two-fold dialectical synthesis (emotional and intellectual approaches to tragedy on the one hand and the technical and popular use of the word ‘tragedy’ on the other) and the effect of this is to facilitate an understanding of tragedy as establishing a ‘critical distance’ that sets the scene for the possibility of thinking.     

Creativity in social work education and practice: reflections on a Survivor Arts Project

This article, written by survivor artists, practitioners and academics (each moving between these different identities and associated voices), will explore a creative arts approach to social work (SW) education within the context of service user and carer involvement. In addition to building upon a developing literature base, the writers will draw upon their own experience and the experience of other service user and carer contributors as well as student and practitioner feedback. In doing so, this article will seek to analyse some of the ways the creative arts can be harnessed as a tool for a more radical, creative and critical approach to professional education and how this in turn can help develop more empathic, critically self-reflective and creative (in the broadest sense of the word) practitioners. In critiquing the more traditional service user and carer involvement approach, this article will attempt to show how the more innovative approach of the Survivor Arts Project can move us beyond an arguably more limiting ‘expertise through experience’ model. In outlining an emancipatory model which recognises the relevance of lived experience and places this within the context of survivor movements, focusing also on the skills and insights survivors bring to SW education, this article will detail the ways we can work towards developing a more vibrant and dynamic learning environment which values our life stories and recognises our strengths as well as the many different and overlapping identities which place us along a continuum that connects our lives and informs our practice.     

批判视域下的老年社会工作:对社区居家养老服务的反思

谈及近十年来我国在发达城市大力推行的社区居家养老服务,很容易联想到已有半个多世纪发展历程的英国社区照顾,然而,本文并没有采取同类比较的手法去启发我国的社区居家养老服务,而是从西方学界对英国社区照顾近二十年来的争议与探讨着手,重点引入批判老年社会工作方法,对我国为老服务的输送环节在批判视域下做出更好的借鉴与反思.     

德里达:将西方文化的批判性推向巅峰的哲人

尽管德里达推崇中国文化,但是,他的解构主义却与中国文化的述而不作的肯定性与连续性不同,而是将西方文化的否定性、批判性等恶魔精神推向了巅峰。德里达继承了西方哲学的批判传统,尤其是基督教的上帝观念衰落之时尼采和海德格尔的精神遗产,从索绪尔的共时性语言学和结构主义的内部找到了颠覆结构主义乃至整个西方逻各斯中心主义的钥匙。但是,德里达批判和颠覆的支点也难以逃脱西方文化的传统方式,从另一种意义上说,德里达也可以说是西方最后一个形而上学哲学家。     

房地产开发项目三阶段投资决策的实物期权模型研究

房地产开发项目一般包括土地所有权的获得、建筑和销售三个阶段,对于其投资决策,传统的NPV法无法正确地评价管理的柔性价值。文章引入实物期权理论,指出实物期权是对实物投资的选择权,对于房地产开发项目,当每一阶段完成后,即拥有了对后续阶段的投资期权。针对企业投资房地产开发项目的三阶段决策建立了相应的实物期权模型,并给出了每一阶段的期权价值以及最佳投资点的临界价格。     

英语专业精读课中的语篇教学

语篇教学是英语专业精读课中的重要组成部分。语篇教学有利于帮助学生了解语言的交际功能,并且正确使用语言;有利于培养学生的文化敏感度,转变思维模式,写出地道的文章;有利于提高学生的审美能力,产生共鸣,提高语言学习的兴趣。总之,语篇教学有助于提升英语精读教学的效果。     

律师执业权利的法律思考

律师的权利,是律师依法独立执业的基本保障。律师只有享有法律赋予的必要的、充分的执业权利,其“保护人权、实现社会正义”的职业使命才有可能实现。尽管我国现有立法中对律师的权利有相应的法律规定,但由于立法规定的简略、笼统或不适当,导致律师的阅卷权、会见权、调查取证权这些重要的权利在适用过程中阻力重重。必须在立法上完善我国律师的阅卷权、会见权、调查取证权,使我国律师在法律上获得充分的权利,以维护律师的执业形象,促进我国民主、法制建设的进程。     

关于"申论"写作的几点思考

“申论”作为国家选拔公务员的一种测试方式,不仅成为当今中国竞争最激烈的考试形式之一,同时也为传统写作教学提供了新的研究视角。其一,评判性阅读是“申论”写作的起点。“申论”的含义,是针对背景资料所蕴含的某个社会问题阐述观点、论述理由,因而学会解读、发现、开掘,是“教”与“学”的重点。其二,理性表述是“申论”写作外化的成果。提出问题,条分缕析,给出方案,三位一体,具有严密的逻辑向度,既要把握“申论”客观性命题背后的要求与意图,又要多方面的知识储备和能力训练,是“教”与“学”的难点。“申论”这种要求贴近社会、理性思考、注重实效、条理清晰的高难度写作特点,不仅为传统写作教学开出了一片新天地,而且对培养政府高级管理人才意义重大。     

课堂提问与大学生思辨能力培养

研究采用问卷和访谈形式调查职前英语教师是否有在课堂提问中培养学生思辨能力的意识。调查结果显示:职前教师的提问以理解课文为主要目的;绝大多数问题是不鼓励学生思考的低度认知问题,不利于培养学生的思辨能力。职前教师课堂提问存在着理论与实践的矛盾。他们认为在英语课堂上培养学生思辨能力的最大障碍是考试制度。     

元认知策略与外语学习

本文在介绍元认知内涵的基础上,通过对元认知在阅读理解和听力理解中作用的分析,阐述了元认知在外语学习中的作用和价值,论证了有效的外语学习离不开元认知策略。文章的结尾作者指出外语教学中应培养学生的元认知能力,教学生学会学习,对其进行终身教育并对此提出建议.