English and discourses of commodification among tourism workers in the Himalayas

In this article, I investigate commodification discourses and ideologies of English from the perspective of Nepali tourism workers. Drawing data from interviews with porters and trekking guides in Nepal, I argue that English is not seen as merely a transactional means to convey meaning; it works in combination with the traditional form of labor and care in the local economy, establishing itself as a powerful tool to establish closer interpersonal relationships, enhance such interpersonal relationships for economic gains and commodify local identities and cultures in the tourism market. The interview and ethnographic details show that language learners are agentive and capable of making sense of their actions by positioning themselves variously in terms of ethnicity, economic class and job category. These workers think that tourists' linguistic and financial resources are the empowering tools that enable them to travel to locations that they want. They also want to empower themselves with English skills and translocal imaginaries to travel and see the world beyond their immediate reach. Repertoires in English are considered as instruments to mediate their imaginaries and the foreign worlds they want to be part of.     

Violence in the name of god? A framing processes approach to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Since summer 2014, the insurgent group ‘Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’ (ISIS) has become a major concern for international politics and global security due to its rapid territorial gains, violent operations and the propagation of Salafi-jihadist ideology. This study aims to enhance the academic understanding of ISIS by demystifying the ideological reasoning behind its use of violence. It therefore investigates the link between structural factors that served ISIS’s evolution, its ideological outlook and the significance of this ideology to legitimize violent action. As its theoretical basis, the study employs framing processes within the study of social movements. Methodologically, discursive frame analysis serves to explore the relation of ISIS’s ideology to structural events and experiences to better understand how the group justifies violence. Therefore, the study draws on audio speeches and issues of the magazines Dabiq and Dar al-Islam published by ISIS, which are examined on the rhetoric of othering, collective identity and justifying violence. It is argued that ISIS constructs a collective action frame which creates a social reality that bestows the group with a rationale for action. ISIS’s ideology, based on Islamic symbolism, presents an interpretative lens which assigns meaning to the structural environment of ISIS’s emergence. In this context, violence is justified as a necessity to defend Islam and as an obligation for the true Muslim believer. The discussion concludes that ISIS’s ideology legitimizes the very existence of the group and conceals its mundane struggle for power, territory and wealth through reference to divine authority.     

移动舆论场:高校宣传思想工作的新场域

作为意识形态领域的新兴角力场,移动舆论场在改变高校师生生活方式和价值取向的同时,也对新时期高校宣传思想工作提出了新的挑战.要占领意识形态高地,高校必须科学认识移动舆论场的内涵,积极研究和判断形势,利用好移动舆论场的情境创设、具象传播、动态调节、隐性型塑、社交渗透等方面优势,通过思维转变、话语转型和载体融合,切实增强高校宣传思想工作的有效性.     

意识形态对《天堂蒜薹之歌》英译本的操纵体现

通过分析《天堂蒜薹之歌》的英译本,探讨意识形态中各因素对译者在翻译过程中的操纵体现。尽管葛浩文在翻译《天堂蒜薹之歌》时坚持忠于原著的翻译原则,但由于受到社会主流价值观、个人审美倾向等因素的影响,其对原著的翻译必然出现一定程度的改写。     

铸牢中华民族共同体意识的公共传播机制

在简要阐述新时代公共传播的理论指导与技术支撑的基础上,论文分析了铸牢中华民族共同体意识的公共传播所面临的若干现实问题,进而从目标导向机制、传播策略与路径、传受者间互动性评估机制、效果与价值评价反馈机制等四 个方面研究了公共传播机制构建。其中,公共传播策略与路径包括传播定位重构、传播多元主体及传播渠道的优化整合、传播话语体系的构建、传播的思维、手段与话语应势而变、传播技术路径、网络意识形态风险防控等六个方面。     

谈中国政治思想对"人"的认知和信奉

在历史发展中,人们对神灵的认知和对人自身的认知经历了漫长的过程。展现了不同时代背景下的政治思想色彩,也展现了对人的认知促进了人类社会文明进步与发展。构建社会主义和谐社会,实现人与自然的和谐统一,进一步提升人的历史主体地位,是当今中国政治思想认知上的又一次飞跃。     

由马克思的人学思想看现代人的和谐发展

如何促进人的和谐发展是当代的一大主题。马克思关于人的和谐发展思想主要体现在对以下几方面的论述中,即人的本质、人与自然的关系、人与社会的关系、人的个性全面发展。该思想的提出虽距今已有上百年的历史,但仍具有重要的现实意义。首先它给人们提供了一个重要的方法论前提,即人的和谐发展问题绝不是一个哲学问题,而是一个社会问题。其次,它指明了解决该问题的有效途径,要实现人的和谐发展就必须实现人与社会的统一。一是要大力发展生产力;二是进一步改善生产关系;三是加强社会主义精神文明建设促进人的个性健康发展。     

《易经》哲学思想的混沌性刍议

关于《易经》(《周易》本文部分)哲学思想的性质究竟是唯物的还是唯心的问题,历来有不同的看法。本文认为,《易经》的哲学思想是呈混沌状态的,其性质就是混沌性。这种混沌性表现为唯心主义和唯物主义并存、唯物主义和唯心主义成分的互相渗透。认识《易经》哲学思想的混沌性,决不是搞折中调和,这种混沌实际上代表了人类早期认识的特征,是反映论在人类认识初始阶段的客观表现。     

数字时代数字技术崇拜的机制与实质

数字技术崇拜是一种从心理、行为和价值观上深受数字系统影响的社会现象,其特征主要表现为对数字技术及其产品构成的数字系统过于依赖、过度上瘾以及对其塑造的意识形态过度顺服的社会异态关系。这种社会现象的形成主要基于数字化的生存状态,技术理性的迅速扩张和感官系统的极致调动。究其本质,数字技术崇拜背后是经由数字资本逻辑重构社会秩序、数字技术内生意识形态和数字权力塑造单向度人共建而成的机制。面对数字时代人类境遇的遮蔽,并不等于要一刀切地舍弃数据和算法的便利性,而是要唤醒人的数字主体性意识,建立数字权利的政府保障机制和树立正确的数字价值观。     

网络意识形态安全研究的整体概貌

以CNKI核心论文数据库中的文献为研究对象,梳理网络意识形态安全相关研究成果,可以发现,目前学界对网络意识形态安全的研究成果多以理论分析为主,在研究范式上注重宏观和微观相结合,部分研究成果缺乏精准性和针对性,实证分析较少,研究方法单一,缺乏多学科融合视角。因此,未来应深化研究内容,拓宽研究视角,构建研究话语,以提高研究水平和增加理论供给。