Lena Finkle’s magic arc: hybrid influences in the Russian American graphic novel

ABSTRACT

The article examines Anya Ulinich’s graphic narrative Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel and the novel’s use of visual culture from both the author’s Russian and US American backgrounds. The article interrogates the use of history and timelines, Russian art history and Russian art education in Ulinich’s text. It also analyzes other literary constructs that influenced Ulinich’s novel: US American comics/graphic novels and their use of stereotype, and novels by Russian-speaking Jewish American writers, with their thematized Jewishness.     

Becoming the mother of a child with disabilities: a systematic literature review

The transition to motherhood starts early in pregnancy and is completed when the mother feels competent in caring for the infant. Becoming the mother of a child with disabilities is demanding as their needs are complex. The aim of the review was to appraise completed qualitative and quantitative reports on the challenges of mothers of children with disabilities regarding their own transition to motherhood. A review of the literature was carried out through, first, a computerized search strategy to identify relevant studies from selected databases and, second, quality appraisal and thematic analysis of selected studies. The transition to motherhood of children with disabilities takes place in the inside world at home, the outside world external to home and the ‘going-between’ world of travelling between the two worlds. The mothers are challenged at home to integrate basic infant care with technical care of their children. In the outside world they often struggled to ensure that their children got the necessary professional care. Travelling between their homes and healthcare services posed many problems.     

浅探唐人小说的因果报应模式

因果报应是佛教主要教义之一,它于东汉末年随佛学东渐,登陆中土,与中国固有的因果报应意识相结合,形成具有中国特色的因果报应观。这种新型的观念逐渐为广大民众所接受,至唐代,在唐人小说中出现了人世、冥间、畜道及天界四种主要的报应模式,影响波及后世的文学创作。     

现代企业组织内部关系研究综述

改革开放以来,经济体制形式的多样性使得现代企业组织既传承了计划经济体制下“单位制”的特点,也采用了所谓先进的“科层制”来进行管理。然而,随着构建和谐社会理念的提出,现代企业组织内部关系也出现了许多新矛盾和新问题。从经济学视角来看,这些矛盾和冲突的根源是资源占有的不平等;从管理学视角来看,组织内部的关系更应该提倡合作和双赢,即和谐。笔者在归纳组织理论和组织关系相关研究的基础上,探析组织依赖研究,进行简要述评,提出从社会学视角开展基于资源交换的组织依赖研究的意义。     

汉语词缀理论及个案的新审视 ——评《中古汉语词缀考辨》

词缀是汉语史研究中的热点问题,也是争议最大的问题之一。其争议主要在两个方面：一是概念内涵和判断标准,二是 具体个案的判定。《中古汉语词缀考辨》正是从两个争议焦点着眼,完成了对汉语词缀研究核心问题的重新审视。     

传承拓展与深化--张爱玲与王安忆都市小说创作比较一隅

张爱玲与王安忆是中国现当代文学史上两位重要的女作家,其都市小说创作有一定的相似性。从她们对都市女性生存境遇的刻画、对市民日常生活的描写及共有的怀旧意识三方面比较她们的异同,指出王安忆的都市小说创作在一定程度上传承了张爱玲的笔法,并拓展深化了都市小说的内涵,具有深远的意义。     

《古诗十九首》研究述论

《古诗十九首》在文学史上享有“诗母”之重要地位,其研究史延续近两千年。文章就其创作年代与作者、诗歌题旨、艺术特色、接受影响等方面的研究进行了综述,并对海外及港台学者的研究进行了分析;认为现代研究虽在理论性、系统性上有所深入,但与其他文学经典研究的投入程度相比较,《古诗十九首》的专题研究较薄弱,文本研究、影响研究、诗歌理论研究有待深化,研究方法有待进一步拓展。     

侗语研究的回顾与展望

侗语与侗族的历史、文化一样,源源流长而绵延不绝,侗家人通过侗语来表达情感,实现社会交际,亦通过侗语来保存民族优秀灿烂的传统文化,从而促进其社会的进步、发展和繁荣。因此,回顾侗语研究的历程,总结侗语研究的经验与成果,展望21世纪的侗语研究,很有必要。     

网络小说接受的程式化现象

艺术接受程式化是指受众倾向于按照既有的心理模式或思维定势接受作品,受众的接受动机主要为消遣、娱乐,接受状态比较被动,接受效果主要为表层愉悦。当下网络小说接受的程式化现象主要表现为三个方面,即内容选择类型化、关注热点快速更替和接受视角单一化。网络小说接受的程式化现象是由复杂的社会条件和受众固有的接受心理决定的,有其存在的正当性与合理性,但其对艺术的负面效应也不应忽视。