The Electoral College and Conflict in American History and Politics

The historical relationship between the electoral college and controversial U.S. presidential elections, specifically with respect to conflict, is examined. The elections of 1800, 1824, 1860, 1876, 1888, 1968, and 2000 are examined. Aside from the 2000 election, there has been essentially no conflict in American history due to the electoral college. The constitutional structure and thinking behind the form of the electoral college is given, with emphasis on the federal aspects of the structure. The current movement to abolish the electoral college in favor of direct popular vote is depicted, along with the arguments against making that change. The conclusion is that we as a nation are far better off to retain the status quo than to make the called-for change.     

Imagined Memories

Most discussions of popular music on the Internet focus on the utopian potential of new file-sharing technologies, yet applications that reproduce existing inequalities also deserve attention. Webcasting is the streaming (transmission) of digital video to multiple recipients in cyberspace. Paul McCartney's Webcast from the Cavern was a landmark case. It was a digital package staged for reproduction, and yet it felt live; in this article I explore why and offer a two-part explanation. The first part is that "live'-ness is based on an increasingly false opposition to recording, but, because that opposition still remains, Little Big Gig could seem live by adopting some trappings associated with it. The second part is that Internet use is mediated by daily life and computer users brought their own desire to the Webcast, in particular desires to see a Beatle play in the Cavern. Webcasting is an unanticipated use of the Internet that is being used to support corporate interests. With its widespread publicity, Little Big Gig helped naturalize that process.     

唐代狩猎诗论

唐代狩猎诗数量虽不多,但作者涉及面广,无疑是辉煌灿烂的唐诗中一道独特亮丽的风景线。唐代狩猎诗创作的繁荣,与唐代朝野普遍尚猎的风尚及文人入幕、从军边塞活动密切相关。唐人狩猎诗内容丰富,形式多样,特点鲜明,于中还透露出崇猎尚武、积极进取的时代精神。     

“联系说”视角下商标俗称抢注案的法律思考

商标权的客体为相关公众所认知的商标与商标所标识的商品或服务之间的联系,以此为基础可以认定商标俗称的抢注构成对商标权的侵犯,同时,商标俗称可以被认定为近似商标的一种形式,从而适用《商标法》第52条的规定。此外,在商标俗称的问题上,不能适用法律对驰名商标的特殊保护。     

论法兰克福学派的大众文化批判理论

真正的艺术作为最精致的文化造物是人的自由自主的本质的最深刻的体现,以及人类社会进化的重要的内在驱动力。但在现代发达工业社会的背景中,艺术也不可避免地走向了异化。这种异化的艺术集中表现为大众文化。法兰克福学派从大众文化的商品化－创造性的丧失、大众文化的齐一化－个性的虚假、大众文化的欺骗性－超越纬度的消解和大众文化的操纵性等方面剖析大众文化对人的存在的负面影响。要扬弃大众文化的异化,必须扬弃人的本质的异化,恢复艺术和审美的个性和创造本质,即恢复人的自由自觉的生存方式。     

历史唯物主义视角下大众文化的人文精神缺失研究

文章运用历史的眼光和唯物主义的方法,立足于中国社会转型的社会历史环境,全面审视与客观阐释大众文化人文精神缺失的现实,并对其发生机理进行深层的社会历史透视。     

当代中国影视创作文化的病症审视

当代中国影视艺术取得了突出的成就,同时也存在着诸多病症,如文化意识滞后、缺乏现代文化品格以及精英意识作祟、大众文化品格难立等等,影响着中国影视文化的进一步繁荣发展.只有以多元的文化立场如实反映多元的生活现实、满足多元的审美需要,将引导与适众相结合、批判与弘扬相结合,从而完成启蒙大众、服务大众等多重文化使命,才是中国影视创作未来的发展方向和必由之路.     

大众文化背景下大学生影视审美娱乐化探析

大众文化迅猛发展的背景下,大学生的影视审美呈现出娱乐化倾向。这一倾向的出现,主要是源于大众文化的强势渗透、影视文化的直观感性诱惑和大学生的紧张心理释放需求。影视审美娱乐化对大学生的思想观念、社会化进程及心理产生了双重影响。因此,要大力营造健康向上的文化氛围,引导和促进大学生影视审美健康发展。     

启蒙精神规约下的文学“民众化”探求——以《文学旬刊》“民众文学”论争为中心的考察

以文学研究会《文学旬刊》为中心的"民众文学"论争,是在启蒙精神规约下对普通民众和文学关系问题进行的一次深入探讨。参与者都认识到了文学"民众化"的必要性,试图提出建构"民众文学"的切实方法。论争中凸现的一些问题和困境是文学"民众化"过程中必然要面对和解决的,对于此后的文学"大众化"具有启发性和重要意义。     

论云南少数民族音乐与流行音乐结合的传承方式

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