New masculinities in universities? Discourses,ambivalence and potential change

In this article, we explore forms and possible implications of new masculinities in universities, and elucidate how they relate to hegemonic masculinity. ‘New masculinities’ coins a particular tradition of naming in Nordic masculinity studies. In the Nordic context, gendered social relations are shaped by State policies and equality discourses, which are increasingly embracing father‐friendly initiatives. New masculinities refers to the increased involvement of men in caring practices and especially in fathering. Our empirical study comprises in‐depth interviews with young male academics in a Finnish business school. We elucidate, first, the ambivalence and struggles between masculinities in the discourses of these men and, second, how the construction of masculinities is specific to societal, sociocultural and local contexts. Relations of class, and middle‐class notions of the ‘good life’ in particular, emerge as central for understanding the experiences of these men. Beyond the Nordic countries, we argue that while the change potential of caring masculinity stems from particular contexts, the concept of new masculinities is helpful in capturing the ambivalence and struggles between hegemonic and caring masculinities rather than dismissing the latter as subordinate to the former.     

Interlopers in class: A duoethnography of working‐class women academics

This article introduces the concept of the interloper for examining classed and gendered dislocation. Focusing on academia, which we view as a classed and gendered field, we draw on Bourdieu and feminist standpoint theory to account for how we, as women of working‐class origin, have experienced ‘breaches' through which we have come to understand ourselves in classed and gendered terms. Coming from different cultural backgrounds, we also reflect on how understandings of class are context‐specific. We employ a duoethnographic method which emphasizes the value of subjective experiences for organizational and social analyses. The article shows how the concept of the interloper may shed light on the dynamic, relational character of constructions of class and gender; the maintenance work that is performed; and how a sense of permanent inbetweenness characterizes our ongoing movement between the fields of the family and academia.     

‘Car Talk’: automobility and Chinese international students in Michigan

The apparent conspicuous consumption of luxury vehicles by Chinese international students attending a public Michigan University provides an opportunity to examine the convergence of different ideas about automobility. Upwardly mobile Chinese families send their children to Michigan, a state with a tradition of auto-production, for educational opportunities not available in China. The resulting ‘car talk’ of local residents about Chinese students and their cars speaks to broader anxieties about Michigan’s shifting relationship to the global economy. However, the paper focuses on the meanings of auto-owning created by Chinese students who make decisions about the purchase and use of their autos within a social world oriented primarily to other Chinese students and societal ideas about auto-owning circulating among friends, family and society in China. For Chinese students, car owning encompasses meanings of status, safety and sociability that are created within the context of study abroad.     

Celebrating Joan Acker: Sociologist,fearless feminist,friend

Joan Acker's life reflects a time when middle‐class women were expected to be satisfied with maintaining the home front, serving husbands and children, not having paid‐work careers. After living “the ideal” for 37 years, Acker took a new path by earning a Ph. D. and producing path‐breaking scholarship that challenged taken‐for‐granted beliefs about gender, family, work, and organizations. Acker spoke “truth to power” and was an academic heroine in posing feminist challenges to injustices involving gender, social class, and race/ethnicity, particularly (but not solely) related to the workplace. This overview lets Joan tell her story and offers reflections on her milestone publications as seen by Pat Martin.     

Exploring the intersection of transnationalism and critical race theory: a critical race analysis of international student experiences in the United States

International student mobility to the United States (US) has increased over the past two decades. Despite the increase in numbers, international students may experience racism, nativism, and other forms of discrimination within the US context. Much of the existing literature focus on how international students can assimilate and cope with these issues rather than interrogating the systems of oppression that create negative student experiences. Thus, we utilized critical race theory (CRT) as a framework for interrogating how international student experiences are portrayed in current literature. Although CRT is grounded in US-based legal theory, we argue that CRT must move beyond the rigid confinement within US borders and expand to consider how transnationalism and global exchange contributes to the fluidity and applicability of this theory. We also provide recommendations for critical race praxis, with an emphasis on implications for practice, theory, and future research.     

中国新文化的几个层面--段国超先生《鲁迅论稿》序(续)

中国新文化有三个重要的文化界面:外省文化界、京海文化界和跨国文化界.外省文化界中的知识分子之间的联系多是间接的、文字的,平时的生活环境不是文化的,而是政治权力的或物质实利的.京海文化界中的知识分子之间的接触不但是文化的,也是生活的.它在更大程度上超越了政治权力关系和物质实利关系的束缚,是一种纯粹的、精神的、人性的联系形式,但它不如外省文化界的地方,就是对"个人成就感"的重视.个人成就感一方面极大刺激了中国文化的再生产,一方面也导致了中国知识分子精神上的颗粒化、沙漠化.跨国文化界由国内研究外国文化或外国文学的知识分子及在国外从事中国文化研究的知识分子构成.中国知识分子的个人成就感在跨国文化界的形成和发展中也起到了巨大制约作用.影响之一就是使跨国文化界表现为向单一文化靠拢,主要是向美国文化靠拢;影响之二就是当代世界文化的输入在起到解放中国广大知识分子的思想的同时,也逐渐强化了自己对中国广大知识分子的压迫力量,逐渐强化着对"五四"新文化传统的否定趋势,从而加强了他们与京海文化界和外省文化界广大知识分子的对立.     

英语口译课堂教学方法探究

英语口译课是高校英语专业的一门必修课,如何有效地开展口译课堂教学是一个重要课题。本文结合实践教学情况,以现阶段主要的口译训练模式为基础,系统地提出了一些口译课堂教学和训练的新建议和方法。     

医学人文教育与高等中医药人才培养

高等中医药人才培养必须坚持医学科学精神与医学人文精神的统一,实现医学人才医学技术与人文关怀的协调发展。中医人文教育既是医学模式发展的根本要求,也是增进医患互信、构建和谐医患关系的需要。中医人文教育必须以培养高等中医人才为核心,遵循中医人才成长规律,体现人文教育与政治教育、人文精神与科学精神、文化传承与借鉴创新的高度统一,全面提升中医大学生的人文素养。     

"唐长孺、胡如雷先生与隋唐史研究"学术研讨会综述

朱雷通过回顾唐长孺领导敦煌吐鲁番文书整理出版的整个过程,介绍了古代文献资料整理的特点和规律。张国刚认为,在中国20世纪学术发展的宏观走向上,出现了一个从否定传统到呼唤回归本土化的历史演变过程,而在这一变化过程中,陈寅恪、唐长孺、胡如雷都做出了各自的探索。冻国栋从社会经济史的角度,探讨了唐长孺在中古史研究方面的取得的突出成就,对唐长孺的治学理路和特点作出了准确概括。宁志新和黄正建侧重分析了胡如雷在历史研究中所运用的阶级与阶层分析方法,并对这一治学方法做出了客观和科学的评价。孙继民在20世纪学术史的背景下,从20 世纪中国史学发展的四个阶段分析和确认了陈寅恪、唐长孺、胡如雷史学研究成就和他们在中国学术史上的地位。认为陈寅恪的特点是承旧启新,文化史观中国化;唐长孺是转旧趋新,唯物史观学术化;胡如雷是弃旧开新,古史形态理论化。     

第二课堂在素质教育中的作用

图书馆作为大学生的第二课堂,是提高学生信息素质的前沿阵地;是学生学会学习的重要场所;是提高学生科学文化素质和心理素质的主要课堂。它在素质教育中所发挥的综合优势是第一课堂和任何课外活动都无法替代的。