Professional blinders? The novel as an eye-opener in organizational analysis

ABSTRACT

Scholarly textbooks often follow a logic where suitable empirical cases are selected to illustrate the theoretical and analytical points that we as scholars want to make. But what would happen if we would do the opposite: build a textbook on a novel written by a novelist for such purpose and let the theories explain the actions and emotions of fictional characters? In this article, we share and reflect upon our experiences of co-authoring a textbook in organization theory together with a professional novelist. We argue that the novel can function as an eye-opener in organizational analysis, forcing us to look beyond more static and rationalistic perspectives on organizations as well as the stereotypes of such. We build and relate our experiences to the growing literature about using fiction in scholarly work and discuss the potential of such genre-bending work when we bring in flesh and blood into the analyses.     

Stigma, HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Zambia

This report evaluates the extent of perceived and enacted HIV/AIDS-related stigma in a rural setting in Zambia. Stigmatisation is abundant, ranging from subtle actions to the most extreme degradation, rejection and abandonment. Women with HIV and pregnant women assumed to be HIV positive are repeatedly subjected to extensive forms of stigma, particularly once they become sick or if their child dies. Despite increasing access to prevention of mother to child transmission initiatives, including anti-retroviral drugs, the perceived disincentives of HIV testing, particularly for women, largely outweigh the potential gains from available treatments. HIV/AIDS related stigma drives the epidemic underground and is one of the main reasons that people do not wish to know their HIV status. Unless efforts to reduce stigma are, as one peer educator put it, “written in large letters in any HIV/AIDS campaign rather than small”, stigma will remain a major barrier to curbing the HIV/AIDS pandemic.     

Linguists and other animals

Book reviewed in this article:
Joan Dunayer, Animal Equality: Language and Liberation     

中央民族大学民族博物馆馆藏台湾少数民族文物及其价值

中央民族大学民族博物馆馆藏台湾少数民族文物约 4 0 0余件 ,具有较高的文物价值和学术价值。目前 ,已展示了部分文物 ,还计划推出有关专题展。对于研究者 ,也将提供图片或展示实物等服务 ,以期充分发掘和利用其文物价值。     

一个处于区域性“少数民族”地位的汉族族群建构——对云南大理州鹤庆县金敦乡积德屯村的调查

积德屯村是一个随明代大规模屯田而入滇的汉族村落，在周边白族的包围下生活了几百年。作为一个区域性“少数民族”，积德屯村基于共同的族群血统的历史记忆和地域（行政区划）两个认同要素，把可行性的根基认同与可见的工具利益汇合，实现了族群的认同，并在现代化的背景下显示出了极强的适应能力。     

对民族文化深层底蕴与旅游资源开发的思考--以吉林省延边朝鲜族自治州为例

朝鲜族的民族文化底蕴是中国朝鲜族两重性文化长期积淀的结果。在长期的历史发展过程中 ,朝鲜族形成了注重秩序、积极入世、民族传统心理与现代意识集于一身、重视结果而忽略过程的民族性格 ,在这种民族意识的支配下 ,延边注重旅游资源的有序开发 ,注重品牌效应 ,也重视打造民俗形象     

俄汉语认知域中的转喻与隐喻连续体现象——以俄汉语“手”的认知为例

语言中的基本范畴词是人们认识世莽的基础，在此基础上人们通过转喻、隐喻来认知更抽象的概念和事物。俄汉语中的“рука——手”同属基本范畴词，具有很强的转喻：隐喻能力。通过手部动作认知、情绪认知、场景认知、权势认知、身体结构认知等方面研究俄汉语认知域中转喻与隐喻的交互作用在词汇层面的连续体关系，将有助于从实证的角度对比分析俄汉语转喻和隐喻思维模式的异同，探求造成两个民族认知差异的文化因素。     

跨国公司与民族地区的经济安全

自上世纪70年代末中国开始吸引外资以来,跨国公司的活动对中国经济的影响日益增强。对于民族地区吸引外资,目前尚存在诸多误区,主要是片面从数量上强调GDP,而忽视跨国公司利润的所有权问题,夸大跨国公司对民族地区的正效应,低估甚至忽视其对民族地区经济安全带来的威胁。应该从正、负两面考察跨国公司对民族经济的影响,客观地剖析两大利益主体之间的博弈,充分意识到跨国公司的进入对民族地区经济安全构成的威胁,并制定有效的应对措施。     

论东汉王朝对北匈奴的政策

于谓汉欺之 ,谋欲犯塞 ;谓宜还南所掠生口 ,以慰安其意。”章帝从袁安议 ,许之 ,令“度辽及领中郎将庞奋倍雇南部所得生口 ,以还北虏 ;其南部斩首获生 ,计功受赏如常科”。企图平衡南、北匈奴的关系。由上可知 ,在光武帝建武二十七年至和帝永元元年 (公元 5 1- 89年 )期间 ,北匈奴或因“惧于见伐” ,或因欲与汉合市 ,多次遣使求和亲 ,而东汉王朝则出于“冀其交通 ,不复为寇”的目的 ,与北匈奴保持了时断时续的通使、合市关系。当然 ,由于北匈奴时时寇边侵掠以及东汉王朝在处理南、北匈奴问题上的摇摆性 ,东汉王朝对北匈奴采取的以通使、合市…