普遍性:同與通

本文承教育部人文社會科學重點研究基地2006年度重點項目<20世紀中國倫理學:問題與思考>及中國現代思想文化研究所資助.特表感謝.     

Museums: Impact and value

The role of museums and their place within society is no longer one which we can take for granted. Eschewing the notion of funding based on ‘public good’, successive iterations of public sector reform have progressively required museums to prove that they are worthy of public support. Notions of ‘worth’ have increasingly been tied to the achievement of government policy and enforced through making attainment of key policy directions a condition of funding agreements. Current government policy aimed at ‘building social capital’ in both the Britain and Australia expects museums to prove that they ‘make a difference’ in terms of long-term social impact. However, unease over the imbalance created by what many perceive to be an overly ‘instrumental’ approach to assessing the role of museums has generated growing criticism and a parallel conversation about ‘intrinsic value’. Impact and value—the twin peaks of current discourse about the role of museums in contemporary society—are the subject of a recent study carried out in Australia, which is described here.     

Re-entry research and training: Methods and implications

This article reviews the literature on the process of re-entry or “going home” from an overseas sojourn. Its special focus is on student and business returnees, although the experiences of other types of returning sojourners are also examined. Drawing upon the review of the empirical literature base, the author suggests several hypotheses regarding the relationship between the initial overseas adaptation and the subsequent re-entry adaptation. The article also suggests a general content outline for re-entry training programs and workshops. If concludes with an examination of current re-entry training models for student and business repatriates.     

Connected migrants: Encapsulation and cosmopolitanization

ABSTRACT

Taking a cue from Dana Diminescu’s seminal manifesto on “the connected migrant,” this special issue introduces the notions of encapsulation and cosmopolitanism to understand digital migration studies. The pieces here present a nonbinary, integrated notion of an increasingly digitally mediated cosmopolitanism that accommodates differences within but also recognizes Europe’s colonial legacy and the fraught postcolonial present. Of special interest is an essay by the late Zygmunt Bauman, who argues that the messy boundaries of Europe require a renewed vision of cosmopolitan Europe, based on dialogue and aspirations, rather than on Eurocentrism and universal values. In this article, we focus on three overarching discussions informing this special issue: (a) an appreciation of the so-called “refugee crisis” and the articulation of conflicting Europeanisms, (b) an understanding of the relationships between the concepts of cosmopolitanization and encapsulation, and (c) a recognition of the emergence of the interdisciplinary field of digital migration studies.     

Dingzhou:Porcelain and Religious Traditions

County has played an important role in the history of China since it was first established as a basic administrative unit in the Qin Dynasty more than2000years ago.Historic counties have not only performed administrative and economic functions but also carried and preserved basic information about culture and traditions of China.Not long ago,the Photographic Exhibition on the Cultural Heritage of Historic Counties of China,organized by China Cultural Relics Protection Foundation in partnership with the Pala...     

Famen Temple： Past and Present

＂Bodhi is actually not in the form of tree while a bright mirror is not a material object. Since there is nothing physical in the world, how can they catch the dust？＂ This poem, written by senior monk Hui Neng in the early Tang Dynasty [618 - 907], revealed the profundity of Buddhism and helped facilitate social evolution of the time.     

History and Traditions: Chengxian County

<正>County has played an important role in the history of China since it was first established as a basic administrative unit in the Qin Dynasty more than 2000 y...     

Peking Opera:History and Tradition

<正>On November 16,2010,Peking Opera was proclaimed as the Masterpiece of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO at its 5th session of the Intergover...     

Cinema and history: critical reflections

Abstract

Hou Hsiao‐Hsien was invited to Singapore to talk about himself. In the speech, he focused on talking about his family background, his childhood memories, life experiences and how these experiences affected his life, and also how he made his films. Furthermore, as Taiwan had gone through many drastic political and economic changes, especially after the lifting of Martial Law, these conditions influenced Hou’s life and his films, too. That is, Hou’s films presented not only the changes in a rapidly urbanizing rural society, but also the important events of Taiwan’s history. At the end of the speech, Hou also mentioned that realizing the importance of social responsibilities, he would like to get more involved in the public sphere in order to make a difference in society.     

畲族起源与风俗

“畲”字来历甚古。唐刘禹锡《竹枝词》云:“山上层层桃李花,云间烟火是人家。银钏金钗来负水,长刀短笠去烧畲。”宋范成大《劳畲耕》道:“畲田,峡中刀耕火种之地也。”畲族的“畲”字原是“火种田”的意思,早先用了“刀耕火种”的原始耕作方法,这样勤劳的人民,被称为“畲民”。 畲族起源于广东潮州凤凰山,后迁居福建、江西、浙江。传说畲族始祖是盘瓠。盘瓠与高辛帝的三公主结为夫妻后,生下第一个孩子跟父姓盘,叫盘自能;生下第二个孩子时,放在篮子里养,就姓蓝,叫蓝光辉;第三个孩子生下时,天上响雷,就姓雷,叫雷巨 ;第四个孩子生下时,是一个…