聚焦疫情下的法国2020年文学奖

突如其来的新冠疫情大流行,不仅给法国的公共卫生安全带来极大挑战,同时也给法国的经济、政治、社会生活乃至图书业和文学奖的颁发带来很大影响.以往每年的11月、12月是法国图书销售旺季(因为人们有把图书作为圣诞节和新年礼品送人的习惯),销量约占全年销售总量的40％左右.但是自2020年10月底第二次"封城"后,书店被迫关门歇...     

大地与家园的归属——2020年《大理文化》散文述评

2020年《大理文化》全年12期共刊发散文46篇,近40万字.我花了差不多一周的时间再回顾看这40万字,连日的秋雨陪伴着我的这一次阅读,一篇一篇,那些文字连同绵绵雨丝在我心里汇集成一条小河,我一次次闭上眼睛,想象我也是那小河中的一部分,可以是一片落叶,可以是一粒泥沙,可以是一只蝼蚁,无论以何种形态出现,我都能全身心地把...     

Spatial equity and cultural participation: how access influences attendance at museums and galleries in London

ABSTRACT

This paper addresses how neighbourhoods operate as opportunity structures for cultural participation, and therefore how unequal access to cultural facilities might influence levels of participation and profiles of participants. The neighbourhood effects literature identifies how where people live shapes their lives, including their participation in various activities, but this has not been applied to cultural participation. Sociological theory explores the importance of social stratification of cultural consumption, but has largely ignored the role of place. In this paper sociological explanations of cultural participation are extended to incorporate the influence of access to cultural infrastructure. An innovative accessibility index for museums and galleries in London, using online searches to weight their attraction, is linked to the Taking Part Survey, and used to predict attendance. Alongside social stratification, significant neighbourhood characteristics are identified, including, importantly, access to museums and galleries. Improved access has a strong positive relationship with attendance, which varies according to qualifications and ethnic group: those with degrees are most likely to attend, but the relationship with access also operates for those with fewer qualifications, who according to traditional explanations have little disposition to attend. The implications of the substantial spatial inequity in investment in museums and galleries are discussed.     

北京方言土语中字词辨正举例

北京的方言土语中,一些词语在数十年前颇为流行,有的至今使用频率仍较高。但其中一些字词既难写又难读,让人伤脑筋。比如,一个人穿戴肥大,不合体又不整洁,北京人就说：＂这个人真肋（lēde或lēte）＂,＂他真是个肋兵!＂     

Collective memory and research-led filmmaking: Spatial legacies of dictatorship in the Dominican Republic

ABSTRACT

This article explores theoretical-methodological challenges in researching the formation of collective memory in the wake of dictatorship. The worldwide growth of memory sites suggests space crystallizes memory into stable formations. However, rather than monolithic discourses, environments attest to complex processes of memorialization and willful amnesia. I propose that research-led filmmaking can draw out spaces’ heterogeneous “stories in waiting.” Through the documentary After Trujillo, which revisits memory sites and ruins of Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship from 1930 to 1961 in the Dominican Republic, I assess how working at the interface between research and film can (a) probe space’s testimonial capacity; (b) engage audiences in public debates about violent pasts; and (c) stimulate sustainable discussions through online platforms. Given that films still lack recognition as academic outputs, at stake here is the claim that creative methodologies constitute “a form of research” and “detectable research outputs.”     

Framing inclusion: The media treatment of irregular immigrants' right to health care in Spain

With the passing of Royal Decree-Law 16/2012, Spain's national health system switched from a model defined by universal and free health care principles, to a private insurance system that excluded large population groups. Based on a qualitative research design, this paper examines the media treatment of undocumented immigrants’ prerogatives to public health care in Spain (2012–2018). The analysis of 234 articles, drawn from three major Spanish newspapers, reveals three frames that underscore the media's "rhetorics of inclusion," which argue for the extension of free medical services to irregular immigrantsa topic traditionally underestimated by the literature. The moralist frame, supported by social justice arguments, is found in tandem with the cost-benefit frame that advocates for immigrants’ health care access as a means for containing medical expenses. The overall predominance of the legalist frame largely relies on arguments that reflect a Spanish political culture rooted in the universality of health rights.