Exploring representations of Black masculinity and emasculation on NBC’s Parenthood

Here, representations of Black masculinity and emasculation are explored on NBC’s Parenthood. We question whether depictions of Black masculinity represented through Parenthood’s character, Alex, are empowering or stereotypical; how do they reflect, destabilize, and/or reinforce heteronormative depictions of Black community members? Two seasons were analyzed using Owen’s thematic analysis. Ultimately, Black males are portrayed as being societal failures, criminals, violent, and hypersexualized through his character. This embodiment ultimately preserves long-held images of Black men as “Toms, coons?…?bucks?…?as oversexed, aggressive, violent, animalistic, or emasculated” (Jackson, R. L. II. 2006. Scripting the black masculine body: Identity, discourse, and racial politics in popular media. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press). Practical recommendations and suggestions for researchers and media practitioners are provided.     

Framing the inclusiveness of the national ingroup: Do identity-related frames affect national identity representations salience?

This between-subject survey experiment, conducted in two waves using a German sample (N = 1166 in Wave 1, N = 829 in Wave 2), examined the hypothesis that identity-related frames – specifically, assimilation versus multicultural – affect outgroup prejudice and admission policy preferences by increasing the salience of different national identity representations (NIR). Participants were exposed to identical articles (except for the manipulations) framing information about Syrian refugees in Germany in either assimilation or multicultural terms. As predicted, exposure to assimilation versus multicultural frames led to higher ethnocultural NIR salience and, in turn, to higher outgroup prejudice and preference for more restrictive admission policies. Still, findings pointed to the defining role of frame content and valence perception in these effects, as perceiving the frame as more assimilationist and anti-immigration was related to higher ethnocultural NIR salience. Furthermore, frame perception explained a larger portion of variation in ethnocultural NIR salience than treatment alone. Additionally, ethnocultural NIR salience fostered intergroup threat perception leading to higher outgroup prejudice and preference for restrictive asylum policies. In contrast, civic NIR salience was unaffected by the experimental manipulation. We discuss the impact of identity-related frames on ethnocultural NIR salience and the role of exclusionary national identities on outgroup prejudice and preference for restrictive admission policies. We also highlight the benefits of using multicultural frames to frame information about refugees and asylum to foster positive intergroup perceptions.     

“三讲”教育六人谈

“三个代表”是“三讲”的灵魂 ,作为一所新组建的师范学院的领导者们 ,只有正确的、完整的、全面的领会“三个代表”的思想 ,并且勇于实践 ,才能使学院成为先进文化传播的良好载体     

语言的形态、思维和歧义

人的思堆和语言存在的形态有密切的关系。语言有三种存在形态，即口头的、书面的、思维的。口头的语言是即席的、交流的思维。书面语言是思维的储存形态。将这三种语言与它们的活动空间相联系，可以分为内部语言和外部语言。由于它们的交流对象的不同，其意义必然会产生歧义。同时，语言自身存在着一对固有的矛盾。即所指和能指，所以语言本身就有意义的差异。歧义在本体意义上是语言的固有特性，它决定了不可能创造出具有绝对标准意义的语言。     

深刻理解"三个代表"的价值论内涵

“三个代表”理论体系有着深刻的价值论内涵 ,它内在地包括两个基本方面 :坚持和发展真理 ,服务和代表人民。前者是实现价值的手段 ,后者是社会主义价值论出发点和归宿。为了保证这两个方面的辩证统一 ,它又进一步确立了代表先进生产力、先进文化和最广大人民根本利益等三条最高原则 ,这一价值体系为保持马克思主义的先进性、增强党的生命活力、全面建设小康社会的实践活动指明了方向 ,提供了根本原则和方法。     

Exploring the domestic relationship between mega-events and destination image: The image impact of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games for the city of London

Contemporarily, the hosting of mega-sport-events (MSEs) is one of several strategies used by cities and governments to bring about improvements in a place’s image and recognition. With that in mind, the overall aim of this study, underpinned by theoretical-methodological social representation theory, was to evaluate the domestic image impact of hosting the 2012 Summer Olympic Games for the city of London, and in doing so, whether any image-transfer (or co-branding) processes occurred between the place and event. In addition to adding to the emergent body of work aimed at using social representation theory to measure place image, the authors are among the first to employ a matched-sample research approach to measuring the impact of an MSE on the domestic perceptions of the host. Employing an abductive research strategy, a survey was carried out among the domestic English population (n = 156) to identify cognitive and affective image components, in the form of social representations, of London as a city (or its place brand), the Olympics as a MSE, and the 2012 Games as a one-off event. The content and the structure of the pre-and post-event social representations were established (using image elements cited by at least 15% of the respondents), analysed (using hierarchical cluster analysis) and then compared (within- and between items) to determine whether any changes or image transfer occurred. The findings of this research reveal that the pre-event concerns regarding the hosting of the London 2012 Olympics and the potential of the event to negatively impact the city’s pre-established image, were, to a degree, fulfilled. Conversely, from an event perspective, respondents perceived the Olympics as a somewhat successful enterprise.     

大学体育教育改革理念与实践的再审视

以“三个代表”重要思想为理论依据,在分析了近10年高校体育教育改革状况的基础上,提出以生产力的发展、先进文化的倡导、人民根本利益的需求为支撑,改革高校体育教育的理念与实践;高校体育教学模式应由内文化与外文化共同支撑,达到其结构设计与理性设计的和谐统一。     

邓小平理论教学改革探微

内容邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想是我们一切工作的根本指针。《邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想概论》是为培养大学生掌握邓小平理论基本原理和“三个代表”重要思想精神实质而开设的基础理论课。要达到这一目的,教学中必须根据时代发展的需要,对教学内容、教学方法、教学手段、考核方式等进行改革。     

如何做到“三个代表”之思考

实现“三个代表”的思路是:首先,夯实一个基础,即大力提高全体党员特别是党的各级领导干部的富有时代特色的素质;其次,把握一个关键,即共产党员尤其是党的各级领导干部真正树起“人民的历史工具”的思维方式;再次,选准两个突破口,一是前瞻未来,规划长远,创造新优势,二是立足现实,解决好当前的主要矛盾,带动全面工作。     

Representation, Arts and Media in Education and Community

This paper outlines a view about the use of art and why it matters. It discusses the purposes of education in the arts, the role of individual consciousness in the making of the arts, the arts role in developing societal self-awareness, the way art brings about a cultural presence and the relationship between the production and consumption of culture.