Revulsion and awe: charting the development of the moral economy of capitalism and its hero in the American imagination,from the protestant ethic to ecstasy of the entrepreneur

ABSTRACT

The spirit of capitalism shifted throughout the twentieth century, Boltanski and Chiapello place it sometime in the period between the 1960s and 1990s [2005, The New Spirit of Capitalism, Verso, London], for Bell it had happened by the mid-1970s and its contradictions were already apparent [1998, The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, Basic Books, New York]. David Harvey is more specific and cites 1979 as the dawn of the new era [2005, The New Spirit of Capitalism, Verso, London]. This paper seeks to build on this scholarship of the changing spirit of capitalism and read it through the development of the heroic figure of the American imagination, through the representation of the capitalist hero. Its aim is to situate the figure of the capitalist hero in the post-crash era and ultimately to understand the seductive power of the new capitalism that enables it to thrive. My thesis is that the seductive power of the new capitalism can be understood as an oscillation between revulsion and awe, we are both morally repulsed by the venality of capitalism yet also captivated by it. Revulsion and awe are at the core of the libidinality of the new capitalism and can be seen through the representation of the heroic object of the capitalist imagination.     

武术多媒体影像技术教学实验研究

运用文献资料法、实验法和数理统计等方法,以武术教学为载体,尝试多媒体影像技术在体育实践课教学中的应用,并从不同角度对研究结果进行分析论述,提出建议。研究结果：实验后实验组与对照组在成绩均值、动作质量与动作节奏、学生学习动机几个方面都存在显著性差异,实验组好于对照组。     

面向空间通信视频编码算法的业务流模型

利用Hadamard变换的去相关性能和3D小波视频编码的帧结构特性,提出了一种新的面向空间通信视频编码算法的业务流模型。实验结果表明,新模型产生的仿真数据能够匹配视频源数据的概率密度函数,能够模拟空间通信视频源数据的短时相关性和长时相关性,在漏桶评估实验中,模型仿真数据与视频源数据的排队性能匹配效果好,可以作为空间通信系统研究的视频源模型。     

气膜厚度对反气泡稳定性的影响

为观察气膜厚度对反气泡稳定性的影响,通过加热反气泡内外溶液来加热气膜内气体从而改变气膜厚度。实验发现:在一定温度范围内,加热反气泡气膜可以延长其稳定时间,但是当加热反气泡气膜使其厚度超过其稳定存在的阈值时,反气泡的稳定性会急剧下降甚至无法产生反气泡;在一定温度范围内温度对溶液表面张力影响很小,这使得文中实验数据合理化。本文为反气泡稳定性的理论研究提供实验支持,并考虑到气膜厚度为微米级,可为微米级气膜传热提供实验素材。     

'It was Better than Sitting in a Group and Talking'. An Evaluation of a Film-Making Project with Young People in Trouble or 'At Risk' in School

This paper will explore some issues raised by an evaluation of a Scottish video making project which works with young people in trouble or 'at risk' in school. In the paper we reflect on the problems of evaluating work with troubled and troublesome pupils and on the difficulties of both collecting and presenting appropriate evidence. It offers a contribution to continuing debates over educational exclusion and inclusion and to the research literature on strategies for supporting young people in school. The paper also raises key questions about the planning and evaluating of support services for young people by schools.     

The influence of live- vs. video-model presentation on the early acquisition of a new complex coordination

Background: Demonstration is a widely used method in sports teaching and coaching, based on the assumption that it is more beneficial than verbal instructions or trial-and-error methods for skill acquisition. Although in teaching/coaching situations, the demonstration is usually carried out in front of the learners, in a research context, it is most often presented via a video. However, a direct comparison between these two types of model has rarely been undertaken in a motor context.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of the observation of a live and a videomodel for the early acquisition of a complex judo movement.

Research Design: Participants observed either a live or a videomodel executing the task. After observation, they practised for three minutes taking five trials and then performed it for analysis. This procedure was repeated three times. The form and technique of each participant's execution were evaluated using a technical score.

Main results: The results indicated a significant improvement in the task execution by the end of the practice session. However, this improvement occurred only for the video-model group between the second and third blocks of practice.

Conclusions: The video demonstration seems more effective than the live one for the early acquisition of a completely new complex coordination. This may be due to the simplification of the visual information in the former condition because of its two-dimensionality. This simplification may allow the observer to identify the more key elements that would guide him/her for the subsequent performance of the task.     

影视资料在生理学教学中的应用

在生理学课堂教学中适当应用影视资料能激发学生学习兴趣,活跃课堂气氛,取得了良好的教学效果。教师应根据生理学的教学内容,甄选与之匹配的影视资料,合理安排播放时间,使其在课堂上发挥应有的效果。     

电影《地心游记》的改编艺术

凡尔纳的小说《地心游记》一再被改编成电影,充分体现了他幻想小说经久不衰的艺术价值。无论是1959年版抑或2008年和2012年的两部新作品,这三部不同时期的电影,都是基于原著的原则上体现各自的改编特色。三部电影的成功改编都离不开电影导演对原著精髓的挖掘和想象的发挥。同时,在对电影美学充分展现的基础上也不忘把握观众的接受心理,使电影成为艺术性与商业性的结合,充分体现了电影改编的独特魅力。     

Lambert W函数性质及其应用

介绍了Lambert W函数的代数及图像性质,如该函数的级数展开式、微分及函数在复平面的图像等。总结了其在数学、物理、化学和生物等领域的应用情况。     

视频公开课中视听语言的设计应用及影响

运用现代化新媒体视频手段进行教学和文化传播已经成为教学改革的重点。在阐述高校视频公开课重要性的基础之上,从影视制作者的角度分析当下公开课视频存在的视听问题,并对其拍摄过程及后期制作提出建议。