Manifestations of Orientalism in The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan is a renowned Chinese American writer who has won prestigious awards and also received various criticism from home and abroad. Her first novel The Joy Luck Club has won her several prestigious literary awards. However, the limitation of Orientalism is also manifested in the novel, which leads to much criticism. It is believed that the novel is popular because the binary distinction between the East and the West satisfies the ideological needs of the white-dominated society. This thesis is trying to interpret The Joy Luck Club from the perspective of Orientalism.

新形势下高职高专类艺术院校怎样做好就业指导工作

新时期大学生就业形势日趋严峻，而艺术类院校又逐年扩招，加之其自身专业特点，使艺术类毕业生面临的就业压力越来越大。本文在分析艺术类毕业生就业整体形势的基础上。针对高职高专艺术类毕业生的特点，对现有学生就业指导存在的问题进行剖析，以求更好地引导大学生树立正确的社会价值择业观。