Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play of love that reflects the sharp conflict between humanism and feudalism in the sixteenth century English society, which finds expression in the dispute between...Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play of love that reflects the sharp conflict between humanism and feudalism in the sixteenth century English society, which finds expression in the dispute between Hermia and her father Egeus on her marriage and Hermia's bold rebellion against the feudalistic parental tyranny. The final success of the lovers in their struggle for the freedom to decide their marriage not only embodies Shakespeare's humanist ideal but also reflects his firm belief that humanism would inevitably triumph over feudalism.展开更多
AT the beginning of the 20th century, China was undergoing a great social change with the start of the democratic revolution against the Qing Dynasty, China’s last feudal state (1644-1911). At the same time, a group ...AT the beginning of the 20th century, China was undergoing a great social change with the start of the democratic revolution against the Qing Dynasty, China’s last feudal state (1644-1911). At the same time, a group of women intellectuals was emerging and growing with the development of women’s education in China. They embraced the ideals of democracy and equality between the sexes and actively took展开更多
With the gradual improvement of Chinese women’s status in the 21st-century,gender studies and gender relations had become one of the hottest topics in Chinese society,which consequently prompted Chinese Women’s Cine...With the gradual improvement of Chinese women’s status in the 21st-century,gender studies and gender relations had become one of the hottest topics in Chinese society,which consequently prompted Chinese Women’s Cinema to attract the attention of larger audiences.Therefore,many researchers have focused their research on Chinese Women’s Cinema,but at present,it seems that there is still a research gap to discuss and analyze the changes in women’s status and identity in China in recent years.This paper will take the famous early Chinese Women’s Cinema Raise the Red Lantern as an example for discussion and analysis.The purpose of this paper is to discuss the oppression of women in Chinese feudal patriarchal society through the details in the film Raise the Red Lantern.The significance of this paper is to appeal for gender equality in China by analyzing the oppression of women by the feudal patriarchal society in the film Raise the Red Lantern.Through careful analysis and research,it is concluded that the film Raise the Red Lantern profoundly criticizes the oppression and exploitation of women and vulnerable groups by the Republic of China through shooting details.At the same time,it is in sharp contrast with the independent thought and social status of Chinese women in the 21st-century.展开更多
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of democratic reform in Tibet, the photo exhibition named'Milestone of Abolishing the Feudal Serfdom-Exhibition for the 60th Anniversary of Democratic Reform in Tibet'was op...To commemorate the 60th anniversary of democratic reform in Tibet, the photo exhibition named'Milestone of Abolishing the Feudal Serfdom-Exhibition for the 60th Anniversary of Democratic Reform in Tibet'was opened on March 29th, 2019at the Tibet Cultural Museum in Beijing.By nearly 400 pictures.展开更多
The Joy Luck Club is about the living experiences of four pairs of mothers and daughters which shows a mysterious Chinato western countries. Mothers had unforgettable sufferings in Chinese feudal society. Ecofeminists...The Joy Luck Club is about the living experiences of four pairs of mothers and daughters which shows a mysterious Chinato western countries. Mothers had unforgettable sufferings in Chinese feudal society. Ecofeminists consider that the oppression onnature are linked to the oppression on women. Thus, solving ecological crisis is connected with female liberation. The author of thispaper tries to find out the link between women and nature and to explore the indications which women get from nature. It also commits to building a society where people and nature can co-exist harmoniously.展开更多
This paper is a feminist reading of Shakespeare's dramatic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. It first discusses the prevailing feudal ideology, especially patriarchy, in the transitional society of the late Elizabethan e...This paper is a feminist reading of Shakespeare's dramatic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. It first discusses the prevailing feudal ideology, especially patriarchy, in the transitional society of the late Elizabethan era and then analyzed the heroine, Juliet, within this social context. It focuses on Juliet's brave revolt against the feudal fetters imposed on her and her strong-willed fight for individual freedom, true love and happiness in response to the Renaissance spirit.展开更多
In interpreting the feudal contract between kings and nobles in medieval Western Europe,Western historians have tended to elaborate on its interaction,equivalence,and even equality,with an emphasis on the resulting re...In interpreting the feudal contract between kings and nobles in medieval Western Europe,Western historians have tended to elaborate on its interaction,equivalence,and even equality,with an emphasis on the resulting restrictions on the king's authority.However,this was not the case in England during this period.After the Norman Conquest,“imported feudalism”became a strong support for the English monarchy.On this basis,the feudal contract between kings and nobles evolved from an oral to a textual contract and from“personal commitment”to“collective negotiation,”in a process strongly marked by the coercion and inequality bestowed on such contracts by hierarchical feudal roles.In the course of this process,the English kings ceaselessly consolidated their power by breaking down the feudal customs reflected in agreements between the two sides.Although the Magna Carta,as a text-based feudal contract,made explicit provision for feudal customs,it failed to effectively constrain royal power.History shows that if we seek to elaborate on the reciprocity and even equality of the feudal contract from the perspective of modern social contract theory and thus exaggerate the nobles'right to resist the king,we will inevitably construct a mythical“feudal contract determinism.”展开更多
On the waterfront of coastal Qingdao City in east China's Shandong Province, a gigantic flame-colored monument in the shape of spiraling up wind stands against a backdrop of meadows, trees and skyscrapers. The mon...On the waterfront of coastal Qingdao City in east China's Shandong Province, a gigantic flame-colored monument in the shape of spiraling up wind stands against a backdrop of meadows, trees and skyscrapers. The monu me nt, expressing an upbeat and dynamic tone, is dedicated to the May Fourth Movement of 1919, a patriotic and revolutionary national campaign pioneered by advanced young intellectuals and joined by people from all walks of life to resolutely fight imperialism and feudalism.展开更多
This paper investigates the socio-political and ideological aspects of the Peasant Uprising of 1952–1953,through a period where Kurdayet^ı(Kurdishness)was the dominating ideological force behind mobilising the Kurdis...This paper investigates the socio-political and ideological aspects of the Peasant Uprising of 1952–1953,through a period where Kurdayet^ı(Kurdishness)was the dominating ideological force behind mobilising the Kurdish people in conducting collective political action.While Komala,1 following its‘announcement of existence’in 1979,concentrated its class-based mobilisation in Iranian Kurdistan,the Kurdish peasants in the Mukryan region of Iranian Kurdistan had already in 1952–1953 initiated a classinspired struggle,aimed at challenging the centuries-old feudallandlord system in Kurdistan.Due to the way this uprising was established and conducted,it has been argued as being among the first collective class-inspired political rebellions in Iranian Kurdistan.展开更多
文摘Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play of love that reflects the sharp conflict between humanism and feudalism in the sixteenth century English society, which finds expression in the dispute between Hermia and her father Egeus on her marriage and Hermia's bold rebellion against the feudalistic parental tyranny. The final success of the lovers in their struggle for the freedom to decide their marriage not only embodies Shakespeare's humanist ideal but also reflects his firm belief that humanism would inevitably triumph over feudalism.
文摘AT the beginning of the 20th century, China was undergoing a great social change with the start of the democratic revolution against the Qing Dynasty, China’s last feudal state (1644-1911). At the same time, a group of women intellectuals was emerging and growing with the development of women’s education in China. They embraced the ideals of democracy and equality between the sexes and actively took
文摘With the gradual improvement of Chinese women’s status in the 21st-century,gender studies and gender relations had become one of the hottest topics in Chinese society,which consequently prompted Chinese Women’s Cinema to attract the attention of larger audiences.Therefore,many researchers have focused their research on Chinese Women’s Cinema,but at present,it seems that there is still a research gap to discuss and analyze the changes in women’s status and identity in China in recent years.This paper will take the famous early Chinese Women’s Cinema Raise the Red Lantern as an example for discussion and analysis.The purpose of this paper is to discuss the oppression of women in Chinese feudal patriarchal society through the details in the film Raise the Red Lantern.The significance of this paper is to appeal for gender equality in China by analyzing the oppression of women by the feudal patriarchal society in the film Raise the Red Lantern.Through careful analysis and research,it is concluded that the film Raise the Red Lantern profoundly criticizes the oppression and exploitation of women and vulnerable groups by the Republic of China through shooting details.At the same time,it is in sharp contrast with the independent thought and social status of Chinese women in the 21st-century.
文摘To commemorate the 60th anniversary of democratic reform in Tibet, the photo exhibition named'Milestone of Abolishing the Feudal Serfdom-Exhibition for the 60th Anniversary of Democratic Reform in Tibet'was opened on March 29th, 2019at the Tibet Cultural Museum in Beijing.By nearly 400 pictures.
文摘The Joy Luck Club is about the living experiences of four pairs of mothers and daughters which shows a mysterious Chinato western countries. Mothers had unforgettable sufferings in Chinese feudal society. Ecofeminists consider that the oppression onnature are linked to the oppression on women. Thus, solving ecological crisis is connected with female liberation. The author of thispaper tries to find out the link between women and nature and to explore the indications which women get from nature. It also commits to building a society where people and nature can co-exist harmoniously.
文摘This paper is a feminist reading of Shakespeare's dramatic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. It first discusses the prevailing feudal ideology, especially patriarchy, in the transitional society of the late Elizabethan era and then analyzed the heroine, Juliet, within this social context. It focuses on Juliet's brave revolt against the feudal fetters imposed on her and her strong-willed fight for individual freedom, true love and happiness in response to the Renaissance spirit.
文摘In interpreting the feudal contract between kings and nobles in medieval Western Europe,Western historians have tended to elaborate on its interaction,equivalence,and even equality,with an emphasis on the resulting restrictions on the king's authority.However,this was not the case in England during this period.After the Norman Conquest,“imported feudalism”became a strong support for the English monarchy.On this basis,the feudal contract between kings and nobles evolved from an oral to a textual contract and from“personal commitment”to“collective negotiation,”in a process strongly marked by the coercion and inequality bestowed on such contracts by hierarchical feudal roles.In the course of this process,the English kings ceaselessly consolidated their power by breaking down the feudal customs reflected in agreements between the two sides.Although the Magna Carta,as a text-based feudal contract,made explicit provision for feudal customs,it failed to effectively constrain royal power.History shows that if we seek to elaborate on the reciprocity and even equality of the feudal contract from the perspective of modern social contract theory and thus exaggerate the nobles'right to resist the king,we will inevitably construct a mythical“feudal contract determinism.”
文摘On the waterfront of coastal Qingdao City in east China's Shandong Province, a gigantic flame-colored monument in the shape of spiraling up wind stands against a backdrop of meadows, trees and skyscrapers. The monu me nt, expressing an upbeat and dynamic tone, is dedicated to the May Fourth Movement of 1919, a patriotic and revolutionary national campaign pioneered by advanced young intellectuals and joined by people from all walks of life to resolutely fight imperialism and feudalism.
文摘This paper investigates the socio-political and ideological aspects of the Peasant Uprising of 1952–1953,through a period where Kurdayet^ı(Kurdishness)was the dominating ideological force behind mobilising the Kurdish people in conducting collective political action.While Komala,1 following its‘announcement of existence’in 1979,concentrated its class-based mobilisation in Iranian Kurdistan,the Kurdish peasants in the Mukryan region of Iranian Kurdistan had already in 1952–1953 initiated a classinspired struggle,aimed at challenging the centuries-old feudallandlord system in Kurdistan.Due to the way this uprising was established and conducted,it has been argued as being among the first collective class-inspired political rebellions in Iranian Kurdistan.
