Resonance From the Past to the Future:Mythological Metaphors in Chinese Science Fiction Films

This paper is centered on the extent to which contemporary Chinese science fiction is related to ancient Chinese mythologies according to the previous scholarly discussion and how these ancient mythologies are utilized specifically in the futuristic narratives of modern Chinese science fiction.By referring to academic dialogues,this paper argues that ancient mythologies can be recreated in modern science fiction and create modern mythologies in futuristic narratives to present or deal with modern human fears.Based on this argument,this paper then continues to explore what kinds of modern mythologies science fiction might deliver.The Chinese film The Wandering Earth(2019)will be discussed in terms of its mythological symbols and metaphors.This paper proposes a new approach through which to reconnect past stories with futuristic narratives and builds a frame in which to contextualize ancient mythologies in contemporary Chinese culture.

Gatsby's Dream: Outdated or Avant-garde——Evaluation towards Gatsby's Dream

This article examines Gatsby's dream to point out some positive aspects of Gatsby and the causes leading to his tragedy so as to see whether it is outdated or avant-garde as well as to reflect on the present society.

Research on Avant-garde Conceptual Landscape Design

The paper had illustrated concept and positioning of avant-garde,and proposed that there were three major methods to manifest concepts in conceptual landscape design,which were:① reproduced landscape from historical perspective;② landscape of local characteristic based on fields;③ landscape of abstract formal beauty with visual impact.Characteristics of conceptual landscape design had been summarized by taking classical design by Martha Schwartz for example,which contained ① fuzzy boundary between art and garden,② gardens full of imagination and freedom,③ pioneering spirit full of courage and challenge.Finally,the paper had predicted the future of conceptual landscape design and considered that conceptual design would change with the emergence of high-tech and new materials;and conceptual landscape designers should be in possession of pioneering spirit of challenge and innovation.

Doctors’Dilemma in Auspicious Pulse Diagnosis Represented in Ming-Qing Fiction

Auspicious pulse diagnosis/pregnancy diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine involves such issues as medical skills,narrative skills,family decency,and ethics.It is an excellent case for the exploration of ethical dilemmas in traditional Chinese medical practice.The early classical medical texts such as Su Wen(Basic Questions)and Ling Shu Jing(Spiritual Pivot Canon)provide a principle-based ethical guide for doctor-patient communication,while popular fiction such as Hong Lou Meng(A Dream of Red Mansions),Yu Mu Xing Xin Bian(Stories:Entertain to Enlighten),and Feng Yue Meng(Courtesans and Opium)in the Ming and Qing dynasties present literary examples for solving ethical dilemmas.This article will analyze these texts from three perspectives.First,the doctors in the text were subject to gender order and other delicate etiquette and customs,therefore were unable to make the diagnosis without embarrassing the patients and jeopardizing family decency.Second,the narrator tends to attribute pregnancy misdiagnosis to three reasons:incomplete patient information,doctors’poor narrative competence,and doctors’corrupted medical ethics.Finally,the Ming-Qing fiction proposes three methods to solve this moral dilemma:clear pulse reading,tactful speech,and taboo challenging.This discussion of moral dilemmas in pregnancy diagnosis in traditional Chinese medical practice can be used as a reference for the localization of narrative medicine.

Jos Berry and Her New Avant-garde Film

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Edgar Lawrence Doctorow’s Ragtime:Ragtime Music and the Musicalization of Fiction

The purpose of the present paper is to explore Edgar Lawrence Doctorow’s novel Ragtime(1975)as a masterful adaptation of musical form in fiction.It demonstrates the ways in which the use of musical devices of Ragtime shapes the rhythmic/narrative structure of the novel.The article offers the reading of the novel as a musicalized fiction,or,in other words,as a form of musico-literary intermediality.It focuses on the chief characteristics of Doctorow’s novel such as a plurality of independent consciousnesses and a diversity of simultaneous points of view/voices.The novel by its very design is polyphonic.Manipulating polyrhythmic effects,mixed rhythms,repetitive phrases and leitmotifs,Doctorow is experimenting with the rhythm both on micro and macro textual levels.

In Her Mother’s House:Mother-Daughter Dissonance in Post-1990s Chinese American Fiction

This paper attempts to examine the trope of“home”and the depiction of mother-daughter dissonance“in her mother’s house”in post-1990s Chinese American fiction.The research selects four novels in the case study and focuses on how mother-daughter dissonance“in her mother’s house”is presented,what cultural connotations the trope of“home”carries and how they are affected by such extra-contextual factors as racism,sexism and classism.In comparison with two representative mother-daughter narrative works in pre-1990s period,the new characteristics and connotations of“home”in mother-daughter dissonance in post-1990s Chinese American fiction are revealed.

Research on the Foreign Communication of Chinese Science Fiction Literature in the Perspective of Public Diplomacy

In recent years,China’s public diplomacy has flourished,with literary exchanges and external communication undoubtedly becoming an essential part.Particularly with the progress of Chinese technology,science fiction literature has become a focal point both domestically and internationally.This paper investigates the background of the Chinese science fiction literature’s national characteristics,the manifestation of these characteristics in works,and the advantages of communication from three aspects.It also explores new ideas for the external communication of Chinese science fiction literature from the perspective of public diplomacy,inspiring new pathways for the integration of Chinese culture with the world,and telling Chinese stories to the world.

“科幻西方”的一种解构——阿瑟·克拉克作品中“沉默巨物”意象的美学思考

作为一种以西方意识形态为背景的类型文艺,科幻小说中长期充斥着以“西方中心论”为特质的话语。而英国作家阿瑟·克拉克则在其科幻创作中,有意无意地呈现了对“科幻西方”的一种解构。这尤其鲜明地体现于他围绕“沉默巨物”意象展开的三种美学演绎:通过重新塑造飞船悬停于城市上空的场景,克拉克将欧洲文学中的神学哲思传统与科幻题材相融合;他对外星文明遗迹的描绘,在宏大尺度上消解了西方文明的例外论;他对“太空电梯”的格外推崇,则进一步反映了他在技术时代的浪漫主义理想。以阿瑟·克拉克为例,我们可以看到真正有价值的科幻创作,需要在解构“科幻西方”的基础上实现超越。

具体犯罪保护法益的确定方法

在基本犯与加重犯的保护法益不同的情形下,应当分别确定基本犯与加重犯的保护法益。如果拟制罪名与基本罪名的构成要件不同,就不应按罪名确定保护法益,而应分别确定拟制罪名与基本罪名的保护法益。阻挡层法益与背后层法益是就不同犯罪或者基本犯与加重犯的关系而言,并不是任何具体犯罪的保护法益都包含阻挡层法益与背后层法益。应当根据法益主体与被害人同意或承诺的有效性等要素区分个人法益与公共法益,不应当在对个人法益的犯罪中随意添加公共法益内容,也不宜随意在对公共法益的犯罪中任意添加个人法益内容。此外,需要区分具体犯罪的保护法益与阻却违法性的优越利益,不应将阻却违法性的优越利益当作相关犯罪的保护法益。

小詹姆斯·提普特瑞的“隐性”创作与“她科幻”书写

小詹姆斯·提普特瑞是20世纪60至70年代美国崛起的一大批女性科幻作家的代表,推动了科幻小说由“黄金时代”向“新浪潮”和“后新浪潮”时代转进。她以传奇性的人生经历、“隐性”的科幻创作和独特的“她科幻”理念,在科幻作家中独树一帜;她对“她者”逃离,或“性别消融”的未来社会的描绘,被人们称为女性主义最危险的“寓言”,也是对男权社会最骄傲的挑战。

中国文学作品的海外扩散机制研究——基于《三体》的考察

本文以刘慈欣小说在海外平台的扩散为研究对象,分别从接触作品、关注作品、扩散作品和评价作品四个维度选择不同的平台为切入口进行数据分析。研究发现,《三体》在海外的扩散肇始于刘慈欣本人和《三体》所获得的各种国际科幻文学奖项,受这些重要奖项的影响,“刘慈欣”和《三体》逐渐演变为象征资本,吸引着出版机构、售书商、读者,扩大了其在海外的影响力。《三体》成功走出去的案例具有三点启示价值:在创作基调上善于将世界性与民族性相结合;在内容风格上善于借鉴他国优秀作品;在传播技巧上重视作家表征资本的积累。

现代历史小说叙事策略研究

现代历史小说以现代艺术模式呈现历史文本,使其具有现代独特的艺术理想与艺术规范。对非理性思维领域的延伸是现代历史小说自由文学表现力的一个层面,也是在历史小说领域建构现代价值体系的探索。现代历史小说家对史实进行艺术化处理,发掘出历史小说在现代独特的艺术美感。自由的文学表现力说明文学性回归历史话语领域,增强了现代历史小说文学地位的独立性,也对中国新文学呼唤“人”的全面解放做了有力的回应。

在真与诗之间:鲁迅三份自传笺释

鲁迅对中外传记文学有深湛的修养,长于记人叙事,深知写实与虚构之间的委曲。他对自传写作一直不很积极,因短寿尚未及写作长篇自传,只留下三份千字左右的简传。三份自传文本之间的差异显示鲁迅在不同人生阶段总结回顾过往时的视角和观念变化,也体现出鲁迅对传记写作的谨慎态度以及在“真与诗”之间的修辞策略。

工程科幻创作与工程想象力教育

工程想象力教育能够为大工程观的萌发奠定思考基础,可作为未来工科教育探索的一个重要方向。作为工程想象力教育的一种实现方式,工程科幻创作可以为学生提供将科学技术和社会人文作为工程系统的组成部分加以整体考虑的思考机会,能够激发学生内在的激情,促进大工程观的形成,因此有助于培养具备宏大视野与人文情怀的优秀工程师。工程教育与科幻创作在未来想象、多学科知识集成、内心图景、思考推演、情感激发等方面有着内在的一致性,因此工程科幻创作过程中的思维训练有助于提升大学生的工程核心素养。教改实验表明,工程科幻创作训练可作为一种体验式学习单元,嵌入到导论课或创新创业类课程中,迅速开展起来;借助“5I”自评价模型,可以实现学生对想象力激发、跨学科知识综合能力、内心情感激发、洞察力和创新启发等5种成长价值的关注和探索;学生的茫然、惊讶、烧脑和心流等体验表明,尽管工程科幻创作任务具有一定的挑战度,但学生仍然对之持有欢迎的态度,并从中获得了深度的个人成长;学生在科幻作品中的思想情感和创意想象也为理工科教师提供了一种了解学生内心世界的新途径。

“老年人”的法律拟制及应变策略

进入21世纪以来,中国人口老龄化呈现出加速态势,现已成为世界上老年人口最多的国家,快速步入了“老龄化社会”。“老年人”概念是一个法律拟制,是立法者的决断。科学界定“老年人”的法律概念,是有效应对人口老龄化的“源头”方案。老年人权益保障法第2条规定的“六十周岁以上的公民”的老年人概念,在现行涉老法律规范体系中居于核心地位。给“老年人”下定义所追求的价值目标是保障老年人合法权益,发展老龄事业,弘扬中华民族传统美德。现行“老年人”法律概念的主要问题是重历史、轻现实;重节点、轻过程;重生理、轻心理;重扶弱、轻培强;重个体、轻社会。国家立法应当根据社会物质生活条件的变化,先将老年人的年龄界定为65岁的整数年龄,同时,还要根据职业类型作出差别化安排,尊重当事人的意愿,科学设计老年人分级制度,授权地方立法试点。我们需要根据人口老龄化的新情况新问题,运用新思维新方法,不断完善老年人的年龄标准。

如何合理重构文本中的虚构世界?——可能世界文学理论解答方案研究

如何合理重构虚构文本中的虚构世界呢?在可能世界文学理论产生之前,这个问题并未得到足够清晰而圆融的解答。可能世界文学理论认为:首先,虚构世界拥有其独立的本体地位和一定的独立自主性,这种观念保障了读者可以借助符号通道和文本信息处理的方式更为合理地重构其中的虚构世界;其次,读者遵循两种“内涵函数”的规则来重构文本中的虚构世界,其中“认证函数”确定该虚构世界中存在哪些“虚构事实”,“饱和函数”确定它们在虚构世界中的分布及密度;最后,读者还应遵循“再中心化”理论和“最小偏离原则”来填补文本虚构世界中的空白,进一步完善和丰富这个虚构世界。可能世界文学理论在解答读者如何合理重构文本中的虚构世界方面,提供了一个新颖有效的具体方案,但也存在某些尚需进一步斟酌的问题,值得学界关注和探讨。

科幻小说《玫瑰与蠕虫》的“二元合一”叙事

《玫瑰与蠕虫》是俄罗斯科幻作家罗伯特·伊巴图林获得多项俄罗斯科幻大奖的小说。小说给人杂乱无序、扑朔迷离、生涩难懂之感。之所以如此,经研究发现,小说整体呈现“二元合一”的叙事模式:小说的叙事空间呈现“异托邦”与“恶托邦”合一;叙事线索呈现明、暗交叉合一;叙事内容呈现二元对立合一;叙事风格呈现科幻与悬疑合一。这种叙事模式最终指向:在当今人工智能和网络科技飞速发展之下,对人类未来会面临的生存危机进行反思和预警。

2023网络文艺:以磅礴的想象力致敬未来

2023年是中国网络文艺聚力奋发的一年。随着人工智能大放异彩,奇点将至,未来已来,网络文艺跃入智能传播时代(智媒时代),网络科幻进入主赛道,“国潮热”涌动,成为“非遗”活态传承的重要阵地,微短剧积微成著,展现出磅礴的想象力。网络文艺需要推进制度创新和综合治理,在网络空间人类命运共同体的构建中发挥应有的作用,用优质内容化解网生代的数字化孤独。

VR、元宇宙与Sora:“现实”的前瞻性定位

VR、元宇宙与人工智能(Sora)虽然都已经成为社会热点,但所涉及的问题众多,远未达成共识。科幻电影为有关这些范畴、技术或应用场景的前瞻性思考提供了宝贵的思想资源。在当下,虚拟现实的构建启发人们从连续体、三基性或元宇宙中重新定位“现实”,科幻电影则从设身处地的神入、本体替身的化入、脑机接口的连入、亲临其境的身入构想了进入元宇宙或虚拟现实的多种方式。无论是由神入、化入、连入到身入的设想,或者与虚拟现实应用相伴的眩晕、安居、退出等问题的应对,都体现了信息科技迅猛发展、信息革命不断深化和人类自身进化的关系,值得深入研究。