An analysis of The Last Emperor from the perspective of Post-colonialism

The Italian film The Last Emperor has strong color of post-colonialism,therefore,my paper will analyze the film from the perspective of post-colonialism.The two important terms in post-colonialism theory closely related to the film are "Orientalism",and "the other".My paper focus on analyzing the China's image in European films from the angles of "Oriental ism" and "the other".My paper reveals that the China's image in European films can't break away from Orientalism,and the western world describe the oriental world according to its own imagination and think itself as a savior to the oriental world.Therefore,what we Chinese should do is being initiative to describe ourselves to shape a new image of real China.

A Study on Piquette in The Loons from The Perspective of Spivak’s Post-colonialism

The Loons is one of the famous short stories of Canadian female writer Margaret Lawrence. In this story, the authorportrays an Indian woman—Piquette, who is a tragic figure and lives as a marginalized group. This article willanalyze Piquette in The Loons from the perspective of Spivak’s Post-colonialism, revealing the fate of colonialwomen under the imperialist and patriarchal discourse and deepen the reader’s understanding of this work.

The Actualization of Post-colonialism in Movies

The post-colonialism is a theory proposed by the eastern colonial academist Edward W. Said. With the understanding and the definition of post-colonialism, the paper is to analyze phenomena of the movie 2012 and Avatar from several aspects. Firstly, the ＂other＂ is the first angle to be talked about. In the Westerners＇ perspective, they are the center of the world, and they dominate the world. Their rules are the accepted rules, and people of different origin or different cultures are all called ＂other＂. Secondly, it is the degeneration of eastern culture. In the complex of the degeneration of the culture, the demonization of the under-developed nations, the dominant language of English in the communication with the people around, feminization of the characters in the movies, and the updated colonialism of the colonized countries are to be mentioned.

A Post-colonialism Approach to Intentional Mistranslation-Comparative Study of Two English Versions of Shuo Ren

Mistranslation has always been received with negative reactions among the translation community for a long time.Post-colonial translation theory forms an intersection with translatology and brings translation studies from linguistics to the hidden factors such as politics,cultures and aesthetics that influence the formation of translations.From the perspective of post-colonial translation theory,this article makes comparisons with intentional mistranslation among the two English versions of Shuo Ren,and analyzes the causes that affect the intentional mistranslation of different translators.In conclusion,translators in strong cultures may misuse intentional mistranslation to“dump”their own culture,political views,or religious beliefs,so as to promote cultural aggression against the colonized or former colonial countries.In addition,domestic translators should adopt appropriate intentional mistranslation to ensure more acceptance and spreading of Chinese culture in the world.

Poverty Porn:Is That True? The Interpretation of the Film Slumdog Millionaire from the Perspective of the Post-colonialism

The movie Slumdog Millionaire is the biggest winner and the hottest topic in the movie field in 2009.The focus on this movieshould not only include the performance of the actors, the attractive plot, but also the intention and the deep meaning of it. This essay willinterpret the movie from the post-colonial perspective, from three angles of the beautification of the West, the exposure of the Indian social problems and language, to prove the rationality of the saying "poverty porn".

Post-Colonialism Embodied by Metaphor, Contrast and Symbolism in The Black Madonna

Post-colonialist criticism can be traced in many works of the famous British female writer Doris Lessing."The Black Madonna"is one of them. This essay, through the analysis of metaphor, contrast and symbolism used in the novel, is an attempt to reveal its post-colonialist theme from the perspective of writing techniques. It also aims to lead people to ponder on the hidden theme of the novel—humanity.

Study on The Outstation from the Perspective of Post-colonialism

The short novel The Outstation written by William Somerset Maugham was created in 1931. The story revolves around theconflict between two Englishmen in a foreign country. The paper will analyze it by using Edward Said's Post-colonialism theoryand reveals the underlying Oriental colonial thought.

A Post-colonial Approach to The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans is one of the five frontier novels written by famous American novelist James Fenimore Cooper in the early 19thcentury.Although it has been criticized for its narrative flaws,its length and formal prose style,it was one of the most popular in its time and is of a high literary value nowadays.With the coming of the white European colonialists,the Indians underwent various changes.Some Indians submitted themselves to the white while some Indians rebelled against the invaders and sought their revenge.With a post-colonial approach,the changes of the Indians will be better understood,and people nowadays will also have a better understanding of the Indian history and culture in early American history.

The Discussion of Racial Identity of the Protagonist in the Invisible Man from Post-Colonial Perspective

The African-American novel Invisible Man written by Ralph Ellison is about the miserable suffering of black people in the white society.The black people were invisible in the white world.This thesis analyzes this novel from post-colonialism perspective to discuss the process of looking for the racial identity of the protagonist.

Identities and Themes in Oscar and Lucinda From the Post-colonial Perspective

Peter Carey is“one of the most original and talented writers”of New Writing in Australia.Oscar and Lucinda is one of his novels,which sets in 19th century Britain and Australia and tells the bizarre,pure love story between these two persons.However,it is also interspersed with numerous depictions of Christianity,Australian aboriginal culture,and British colonial invasion.Therefore,many critics and even Peter Carey himself see it as an exploration and reflection on colonialism and Australia’s national cultural identity.Aiming at the colonial elements in the novel,this paper will proceed from the post-colonial theory,through the analysis of the hybridity of the protagonist’s identities and the inner themes of the novel,to explore the characters’confusion about identity under the colonial era,and the cruel colonial reality hidden under the Christian civilization.

0 Heroi （The Hero） and the Post-Colonial Angolan State

This article examines how post-war Angola is depicted in the film O Heroi （The Hero）. With a well-known international east and funding from a number of foreign sources, this movie heralds in a new era for Lusophone African cinema. Director Zezo Gamboa highlights the difficult reality faced by those living in Luanda, the capital of Angola, with scenes of water and electricity shortages, unemployment, and gang violence. He also touches upon some of the themes from the work of famed Senegalese author and director Ousmane Sembone such as corruption and neo-colonialism. One of the very few Angolan movies that has been shown at international festivals and theaters, O Heroi （2004） not only offers a harsh portrayal of living conditions after 40 years of conflict, especially that of the treatment of disabled veterans injured in the mine fields that still are found throughout the country, but also creates a sense of hope for families displaced by war to be reunited or at least form new bonds in the future.

A Post-Colonial Study of American Animated Films

As a visual art, film has already been one of the main forms to exhibit culture in modem society. This paper tries to explore American animated films, one of the most successful and tipical styles of American films, from the view of post-colonialism so as to receal American animated films make every effort to set up the image of the Other and to propagate American culture and value. It is American cultural hegemony.

The Anthropology and the Social Construction of Development in Post-colonial Africa

Development is achieved neither from the vacuum nor from the abstract. It takes place in a social context and responds to specific social conditions. Many countries in Africa （especially in the sub-Saharan area） consider that the main potential contribution an agenda for socio-economic development could provide would be to put socio-anthropoiogical studies of development back at the center of concerns. Likewise, the nature of the commitment of theorists and practitioners of yesterday and today, in a context that is described as post-colonial, especially around development projects policies, is to encourage more comprehensive and effective new approaches with regard to development in Africa. Moreover, achieving development requires also global actions to deliver on the legitimate aspiration towards further economic and social progress, requiring growth and employment, and at the same time strengthening the education system by using academic institutions, and systems to the right to make decisions about programs, quality standards, and a veriety of other educational factors.

Some Thoughts on the Portuguese Colonial City and Architecture in Post-Colonial Times

The research on the architecture and urbanism of the former Portuguese Africa allows us to consider and to establish the real intrinsic value, typological and morphological diversity, and the lengthy duration of the legacy of this architectural/urban heritage. Portuguese colonization in Africa produced more recently, mostly in the period 1950-1975, some vast and great material values, of which seven or eight main cities, including the vast contents of their modern architecture, are striking examples. We can evaluate the most positive aspects with future impact represented by this Portuguese architects＇ practice （cultural ethics, use of modern technology, and service to society） and the architectonic work produced during that era. Although these cities and its architecture were created within a late colonial context of indisputable discrimination, they have prevailed despite wars and circumstantial abandonment. Now they represent a consistent material basis for the modernization and/or revitalization of urban life in these countries. Architects that are at present working and intervening in these countries should understand this ambivalence and complementary nature between the ex-colonial ＂concrete city＂ and the ＂informal city＂ pre- and post-colonial, so that their performance is socially and culturally informed, correct, and positive.

Cultural Dislocation and Humanity Lost:A Post-Colonial Analysis of Alice Walker’s“Everyday Use”

Alice Walker is a famous African-American female author whose short story“Everyday Use”takes the conflict between a mother and her two daughters over the final ownership of“a quilt”as the main line and creates three black women characters with bright personality.This paper will focus on the living conditions and spiritual world of black women,and reflects the anxiety of black women on ethnic cultural heritage within the white world and reveals the suppression of the strong culture to the weak culture,and the self-preservation of the weak culture from the perspective of post-colonialism.

A Post-Colonial Study of The Remains of the Day

As a work representing part and parcel of Kazuo Ishiguro’s literary creation and underpinning his literary reputation,The Remains of the Day is a full-length novel told by first-person narratives,numerous segments in which are proved to entail post-colonial implications.Mr.Stevens’struggling process of mistreating himself in an inhuman,banal,and restrained manner and later painfully reconstructing his identity is unequivocally revealed.That would conspicuously serves as an epitome of post-war Britain:people were getting lost in their formerly-constructed cultural identity.Facing swiftly-changing milieu in Britain,people may not enable themselves to transform their cognition,self-esteem,pride or even prejudice in a fast speed as the international sit⁃uation may do so.

Study of Post-colonial Translation Theory

The enlightened person of The May Fourth Movement are not properly regarded Chinese culture and Western culture as the source of China’s backwardness from the angle of post-colonial theory.This thesis will analyse the cause and effect of post-colonial translation theory.Through full and accurate material analysis,this finding will give implication to the future translation of Chinese classics.

刘勰古典主义思想的跨语际之辨

国内外学者对刘勰古典主义者这一身份标签的界定莫衷一是。为此,将刘勰古典主义者文化身份问题置于海外汉学视域下加以整体观照,通过中西文论的双向阐释,对刘勰古典主义思想中的“文用之辨”“古今之辨”和“奇正之辨”深入剖析,辨驳海外汉学视域中有关“刘勰是不彻底的古典主义者”“刘勰的古典主义是一种文学退化历史观”以及“刘勰对待《楚辞》的态度偏离儒家正统文学观”等观点。在中西文论的互通与互识之中,解构刘勰古典主义者的文化身份,为系统识解刘勰古典主义思想的内在机理、促进中西文论的生成性比较与对话提供借鉴。

音乐文本批评——约翰·亚当斯的误读分析

音乐文本批评源于西方文学批评理论中的文本批评,是影响和误读理论在音乐领域运用后产生的一种互文性研究方法。细致梳理现代批评理论发展动向,发掘文本批评的历史定位及其在文学与音乐领域中相应的批评范式;以音乐文本批评为方法论,通过哈罗德·布鲁姆的误读理论,以及凯文·科辛的音乐文本批评路径,阐释美国当代作曲家约翰·亚当斯器乐作品的独特艺术创造力。亚当斯环形链条的写作建立于对历史文本的引用,该写作策略构成对贝多芬和勃拉姆斯的误读。历史文本中的写作要素,又在亚当斯改造简约主义音乐的过程中起到关键性作用,借助传统手段改造后的简约主义音乐具有明确的运动方向性,并具备承载复杂表情的能力,因此构成亚当斯独特的音乐话语。

从布柳河流域看“鱼梁”的文献误读与实用分类

鱼梁的历史文献丰富。南宋朱熹《诗经集传》解释以笱“承梁之空以取鱼”,混淆了鱼梁和鱼笱各自为器的关系,后世许多文献误将两者视为一体。文章通过古今文献资料与广西壮族自治区布柳河流域的“鱼梁”现状对比分析,将“鱼梁”分成“打鱼鱼梁”和“等鱼鱼梁”两大类,并详细阐述了两者的制作机理和安装技术。并提出“打鱼鱼梁”设计出的漫水自净和势能打鱼功能,成为当地捕鱼文化的技术结晶,可建议申请非物质文化遗产。