Hidden Side of the Work： Culture War in the Movie Forrest Gump

The current study explores how the ideological struggle is unfolded in the movie Forrest Gump （1994）. Through a critical examination of the text structure of the plot and the language used by four main characters, it demonstrates that conservatism has gained great victory over liberalism in the following way： Those with conservative values are highlighted repeatedly in a favorable way, while those who preach liberal values are frequently associated with tragic events, and ultimately, the latter all converted into conservatives in one way or another, which indicates a reconciliation between the two opposing ideologies. This study might shed light on how visual media can be geared towards political justifications, and bring audience to the level of conscious awareness of that effect

如何看待历史唯物主义语言观的转向——从社会实践到政治话语

马克思从社会生产和社会关系的角度分析了语言起源、本质及其发展问题。在马克思之后的马克思主义哲学发展中,一些国外马克思主义研究者如卢卡奇认为,语言作为人的一种活动方式,已经远远超出了仅仅作为交流手段而存在,语言还具有政治化和意识形态化倾向;语言的政治化和意识形态化是资本主义运行方式的结果,是社会关系的现实反映。话语权是当代政治权利的关键,是当代政治话语的关键。语言是研究社会结构和社会形态的一面棱镜,是理解历史唯物主义当代发展的重要而特定的理论视角。