In current patterns of media, old media and new media both prevail in modern society. Since media is a too broad term, this article will focus on the film industry. It will state whether the imperialism of Hollywood, ...In current patterns of media, old media and new media both prevail in modern society. Since media is a too broad term, this article will focus on the film industry. It will state whether the imperialism of Hollywood, a typical media giant, exists in the film industry and its influence on cultural globalization.展开更多
When medium itself has become message and gets disproportionate importance, the substance of the message gets pushed back. Influence of visual media on culture and people has been increasing day by day. Though it infl...When medium itself has become message and gets disproportionate importance, the substance of the message gets pushed back. Influence of visual media on culture and people has been increasing day by day. Though it influences people both positively and negatively, it affects more adversely than otherwise as the media has begun affecting the very identity of the masses and reduced them to passive subjects. The plurality of culture and identity of people in the third world countries are at stake. Strong resistance of the masses supported by a new order of international information is the need of the hour. Keeping this in mind, a revisit to the influence of visual media is deliberated here.展开更多
English linguistic imperialism is that the dominance of English as a world language and sets out to analysis how the language became so dominant. It looks at the spread of English, in order to ascertain whether the la...English linguistic imperialism is that the dominance of English as a world language and sets out to analysis how the language became so dominant. It looks at the spread of English, in order to ascertain whether the language has actively promoted as aninstrument of the foreign policy of the major English-speaking states, and if so, in what ways.Last, it will provide a description of language pedagogy, the scientific study of language learning and language teaching, has beenisolated from the social sciences and political disconnection.展开更多
English,as a global language,has expanded on many countries and fields.With the spread of English,scholars started to look at the influence it has brought to culture,economy,and politics.Even though English is accepte...English,as a global language,has expanded on many countries and fields.With the spread of English,scholars started to look at the influence it has brought to culture,economy,and politics.Even though English is accepted by different countries,the debate on its spread and influence is always in a hot spot.As linguistic imperialism being used to describe the position of English,it is also contentious.展开更多
English spreading from a tiny scale to a global dimension, allowing countries and citizens to participate fully in global prosperity. English gradually becomes dominant in educational, political, economic and cultural...English spreading from a tiny scale to a global dimension, allowing countries and citizens to participate fully in global prosperity. English gradually becomes dominant in educational, political, economic and cultural aspects. Regarding the dominance of English as a neutral international language, rather than the evidence of linguistic imperialism can be controversial.展开更多
In European politics,the issue of neo-liberalism is both dominant and contested.This political position has a foundation in an influential economic theory.This economic variant of a universal theory of human behaviour...In European politics,the issue of neo-liberalism is both dominant and contested.This political position has a foundation in an influential economic theory.This economic variant of a universal theory of human behaviour is known as‘economic imperialism’.It is very influential in the other social sciences as well.The‘rationalchoice-model’(RCM)is frequently employed to explain social phenomena.The RCM,formally speaking,is the approach of neoclassical economic theory.By scrutinising some presuppositions of economic imperialism,it becomes clear,however,that this approach cannot offer a universal theory of human behaviour.These considerations are not a criticism of economic rationality as such but of a specific interpretation of this rationality,namely that of economic imperialism.Although basic ideas of the RCM are criticised within the discourse of economics itself,such criticism has a primarily empirical nature.By contrast,this article develops a reflexive argument that concerns the framework of the RCM itself.RCM starts from assumptions that it does not justify,or is even unable to justify.Two of these assumptions are discussed in-depth:the givenness of preferences and the quantifiability of utility.It turns out that preferences of rational beings are not merely given but continuously evaluated.Moreover,preferences qua goals of action have a non-quantitative character:they are constituted by values.Values make up the foundation of(quantifiable)goods or preferences in the economic sense.展开更多
English is the main link language across cultures today.The native English speakers benefit most from the English hegemonism for they share the English centered information flows and the recognitions of the scientific...English is the main link language across cultures today.The native English speakers benefit most from the English hegemonism for they share the English centered information flows and the recognitions of the scientific achievements.English native users may be more competitive in academic fields and other related industries(such as publishing industry)because of the language they speak.And the problem of endangered languages is essentially due to the worldwide spread and hegemony of English in the world.The worldwide use of English has destroyed the linguistic diversity of the world.展开更多
Imperialism,久违了!曾几何时,Down with U. S. Imperialism!(打倒美帝国主义)口号响彻神州大地。本文的Imperialism仍指美国,不过,是法国的农业部长对美国的快餐店在全球蔓延的现象提出了强烈抗议。为什么?因为,美国快餐是目前世界obes...Imperialism,久违了!曾几何时,Down with U. S. Imperialism!(打倒美帝国主义)口号响彻神州大地。本文的Imperialism仍指美国,不过,是法国的农业部长对美国的快餐店在全球蔓延的现象提出了强烈抗议。为什么?因为,美国快餐是目前世界obesity(肥胖症)的罪魁!展开更多
This article focuses on the intersection of English-language scholarship between the history of publishing and the history of medicine in Imperial China.As an important part of cultural and social history,both topics ...This article focuses on the intersection of English-language scholarship between the history of publishing and the history of medicine in Imperial China.As an important part of cultural and social history,both topics have attracted attention from a number of historians.This article contains three sections.The first section introduces the evolution of Chinese book and publishing history in recent years and examines what book historians have done in relation to traditional Chinese medicine.The second section explores how medical historians have considered the role of printing in the history of Chinese medicine and the ways in which medical publications were used as primary sources or subjects of research.The third section explores scholarship on medical epistemic genres,a subfield of medical history,in Chinese medicine,specifically focusing on medical case histories and recipes from the comparative and cross-cultural perspectives.Finally,the conclusion explores potential future directions from the integration of Chinese publishing history and medical history.展开更多
Alison Boulanger,Fiona McIntosh-Varjabédian,eds.,Comparing Literatures:Aspects,Method,and Orientation(Stuttgart and Hannover:Ibidem Press,Apr.2022).Paperback:160 pages.Gal Gvili,Imagining India in Modern China:Li...Alison Boulanger,Fiona McIntosh-Varjabédian,eds.,Comparing Literatures:Aspects,Method,and Orientation(Stuttgart and Hannover:Ibidem Press,Apr.2022).Paperback:160 pages.Gal Gvili,Imagining India in Modern China:Literary Decolonization and the Imperial Unconscious,1895–1962(New York:Columbia University Press,Oct.2022).Hardcover:264 pages.展开更多
Hong Kong belongs to China. However, Hong Kong has been a colony of the British Empire for 154 years and 11 months and it has been under Japan rule for three years and eight years. Hong Kong returned to China in 1997....Hong Kong belongs to China. However, Hong Kong has been a colony of the British Empire for 154 years and 11 months and it has been under Japan rule for three years and eight years. Hong Kong returned to China in 1997. Its special history has significant influence on the language development in Hong Kong. During the period of British Empire, the popularity of Christianity, the commercial usefulness of English and high prestige in the society have resulted in the widely spread of English.In addition, English-medium education is in a relatively high state under the colonial regime while Chinese-medium education to some extent is not emphasized. The government has ruled that if parents would like their children to be educated in a good government school, they need to receive English-medium education. Consequently, the majority of parents would like their children to be educated by English. Apart from that, English has a legal status as an official language during British Colonialism period in Hong Kong. Lastly, some scholars supported the existence of a new English variety in Hong Kong(Hong Kong English), but others do not believe that. The requirements of language policies and the process of language spread in Hong Kong could be explained using some theories such as‘linguistic imperialism',‘Kachru's concentric circles' and‘Schneider's five stages'. For instance, from Kachru's perspective, the development of English in Hong Kong could be placed at the beginning of the third stage.It will firstly demonstrate some primary language policies in Hong Kong before its‘Handover'to China. And then, it will show several significant language spread theories and focus on relating them to the requirements of language policies and the process of language spread in Hong Kong.展开更多
重读中国女性生命故事,曼素恩等著,台北:五南出版社,2011重读中国女性生命故事,游鉴明、胡缨、季家珍主编,南京:江苏人民出版社,2012Women’s poetry of late imperial China:Transforming the inner chambers,Xiaorong Li,University o...重读中国女性生命故事,曼素恩等著,台北:五南出版社,2011重读中国女性生命故事,游鉴明、胡缨、季家珍主编,南京:江苏人民出版社,2012Women’s poetry of late imperial China:Transforming the inner chambers,Xiaorong Li,University of Washington Press,2012女性、战争与回忆——三十五位重庆妇女的讲述,李丹柯,香港:香港中文大学出版社,2013Courtesans,concubines,and the cult of female fidelity,Beverly Bossler,Harvard University Asia Center,2013Women shall not rule:Imperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao,Keith McMahon,Rowman&Littlefield Publishers。展开更多
The United States has numerous social-cultural issues affecting its population.One of these problems is white supremacy.This concept refers to a racist perception that white persons are naturally superior to individua...The United States has numerous social-cultural issues affecting its population.One of these problems is white supremacy.This concept refers to a racist perception that white persons are naturally superior to individuals of other races and should thus dominate them.While white supremacy in previous centuries galvanized a lot of support among white people,the concept is now regarded vicious by white,African American,Latino as well as other races.The modern American society is structured under cultural sensitiveness,racial equality,and religious tolerance.Unlike the years of slavery or reconstruction,all citizens in the United States are afforded equal rights irrespective of their cultural identities.Nevertheless,white supremacist notions persist in a nation that prides itself for its democratic model,cultural diversity,religious tolerance and socioeconomic transcendence.The state of white supremacy is that America can be manifested by violence,imperialistic tendencies,discrimination in the society,unfair immigration policies,poor political leadership,and the deplorable role of the media.With the growing number of atrocities being committed around the United States by both members of identified and non-identified white supremacist group,it is time to address this issue together.This paper,is a constructive discussion venting the many ills of racial discrimination in every aspect that affects minorities at all spheres of the society and the deplorable state of white supremacy in America.展开更多
Of great importance is that globalization shapes and influences the media, in turn, the media acts as an alternative and direct manner in which experiencing globalizing processes. Overall, the article is a brief intro...Of great importance is that globalization shapes and influences the media, in turn, the media acts as an alternative and direct manner in which experiencing globalizing processes. Overall, the article is a brief introduction to media globalization and its associated debates.展开更多
This essay gives explanations for why English is so prevailing in Chinese mainland. Many factors contribute to this over-heated phenomenon. First, the status of the spread of English is illustrated on the basis of sta...This essay gives explanations for why English is so prevailing in Chinese mainland. Many factors contribute to this over-heated phenomenon. First, the status of the spread of English is illustrated on the basis of statistics. This mania for English Learn-ing is irrational in Chinese mainland. Subsequently, the three main reasons are stated respectively: state planning, individual choiceand linguistic imperialism. How the three factors influenced the spread of English in China was drawn from the internal and exter-nal perspectives.展开更多
Based on the principle of life cycle assessment, CO2 and SO2 emission of Imperial Smelting Process in a certain zinc-lead smelter was analyzed by life cycle inventory method. According to the system expansion and subs...Based on the principle of life cycle assessment, CO2 and SO2 emission of Imperial Smelting Process in a certain zinc-lead smelter was analyzed by life cycle inventory method. According to the system expansion and substitution method, the environmental impacts of co-products were allocated among the main products of zinc, lead and sulfuric acid. The related impacts were assessed by use of Global Warming Potential （GWP） and Acidification Potential （ACP）. The results show that the GWP index from 1998 to 2000 is 11.53, 11.65, 10.93 tCO2-eq/tZn respectively, the ACP index decreases from 14.88 kgSO2-eq/tZn in 1998 to 10.99 kgSO2-eq/tZn in 2000. Power and electricity generation, followed by smelting and zinc distillation, are mainly responsible for GWP. Sintering individually affects ACP. Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of the ISP may come from energy conservation measures rather than from technological developments. And recycling more secondary Pb and Zn materials effectively treated by ISP, and reducing the amount of primary metal are the main ways to put SO2 emission under control.展开更多
In order to know the ventilating capacity of imperial smelt furnace(ISF), and increase the output of plumbum, an intelligent modeling method based on gray theory and artificial neural networks(ANN) is proposed, in whi...In order to know the ventilating capacity of imperial smelt furnace(ISF), and increase the output of plumbum, an intelligent modeling method based on gray theory and artificial neural networks(ANN) is proposed, in which the weight values in the integrated model can be adjusted automatically. An intelligent predictive model of the ventilating capacity of the ISF is established and analyzed by the method. The simulation results and industrial applications demonstrate that the predictive model is close to the real plant, the relative predictive error is 0.72%, which is 50% less than the single model, leading to a notable increase of the output of plumbum.展开更多
文摘In current patterns of media, old media and new media both prevail in modern society. Since media is a too broad term, this article will focus on the film industry. It will state whether the imperialism of Hollywood, a typical media giant, exists in the film industry and its influence on cultural globalization.
文摘When medium itself has become message and gets disproportionate importance, the substance of the message gets pushed back. Influence of visual media on culture and people has been increasing day by day. Though it influences people both positively and negatively, it affects more adversely than otherwise as the media has begun affecting the very identity of the masses and reduced them to passive subjects. The plurality of culture and identity of people in the third world countries are at stake. Strong resistance of the masses supported by a new order of international information is the need of the hour. Keeping this in mind, a revisit to the influence of visual media is deliberated here.
文摘English linguistic imperialism is that the dominance of English as a world language and sets out to analysis how the language became so dominant. It looks at the spread of English, in order to ascertain whether the language has actively promoted as aninstrument of the foreign policy of the major English-speaking states, and if so, in what ways.Last, it will provide a description of language pedagogy, the scientific study of language learning and language teaching, has beenisolated from the social sciences and political disconnection.
文摘English,as a global language,has expanded on many countries and fields.With the spread of English,scholars started to look at the influence it has brought to culture,economy,and politics.Even though English is accepted by different countries,the debate on its spread and influence is always in a hot spot.As linguistic imperialism being used to describe the position of English,it is also contentious.
文摘English spreading from a tiny scale to a global dimension, allowing countries and citizens to participate fully in global prosperity. English gradually becomes dominant in educational, political, economic and cultural aspects. Regarding the dominance of English as a neutral international language, rather than the evidence of linguistic imperialism can be controversial.
文摘In European politics,the issue of neo-liberalism is both dominant and contested.This political position has a foundation in an influential economic theory.This economic variant of a universal theory of human behaviour is known as‘economic imperialism’.It is very influential in the other social sciences as well.The‘rationalchoice-model’(RCM)is frequently employed to explain social phenomena.The RCM,formally speaking,is the approach of neoclassical economic theory.By scrutinising some presuppositions of economic imperialism,it becomes clear,however,that this approach cannot offer a universal theory of human behaviour.These considerations are not a criticism of economic rationality as such but of a specific interpretation of this rationality,namely that of economic imperialism.Although basic ideas of the RCM are criticised within the discourse of economics itself,such criticism has a primarily empirical nature.By contrast,this article develops a reflexive argument that concerns the framework of the RCM itself.RCM starts from assumptions that it does not justify,or is even unable to justify.Two of these assumptions are discussed in-depth:the givenness of preferences and the quantifiability of utility.It turns out that preferences of rational beings are not merely given but continuously evaluated.Moreover,preferences qua goals of action have a non-quantitative character:they are constituted by values.Values make up the foundation of(quantifiable)goods or preferences in the economic sense.
文摘English is the main link language across cultures today.The native English speakers benefit most from the English hegemonism for they share the English centered information flows and the recognitions of the scientific achievements.English native users may be more competitive in academic fields and other related industries(such as publishing industry)because of the language they speak.And the problem of endangered languages is essentially due to the worldwide spread and hegemony of English in the world.The worldwide use of English has destroyed the linguistic diversity of the world.
文摘Imperialism,久违了!曾几何时,Down with U. S. Imperialism!(打倒美帝国主义)口号响彻神州大地。本文的Imperialism仍指美国,不过,是法国的农业部长对美国的快餐店在全球蔓延的现象提出了强烈抗议。为什么?因为,美国快餐是目前世界obesity(肥胖症)的罪魁!
文摘This article focuses on the intersection of English-language scholarship between the history of publishing and the history of medicine in Imperial China.As an important part of cultural and social history,both topics have attracted attention from a number of historians.This article contains three sections.The first section introduces the evolution of Chinese book and publishing history in recent years and examines what book historians have done in relation to traditional Chinese medicine.The second section explores how medical historians have considered the role of printing in the history of Chinese medicine and the ways in which medical publications were used as primary sources or subjects of research.The third section explores scholarship on medical epistemic genres,a subfield of medical history,in Chinese medicine,specifically focusing on medical case histories and recipes from the comparative and cross-cultural perspectives.Finally,the conclusion explores potential future directions from the integration of Chinese publishing history and medical history.
文摘Alison Boulanger,Fiona McIntosh-Varjabédian,eds.,Comparing Literatures:Aspects,Method,and Orientation(Stuttgart and Hannover:Ibidem Press,Apr.2022).Paperback:160 pages.Gal Gvili,Imagining India in Modern China:Literary Decolonization and the Imperial Unconscious,1895–1962(New York:Columbia University Press,Oct.2022).Hardcover:264 pages.
文摘Hong Kong belongs to China. However, Hong Kong has been a colony of the British Empire for 154 years and 11 months and it has been under Japan rule for three years and eight years. Hong Kong returned to China in 1997. Its special history has significant influence on the language development in Hong Kong. During the period of British Empire, the popularity of Christianity, the commercial usefulness of English and high prestige in the society have resulted in the widely spread of English.In addition, English-medium education is in a relatively high state under the colonial regime while Chinese-medium education to some extent is not emphasized. The government has ruled that if parents would like their children to be educated in a good government school, they need to receive English-medium education. Consequently, the majority of parents would like their children to be educated by English. Apart from that, English has a legal status as an official language during British Colonialism period in Hong Kong. Lastly, some scholars supported the existence of a new English variety in Hong Kong(Hong Kong English), but others do not believe that. The requirements of language policies and the process of language spread in Hong Kong could be explained using some theories such as‘linguistic imperialism',‘Kachru's concentric circles' and‘Schneider's five stages'. For instance, from Kachru's perspective, the development of English in Hong Kong could be placed at the beginning of the third stage.It will firstly demonstrate some primary language policies in Hong Kong before its‘Handover'to China. And then, it will show several significant language spread theories and focus on relating them to the requirements of language policies and the process of language spread in Hong Kong.
文摘重读中国女性生命故事,曼素恩等著,台北:五南出版社,2011重读中国女性生命故事,游鉴明、胡缨、季家珍主编,南京:江苏人民出版社,2012Women’s poetry of late imperial China:Transforming the inner chambers,Xiaorong Li,University of Washington Press,2012女性、战争与回忆——三十五位重庆妇女的讲述,李丹柯,香港:香港中文大学出版社,2013Courtesans,concubines,and the cult of female fidelity,Beverly Bossler,Harvard University Asia Center,2013Women shall not rule:Imperial wives and concubines in China from Han to Liao,Keith McMahon,Rowman&Littlefield Publishers。
文摘The United States has numerous social-cultural issues affecting its population.One of these problems is white supremacy.This concept refers to a racist perception that white persons are naturally superior to individuals of other races and should thus dominate them.While white supremacy in previous centuries galvanized a lot of support among white people,the concept is now regarded vicious by white,African American,Latino as well as other races.The modern American society is structured under cultural sensitiveness,racial equality,and religious tolerance.Unlike the years of slavery or reconstruction,all citizens in the United States are afforded equal rights irrespective of their cultural identities.Nevertheless,white supremacist notions persist in a nation that prides itself for its democratic model,cultural diversity,religious tolerance and socioeconomic transcendence.The state of white supremacy is that America can be manifested by violence,imperialistic tendencies,discrimination in the society,unfair immigration policies,poor political leadership,and the deplorable role of the media.With the growing number of atrocities being committed around the United States by both members of identified and non-identified white supremacist group,it is time to address this issue together.This paper,is a constructive discussion venting the many ills of racial discrimination in every aspect that affects minorities at all spheres of the society and the deplorable state of white supremacy in America.
文摘Of great importance is that globalization shapes and influences the media, in turn, the media acts as an alternative and direct manner in which experiencing globalizing processes. Overall, the article is a brief introduction to media globalization and its associated debates.
文摘This essay gives explanations for why English is so prevailing in Chinese mainland. Many factors contribute to this over-heated phenomenon. First, the status of the spread of English is illustrated on the basis of statistics. This mania for English Learn-ing is irrational in Chinese mainland. Subsequently, the three main reasons are stated respectively: state planning, individual choiceand linguistic imperialism. How the three factors influenced the spread of English in China was drawn from the internal and exter-nal perspectives.
文摘Based on the principle of life cycle assessment, CO2 and SO2 emission of Imperial Smelting Process in a certain zinc-lead smelter was analyzed by life cycle inventory method. According to the system expansion and substitution method, the environmental impacts of co-products were allocated among the main products of zinc, lead and sulfuric acid. The related impacts were assessed by use of Global Warming Potential （GWP） and Acidification Potential （ACP）. The results show that the GWP index from 1998 to 2000 is 11.53, 11.65, 10.93 tCO2-eq/tZn respectively, the ACP index decreases from 14.88 kgSO2-eq/tZn in 1998 to 10.99 kgSO2-eq/tZn in 2000. Power and electricity generation, followed by smelting and zinc distillation, are mainly responsible for GWP. Sintering individually affects ACP. Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of the ISP may come from energy conservation measures rather than from technological developments. And recycling more secondary Pb and Zn materials effectively treated by ISP, and reducing the amount of primary metal are the main ways to put SO2 emission under control.
文摘In order to know the ventilating capacity of imperial smelt furnace(ISF), and increase the output of plumbum, an intelligent modeling method based on gray theory and artificial neural networks(ANN) is proposed, in which the weight values in the integrated model can be adjusted automatically. An intelligent predictive model of the ventilating capacity of the ISF is established and analyzed by the method. The simulation results and industrial applications demonstrate that the predictive model is close to the real plant, the relative predictive error is 0.72%, which is 50% less than the single model, leading to a notable increase of the output of plumbum.
