IN Nekemte, a town located in west Ethiopia＇s Oromia State. a truck laden with telecommunication equipment is stuck fast in the mud. The small group of men accompanying it pushes as one and their faces glisten with s...IN Nekemte, a town located in west Ethiopia＇s Oromia State. a truck laden with telecommunication equipment is stuck fast in the mud. The small group of men accompanying it pushes as one and their faces glisten with sweat with the effort. But the truck refuses to budge.展开更多
As a representative modernist writer of the early 20th century,Gertrude Stein creatively established a unique experimental writing style to support her modernist expression.This paper attempts to analyze the Oriental ...As a representative modernist writer of the early 20th century,Gertrude Stein creatively established a unique experimental writing style to support her modernist expression.This paper attempts to analyze the Oriental elements,especially elements and images related to“China”in her works.Stein’s uses these elements to construct a systematic and complex matrix of aesthetics and politics.“China”in Stein’s matrix is an essential source of her so-called“the oriental peaceful penetration”and a significant lens for her ideological expression and political thoughts.Although Stein emphasizes her Oriental components in the source of identity,she always places herself in a Western position,ignoring cultural and political expressions in the real Chinese context and turning“China”into a useful tool in the collective fantasies of the West.展开更多
文摘IN Nekemte, a town located in west Ethiopia＇s Oromia State. a truck laden with telecommunication equipment is stuck fast in the mud. The small group of men accompanying it pushes as one and their faces glisten with sweat with the effort. But the truck refuses to budge.
文摘As a representative modernist writer of the early 20th century,Gertrude Stein creatively established a unique experimental writing style to support her modernist expression.This paper attempts to analyze the Oriental elements,especially elements and images related to“China”in her works.Stein’s uses these elements to construct a systematic and complex matrix of aesthetics and politics.“China”in Stein’s matrix is an essential source of her so-called“the oriental peaceful penetration”and a significant lens for her ideological expression and political thoughts.Although Stein emphasizes her Oriental components in the source of identity,she always places herself in a Western position,ignoring cultural and political expressions in the real Chinese context and turning“China”into a useful tool in the collective fantasies of the West.
