The purpose of the present paper is to explore the ways in which John Steinbeck utilizes the ideas of cosmopolitanism and socialism in his masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath(1939)interweaving them into the U.S.reality of...The purpose of the present paper is to explore the ways in which John Steinbeck utilizes the ideas of cosmopolitanism and socialism in his masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath(1939)interweaving them into the U.S.reality of the 1930s.It also deals with the term“global literature”,taking it as a starting point for the analysis of Steinbeck’s novel.Taking the lead of Wai-Chee Dimock,the author views American literature as no longer a sovereign literary domain,but as a blend of literatures that are ever evolving and multiplying,interweaving with other cultures.From this standpoint,the paper discusses The Grapes of Wrath in terms of transnational imagination,placing it into the scope of the“world literature”.It is an attempt to identify the“connective tissues”that make the novel belong to the global literature and investigate how they are represented in the text.展开更多
Due to its construction of an image of modern Chinese philosopher who comments and reflects on what he has seen in England in comparison to China,Oliver Goldsmith’s The Citizen of the World(1760)has contradictorily b...Due to its construction of an image of modern Chinese philosopher who comments and reflects on what he has seen in England in comparison to China,Oliver Goldsmith’s The Citizen of the World(1760)has contradictorily been interpreted in two ways:One considers it as an orientalist discourse denigrating Chinese culture,while the other takes is as an utopian fabrication idealizing Chinese culture.Seeking“difference”between English and Chinese cultures is the underlying logic of these two types of interpretations.On the contrary,rooting on the“sameness”between them,this essay offers a new understanding about The Citizen of the World through a close textual analysis.The aim is to demonstrate how The Citizen of the World makes use of the image of Chinese philosopher to represent English cosmopolitanism featured with“polite”and“universal”and how the principle of equality operates through English cosmopolitanism.展开更多
作为世界上销量最大的年轻女性杂志,《COSMOPOLITAN》(中文刊名:《时尚·COSMO》以其乐观的风格、对年轻职业女性的关注和坦诚面对当代社会两性关系而独树一帜。创刊于1886年的《COSMOPOLITAN》,其初衷是一本面向“上层阶级家庭”...作为世界上销量最大的年轻女性杂志,《COSMOPOLITAN》(中文刊名:《时尚·COSMO》以其乐观的风格、对年轻职业女性的关注和坦诚面对当代社会两性关系而独树一帜。创刊于1886年的《COSMOPOLITAN》,其初衷是一本面向“上层阶级家庭”的杂志,以报道当代社会时尚潮流为主旨。从20世纪60年代开始,在时任主编、富有传奇色彩的女强人 Helen Curley Brown 的倡导下,《COSMOPOLITAN》率先向女性读者提出“勇敢面对生活,大胆追求生活目标,在生活的各个层面做到尽善尽美”这个在当时看来惊世骇俗的理念,现在,它已经成为大多数职业妇女的生活写照。今天,《COSMOPOLITAN》已不仅仅是一本杂志,在全世界热心读者的心目中,她已经成为一种生活方式,被越来越多的人所喜爱。目前,《COSMOPOLITAN》展开更多
The culture wars that simmer within any nation may have been escalating recently;but regardless of their national settings or milieus,many of these wars are informed by two opposing paradigms of culture.This paper ana...The culture wars that simmer within any nation may have been escalating recently;but regardless of their national settings or milieus,many of these wars are informed by two opposing paradigms of culture.This paper analyzes two of these leading paradigms,designated here as Regressivism and Progressivism.Other theorists have long chronicled the differing strengths and weaknesses of these paradigms,taking the former as expressing more conservative,traditional,and nationalistic values,and the latter as expressing more liberal,pluralistic,and cosmopolitan values.Going beyond these perennial distinctions,I argue that Progressivism is more benign and beneficial than the former-by meeting basic human needs better and supporting more effective adaptation to changing exigencies.I also argue that Progressivism does not express merely subjective or relativistic preferences and values,but objectively preferable and quantifiable ones,that benefit not only our personal lives more but also our global village and communal lives more.展开更多
In contrast to the continued decline of liberal arts education in the US,there has been a revived interest in liberal arts education in Asian countries in recent years.Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of the ...In contrast to the continued decline of liberal arts education in the US,there has been a revived interest in liberal arts education in Asian countries in recent years.Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of the central tenets of liberal arts education in the West,this paper looks into the struggles Asian countries face in their exploration of liberal arts education and provides a direction for Asian countries in their efforts to practice liberal arts education.This paper establishes the deep connections between humanistic approaches of the Confucian tradition and liberal arts education by pointing to a common ground for the education of humanity.Ultimately,the purpose of liberal arts education,in the East as well as in the West,should be the liberation of human beings from the constraints of ignorance,prejudice and traditional customs and through the cultivation of a cosmopolitan morality that emphasizes unity,solidarity and the fusion of humankind.Chinese universities should contemplate the purpose and value of higher education in the 21st century and tap into the rich resources of Confucianism in order to give its liberal arts education a“soul.”展开更多
文摘The purpose of the present paper is to explore the ways in which John Steinbeck utilizes the ideas of cosmopolitanism and socialism in his masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath(1939)interweaving them into the U.S.reality of the 1930s.It also deals with the term“global literature”,taking it as a starting point for the analysis of Steinbeck’s novel.Taking the lead of Wai-Chee Dimock,the author views American literature as no longer a sovereign literary domain,but as a blend of literatures that are ever evolving and multiplying,interweaving with other cultures.From this standpoint,the paper discusses The Grapes of Wrath in terms of transnational imagination,placing it into the scope of the“world literature”.It is an attempt to identify the“connective tissues”that make the novel belong to the global literature and investigate how they are represented in the text.
文摘Due to its construction of an image of modern Chinese philosopher who comments and reflects on what he has seen in England in comparison to China,Oliver Goldsmith’s The Citizen of the World(1760)has contradictorily been interpreted in two ways:One considers it as an orientalist discourse denigrating Chinese culture,while the other takes is as an utopian fabrication idealizing Chinese culture.Seeking“difference”between English and Chinese cultures is the underlying logic of these two types of interpretations.On the contrary,rooting on the“sameness”between them,this essay offers a new understanding about The Citizen of the World through a close textual analysis.The aim is to demonstrate how The Citizen of the World makes use of the image of Chinese philosopher to represent English cosmopolitanism featured with“polite”and“universal”and how the principle of equality operates through English cosmopolitanism.
文摘作为世界上销量最大的年轻女性杂志,《COSMOPOLITAN》(中文刊名:《时尚·COSMO》以其乐观的风格、对年轻职业女性的关注和坦诚面对当代社会两性关系而独树一帜。创刊于1886年的《COSMOPOLITAN》,其初衷是一本面向“上层阶级家庭”的杂志,以报道当代社会时尚潮流为主旨。从20世纪60年代开始,在时任主编、富有传奇色彩的女强人 Helen Curley Brown 的倡导下,《COSMOPOLITAN》率先向女性读者提出“勇敢面对生活,大胆追求生活目标,在生活的各个层面做到尽善尽美”这个在当时看来惊世骇俗的理念,现在,它已经成为大多数职业妇女的生活写照。今天,《COSMOPOLITAN》已不仅仅是一本杂志,在全世界热心读者的心目中,她已经成为一种生活方式,被越来越多的人所喜爱。目前,《COSMOPOLITAN》
文摘The culture wars that simmer within any nation may have been escalating recently;but regardless of their national settings or milieus,many of these wars are informed by two opposing paradigms of culture.This paper analyzes two of these leading paradigms,designated here as Regressivism and Progressivism.Other theorists have long chronicled the differing strengths and weaknesses of these paradigms,taking the former as expressing more conservative,traditional,and nationalistic values,and the latter as expressing more liberal,pluralistic,and cosmopolitan values.Going beyond these perennial distinctions,I argue that Progressivism is more benign and beneficial than the former-by meeting basic human needs better and supporting more effective adaptation to changing exigencies.I also argue that Progressivism does not express merely subjective or relativistic preferences and values,but objectively preferable and quantifiable ones,that benefit not only our personal lives more but also our global village and communal lives more.
文摘In contrast to the continued decline of liberal arts education in the US,there has been a revived interest in liberal arts education in Asian countries in recent years.Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of the central tenets of liberal arts education in the West,this paper looks into the struggles Asian countries face in their exploration of liberal arts education and provides a direction for Asian countries in their efforts to practice liberal arts education.This paper establishes the deep connections between humanistic approaches of the Confucian tradition and liberal arts education by pointing to a common ground for the education of humanity.Ultimately,the purpose of liberal arts education,in the East as well as in the West,should be the liberation of human beings from the constraints of ignorance,prejudice and traditional customs and through the cultivation of a cosmopolitan morality that emphasizes unity,solidarity and the fusion of humankind.Chinese universities should contemplate the purpose and value of higher education in the 21st century and tap into the rich resources of Confucianism in order to give its liberal arts education a“soul.”
