This paper examines the disease writing in Jesmyn Ward’s Sing,Unburied,Sing,focusing on its metaphorical implications at three levels.Through an analysis of three central diseases-Mam’s cancer,Leonie’s drug addicti...This paper examines the disease writing in Jesmyn Ward’s Sing,Unburied,Sing,focusing on its metaphorical implications at three levels.Through an analysis of three central diseases-Mam’s cancer,Leonie’s drug addiction,and Kayla’s fever and vomiting,this study reveals how Ward employs illness as a lens to critique systemic racism,social injustice,and intergenerational trauma in the American South.Mam’s cancer symbolizes emotional repression and historical wounds inflicted upon Black Americans,while Leonie’s addiction reflects both personal escapism and the destructive consequences of racial and social marginalization.Kayla’s symptoms,along with other people’s symtom of vomiting,serve as visceral expressions of psychological rejection and resistance to oppression.Drawing on Sontag’s theories of illness as metaphor,the paper argues that Ward’s disease narratives transcend individual suffering,exposing the pervasive“diseases”of racism and inequality in society.The novel’s portrayal of illness underscores the resilience of Black communities and the urgent need for collective healing from cultural trauma.展开更多
It is of importance to study and predict the possible buckling of submarine pipeline under thermal stress in pipeline design.Since soil resistance is not strong enough to restrain the large deformation of pipeline,hig...It is of importance to study and predict the possible buckling of submarine pipeline under thermal stress in pipeline design.Since soil resistance is not strong enough to restrain the large deformation of pipeline,high-order buckling modes occur very easily.Analytical solutions to high-order buckling modes were obtained in this paper.The relationships between buckling temperature and the amplitude or the wavelength of buckling modes were established.Analytical solutions were obtained to predict the occurrence and consequence of in-service buckling of a heated pipeline in an oil field.The effects of temperature difference and properties of subsoil on buckling modes were investigated.The results show that buckling will occur once temperature difference exceeds safe temperature;high-order pipeline buckling occurs very easily;the larger the friction coefficients are,the safer the submarine pipeline will be.展开更多
文摘This paper examines the disease writing in Jesmyn Ward’s Sing,Unburied,Sing,focusing on its metaphorical implications at three levels.Through an analysis of three central diseases-Mam’s cancer,Leonie’s drug addiction,and Kayla’s fever and vomiting,this study reveals how Ward employs illness as a lens to critique systemic racism,social injustice,and intergenerational trauma in the American South.Mam’s cancer symbolizes emotional repression and historical wounds inflicted upon Black Americans,while Leonie’s addiction reflects both personal escapism and the destructive consequences of racial and social marginalization.Kayla’s symptoms,along with other people’s symtom of vomiting,serve as visceral expressions of psychological rejection and resistance to oppression.Drawing on Sontag’s theories of illness as metaphor,the paper argues that Ward’s disease narratives transcend individual suffering,exposing the pervasive“diseases”of racism and inequality in society.The novel’s portrayal of illness underscores the resilience of Black communities and the urgent need for collective healing from cultural trauma.
基金Supported by Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51021004)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.40776055)+1 种基金Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-11-0370)State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering Foundation(1002)
文摘It is of importance to study and predict the possible buckling of submarine pipeline under thermal stress in pipeline design.Since soil resistance is not strong enough to restrain the large deformation of pipeline,high-order buckling modes occur very easily.Analytical solutions to high-order buckling modes were obtained in this paper.The relationships between buckling temperature and the amplitude or the wavelength of buckling modes were established.Analytical solutions were obtained to predict the occurrence and consequence of in-service buckling of a heated pipeline in an oil field.The effects of temperature difference and properties of subsoil on buckling modes were investigated.The results show that buckling will occur once temperature difference exceeds safe temperature;high-order pipeline buckling occurs very easily;the larger the friction coefficients are,the safer the submarine pipeline will be.
