Joanna Page is Director of CRASSH and Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge.Her research interests are generally connected to the relationship between science and culture in Latin America....Joanna Page is Director of CRASSH and Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge.Her research interests are generally connected to the relationship between science and culture in Latin America.She has also worked on questions of memory,modernity,capitalism,posthumanism,new materialism,decoloniality,ecology,and environmental thought.This interview covers three main aspects:the characteristics of science fiction texts in Latin America,the interdisciplinary research models at the intersection of science,literature,and art,and Latin America as a field of regional studies.Professor Page starts with Argentine science fiction novels and expands the discussion to include graphic novels in Latin America,outlining the panorama of science fiction and its indigenous features.The conversation delves into the literary and technological relationships within Latin American science fiction texts.Building upon this foundation,this interview explores the interdisciplinary research paradigms concerning the relationship between science and culture,aiming to contribute to regional studies by exploring new pathways for interdisciplinary,cross-regional,and trans-media research.展开更多
Brain-machine interface could give patients back their speech,sight or mobility In The Matrix,the protagonist connects to the Matrix to navigate between the real and virtual worlds.In Ghost in the Shell,the brain-mach...Brain-machine interface could give patients back their speech,sight or mobility In The Matrix,the protagonist connects to the Matrix to navigate between the real and virtual worlds.In Ghost in the Shell,the brain-machine interface becomes an important bridge between man and machine.These science fiction works show a technology that was as fascinating as it was inaccessible-until recently.This interface,which for a long time only existed in fantasy,is now appearing in the real world.展开更多
My favorite TV series is Stranger Things.It is a popular American science fiction drama.The story takes place in a small town in the1980s.A young b oy named W ill mysteriously disappears.His friends,family,and the pol...My favorite TV series is Stranger Things.It is a popular American science fiction drama.The story takes place in a small town in the1980s.A young b oy named W ill mysteriously disappears.His friends,family,and the police start to search for answers.As they look for Will,they find something strange:there are some mysterious forces and a girl with special powers.展开更多
The present study explores the importance of developing metaphorical thinking skills in students within the framework of English as a Foreign Language(EFL)reading courses at the tertiary educational level.Metaphorical...The present study explores the importance of developing metaphorical thinking skills in students within the framework of English as a Foreign Language(EFL)reading courses at the tertiary educational level.Metaphorical thinking is viewed as the ability to envisage the world figuratively,perceive associatively,and express oneself creatively.It is crucial to recognize metaphors in texts,interpret the complex images they evoke,and generate new metaphors.It is especially needful in the current era of clip thinking and fragmented information processing when students often approach content superficially rather than comprehensively,leading to decreased cognitive activity and a diminished capacity to understand literature.To foster metaphorical thinking,the paper suggests building a text associative-semantic field focusing on metaphors.Due to its hierarchical structure,which can be envisioned as a dense nucleus surrounded by a central region of synonyms and further enveloped by a periphery of more loosely associated linguistic units,the text associative-semantic field is seen as a potent solution for facilitating improved visualization and more holistic comprehension of information,allowing students for expanding their vocabulary and strengthening associative connections.Notably,the study highlights analyzing the metaphors of emotional states as they contribute significantly to a more profound interpretation of the text,understanding the writer’s unique style,deepening the students’engagement with the book,and expanding their emotional experiences.展开更多
数年前,微软的人工智能——小冰就出版过诗集,现在的AI更加智能,是否能够取代人类作者创造文学作品呢?Science fiction writers are wondering if artificial intelligence(AI)will help or replace human writers in the future.Liu Ci...数年前,微软的人工智能——小冰就出版过诗集,现在的AI更加智能,是否能够取代人类作者创造文学作品呢?Science fiction writers are wondering if artificial intelligence(AI)will help or replace human writers in the future.Liu Cixin,a famous Chinese sci-fi author known for The Three-Body Problem,shared his thoughts at a forum.展开更多
The book of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez unfolds in the fictional town of Macondo,a place filled with extraordinary characters and events.At the center of the narrative is the Buendía f...The book of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez unfolds in the fictional town of Macondo,a place filled with extraordinary characters and events.At the center of the narrative is the Buendía family,whose lives are shaped by love,ambition and solitude.展开更多
In the contemporary context of increasingly severe global ecological crises,literary works have gradually emerged as essential media through which humanity reflects on the relationship between the natural environment ...In the contemporary context of increasingly severe global ecological crises,literary works have gradually emerged as essential media through which humanity reflects on the relationship between the natural environment and human civilization.Within this trend,Japanese science fiction has produced a growing body of works that engage with ecological issues.Taking the Japanese science fiction novel The Palace of the Flower Dragons as a case study,this paper employs the theoretical framework of ecocriticism to examine the text across three dimensions-natural,social,and spiritual ecology.It investigates how the novel uses apocalyptic narrative strategies to explore the human-nature relationship and to articulate an ecological ethic of coexistence grounded in a non-anthropocentric worldview,thereby offering meaningful literary reference points for addressing real-world environmental crises.展开更多
Cyberpunk science fiction movement was triggered by William Gibson, and this SF genre refocuses on the impacts of technology on human and society. This tradition was abandoned by the New Wave SF with its interest on f...Cyberpunk science fiction movement was triggered by William Gibson, and this SF genre refocuses on the impacts of technology on human and society. This tradition was abandoned by the New Wave SF with its interest on formal experiment. Cyberpunk SF is tinted with punk attitude for its rebellion against technological control and information control. With its criticism on postmodern society, cyberpunk science fiction has attracted postmodern critical attention.展开更多
Ⅰ、文学常识1.conflict—It is the tension in a situation between characters,or the actual opposition ofcharacters(usually in drama and fiction but also in narrative poetry).There are mainly three kinfs ofconflict,name...Ⅰ、文学常识1.conflict—It is the tension in a situation between characters,or the actual opposition ofcharacters(usually in drama and fiction but also in narrative poetry).There are mainly three kinfs ofconflict,namely,man against man,man against himself,and man against nature.展开更多
Jane Eyre,rebellious woman in the Victorian Age,holds her remarkable status in the English literature as the one who dare to fight against the patriarchal society.Unlike her contemporaries,Jane Eyre believes that men ...Jane Eyre,rebellious woman in the Victorian Age,holds her remarkable status in the English literature as the one who dare to fight against the patriarchal society.Unlike her contemporaries,Jane Eyre believes that men and women are born to be equal and women should never be tamed by the male-centered world or feminist ego.Under the tremendous pressure,she still guards her own dignity and determines to achieve self-actualization instead of being an accessory of men.It’s her female consciousness that lead her to be an unusual figure that enjoys both the financial self-reliance and social equality.Self-respect,selfreliance and self-actualization comprise Jane’s female consciousness that is instructive to women and worths a further exploration.展开更多
Flash fiction is a kind of mini-sized story that contains no more than 1,000 words.This kind of fiction emerged alongwith the development of the times.Due to its short length,simple plot and limited words,it focuses o...Flash fiction is a kind of mini-sized story that contains no more than 1,000 words.This kind of fiction emerged alongwith the development of the times.Due to its short length,simple plot and limited words,it focuses on shaping the personality ofcharacters.Both the two flash fictions,"The Story of an Hour"and"The Unicorn in the Garden",express a similar theme of mar-riage,but they employ different ways to create characters.With a detailed comparison of the characters and the characterization be-tween the two works,this paper intends to explore the methods of shaping characters from point of view,psychological descriptionand language description.展开更多
Fiction and Repetition is and will remain a distinguished deconstructionist guide of literary criticism. However, after detailed and systematic research, I also find some shortcomings in this important academic work: ...Fiction and Repetition is and will remain a distinguished deconstructionist guide of literary criticism. However, after detailed and systematic research, I also find some shortcomings in this important academic work: Firstly, written in the metaphysical language, Fiction and Repetition can never succeed in escaping the logocentrism and binary opposition inherent in this language.Secondly, based on Saussure's argument on langue, the monograph's view of indeterminacy of literary work's meaning is theoretically correct but practically inadequate. Last but not the least, Miller's proposal on repetition also has some limitations. By taking into account both the work's merits and demerits, we can gain a more comprehensive outlook on Miller's idea of repetition as well as the deconstruction theory of literary criticism in general.展开更多
所有好莱坞电影均有其构建系统,即便每位导演具有标志性风格,影片主旨也不尽相同,然而,好莱坞主流电影都有一个陈规系统可循。大卫·波德维尔将电影拆分成六大方面,分析其在推动叙事进展上的作用,并撰写了《故事片的叙事》(Narratio...所有好莱坞电影均有其构建系统,即便每位导演具有标志性风格,影片主旨也不尽相同,然而,好莱坞主流电影都有一个陈规系统可循。大卫·波德维尔将电影拆分成六大方面,分析其在推动叙事进展上的作用,并撰写了《故事片的叙事》(Narration in the fiction films)一书。1953年版《罗马假日》作为上个世纪60年代前的美国电影,影片中的叙事方法、时空设置、镜头及布景,哪怕在今时今日也值得推敲。展开更多
基金“Cyborg Narratives and the Construction of 21^(st)Century Science Fiction Poetics”(22BZW175)sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China。
文摘Joanna Page is Director of CRASSH and Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge.Her research interests are generally connected to the relationship between science and culture in Latin America.She has also worked on questions of memory,modernity,capitalism,posthumanism,new materialism,decoloniality,ecology,and environmental thought.This interview covers three main aspects:the characteristics of science fiction texts in Latin America,the interdisciplinary research models at the intersection of science,literature,and art,and Latin America as a field of regional studies.Professor Page starts with Argentine science fiction novels and expands the discussion to include graphic novels in Latin America,outlining the panorama of science fiction and its indigenous features.The conversation delves into the literary and technological relationships within Latin American science fiction texts.Building upon this foundation,this interview explores the interdisciplinary research paradigms concerning the relationship between science and culture,aiming to contribute to regional studies by exploring new pathways for interdisciplinary,cross-regional,and trans-media research.
文摘Brain-machine interface could give patients back their speech,sight or mobility In The Matrix,the protagonist connects to the Matrix to navigate between the real and virtual worlds.In Ghost in the Shell,the brain-machine interface becomes an important bridge between man and machine.These science fiction works show a technology that was as fascinating as it was inaccessible-until recently.This interface,which for a long time only existed in fantasy,is now appearing in the real world.
文摘My favorite TV series is Stranger Things.It is a popular American science fiction drama.The story takes place in a small town in the1980s.A young b oy named W ill mysteriously disappears.His friends,family,and the police start to search for answers.As they look for Will,they find something strange:there are some mysterious forces and a girl with special powers.
文摘The present study explores the importance of developing metaphorical thinking skills in students within the framework of English as a Foreign Language(EFL)reading courses at the tertiary educational level.Metaphorical thinking is viewed as the ability to envisage the world figuratively,perceive associatively,and express oneself creatively.It is crucial to recognize metaphors in texts,interpret the complex images they evoke,and generate new metaphors.It is especially needful in the current era of clip thinking and fragmented information processing when students often approach content superficially rather than comprehensively,leading to decreased cognitive activity and a diminished capacity to understand literature.To foster metaphorical thinking,the paper suggests building a text associative-semantic field focusing on metaphors.Due to its hierarchical structure,which can be envisioned as a dense nucleus surrounded by a central region of synonyms and further enveloped by a periphery of more loosely associated linguistic units,the text associative-semantic field is seen as a potent solution for facilitating improved visualization and more holistic comprehension of information,allowing students for expanding their vocabulary and strengthening associative connections.Notably,the study highlights analyzing the metaphors of emotional states as they contribute significantly to a more profound interpretation of the text,understanding the writer’s unique style,deepening the students’engagement with the book,and expanding their emotional experiences.
文摘数年前,微软的人工智能——小冰就出版过诗集,现在的AI更加智能,是否能够取代人类作者创造文学作品呢?Science fiction writers are wondering if artificial intelligence(AI)will help or replace human writers in the future.Liu Cixin,a famous Chinese sci-fi author known for The Three-Body Problem,shared his thoughts at a forum.
文摘The book of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez unfolds in the fictional town of Macondo,a place filled with extraordinary characters and events.At the center of the narrative is the Buendía family,whose lives are shaped by love,ambition and solitude.
基金supported by the foundation of SFLEP National University Foreign Language Teaching Research Project(No.2019SH0039B)the Ministry of Education Industry-Academy Cooperation Collaborative Education Project(No.2408212240).
文摘In the contemporary context of increasingly severe global ecological crises,literary works have gradually emerged as essential media through which humanity reflects on the relationship between the natural environment and human civilization.Within this trend,Japanese science fiction has produced a growing body of works that engage with ecological issues.Taking the Japanese science fiction novel The Palace of the Flower Dragons as a case study,this paper employs the theoretical framework of ecocriticism to examine the text across three dimensions-natural,social,and spiritual ecology.It investigates how the novel uses apocalyptic narrative strategies to explore the human-nature relationship and to articulate an ecological ethic of coexistence grounded in a non-anthropocentric worldview,thereby offering meaningful literary reference points for addressing real-world environmental crises.
文摘Cyberpunk science fiction movement was triggered by William Gibson, and this SF genre refocuses on the impacts of technology on human and society. This tradition was abandoned by the New Wave SF with its interest on formal experiment. Cyberpunk SF is tinted with punk attitude for its rebellion against technological control and information control. With its criticism on postmodern society, cyberpunk science fiction has attracted postmodern critical attention.
文摘Ⅰ、文学常识1.conflict—It is the tension in a situation between characters,or the actual opposition ofcharacters(usually in drama and fiction but also in narrative poetry).There are mainly three kinfs ofconflict,namely,man against man,man against himself,and man against nature.
文摘Jane Eyre,rebellious woman in the Victorian Age,holds her remarkable status in the English literature as the one who dare to fight against the patriarchal society.Unlike her contemporaries,Jane Eyre believes that men and women are born to be equal and women should never be tamed by the male-centered world or feminist ego.Under the tremendous pressure,she still guards her own dignity and determines to achieve self-actualization instead of being an accessory of men.It’s her female consciousness that lead her to be an unusual figure that enjoys both the financial self-reliance and social equality.Self-respect,selfreliance and self-actualization comprise Jane’s female consciousness that is instructive to women and worths a further exploration.
文摘Flash fiction is a kind of mini-sized story that contains no more than 1,000 words.This kind of fiction emerged alongwith the development of the times.Due to its short length,simple plot and limited words,it focuses on shaping the personality ofcharacters.Both the two flash fictions,"The Story of an Hour"and"The Unicorn in the Garden",express a similar theme of mar-riage,but they employ different ways to create characters.With a detailed comparison of the characters and the characterization be-tween the two works,this paper intends to explore the methods of shaping characters from point of view,psychological descriptionand language description.
文摘Fiction and Repetition is and will remain a distinguished deconstructionist guide of literary criticism. However, after detailed and systematic research, I also find some shortcomings in this important academic work: Firstly, written in the metaphysical language, Fiction and Repetition can never succeed in escaping the logocentrism and binary opposition inherent in this language.Secondly, based on Saussure's argument on langue, the monograph's view of indeterminacy of literary work's meaning is theoretically correct but practically inadequate. Last but not the least, Miller's proposal on repetition also has some limitations. By taking into account both the work's merits and demerits, we can gain a more comprehensive outlook on Miller's idea of repetition as well as the deconstruction theory of literary criticism in general.
文摘所有好莱坞电影均有其构建系统,即便每位导演具有标志性风格,影片主旨也不尽相同,然而,好莱坞主流电影都有一个陈规系统可循。大卫·波德维尔将电影拆分成六大方面,分析其在推动叙事进展上的作用,并撰写了《故事片的叙事》(Narration in the fiction films)一书。1953年版《罗马假日》作为上个世纪60年代前的美国电影,影片中的叙事方法、时空设置、镜头及布景,哪怕在今时今日也值得推敲。
