Many critics of Percy Bysshe Shelley have construed Shelley’s “poetry” as a sort of transcendental, mental mechanism through which a more fundamental improvement of human life than immediate political reforms can b...Many critics of Percy Bysshe Shelley have construed Shelley’s “poetry” as a sort of transcendental, mental mechanism through which a more fundamental improvement of human life than immediate political reforms can be made possible. In this view of Shelley’s poetry, the values that poetry would bring about are condescendingly set up against the general public’s down-to-earth wish to improve their immediate life conditions, and therefore, the utopian vision implicit in Shelley’s poetic practice is founded on an exclusion of intellectually and economically unqualified readers. Given these critical assessments, this essay attempts to argue that Shelley’s poetic writings include significant elements that contradict the assumption implied in the view that intellectual elites take an absolute, exclusive position in giving rise to Shelley’s utopian publicity. In more detail, this essay will argue that Shelley’s utopian publicity proposed and embodied in his poetic writings is predicated on his ideal (and practical in many cases) aim toward a realization of a public sphere that espouses free circulations of various positions and embraces voices of people from all the classes.展开更多
Through examining Zhou Zuoren＇s ideal of new village and Lin Yutang＇s novel Unexpected lsland, this article analyzes modem Chinese utopian imaginations inspired by Zhuangzi＇s spirit, which complements what has been...Through examining Zhou Zuoren＇s ideal of new village and Lin Yutang＇s novel Unexpected lsland, this article analyzes modem Chinese utopian imaginations inspired by Zhuangzi＇s spirit, which complements what has been lacking in the modem utopian dream--individual spiritual liberation that resists any despotism of humanity and a more tolerant and multifaceted cultural mentality that fights against the unification of thought.展开更多
Minjian has become an important concept in recent scholarly research. It is widely used by scholars to indicate specific social and cultural spaces existing beyond the control of state power, therefore, minjian social...Minjian has become an important concept in recent scholarly research. It is widely used by scholars to indicate specific social and cultural spaces existing beyond the control of state power, therefore, minjian social-cultural spaces are more often than not marginal and peripheral. In the field of performing arts, minjian theatre refers to performances produced by private theatre companies as opposed to state-run groups. These private companies or grass-root groups, without the interference of the government, produce artistic expressions that reflect current social reality to a certain extent. For a long time, the study of minjian theatre has been framed as forms of resistance against the ideology propagated by state-run theatres. Based on this paradigm, this paper, through the case analysis of Shanghai minjian theatre companies, attempts to illuminate the production mechanism and developmental process of minjian theatres. In so dong, this paper will explore the aesthetic and social-political values of minjian theatres.展开更多
The theoretical model of Utopian Socialism’s juristic interpretation of rights in the 19^(th) century can be summarized as follows.The main purpose was to criticize and reform the inequality in real society;the priva...The theoretical model of Utopian Socialism’s juristic interpretation of rights in the 19^(th) century can be summarized as follows.The main purpose was to criticize and reform the inequality in real society;the private ownership of land being the main object of criticism;equality in the economic and social fields was the goal to be pursued;the realization of the basic interests of the working class and the lower classes was the direction;the right to work was the core content;and the“ought to”of obtaining benefits was the main con-notation of the concept of rights.This concept of rights guided the Eu-ropean workers’movement in the early-and mid-19th century,supple-mented the content of modern human rights,promoted legal changes,and advanced social progress.The uniqueness of Utopian Socialism’s juristic concept of rights means that it cannot be mixed with other schools’concepts of rights.展开更多
The time-travel genre of Chinese Internet literature combines old mythological motifs with contemporary science fiction approaches to create a narrative line in which the protagonist travels through time, undergoes a ...The time-travel genre of Chinese Internet literature combines old mythological motifs with contemporary science fiction approaches to create a narrative line in which the protagonist travels through time, undergoes a series of trials, discovers new worlds, and realizes an idealized life. Borrowing Foucault＇s theory of utopian bodies and heterotopias and taking Tianxia Guiyuan＇s female-oriented Intemet novel Empress Fuyao as its exemplary case, this study analyzes how time-travel fiction uses time travel in order to image a ＂utopia＂ and what kind of ＂new world＂ is projected by this utopia, In the process, this paper will simultaneously examine the relationship between utopia and twenty-first century China＇s new media literature.展开更多
An Expo carbon-neutral concept community hopes toinspire low-carbon explorations There’s only one pavilion at the 2010 Expo with walls that illuminate, edible tableware and chairs made from use doil barrels. It’s al...An Expo carbon-neutral concept community hopes toinspire low-carbon explorations There’s only one pavilion at the 2010 Expo with walls that illuminate, edible tableware and chairs made from use doil barrels. It’s also the same展开更多
Beijing’s last surviving high-rise commune finds itself stranded by time In 1959, the late Beijing-born writer Shi Tiesheng, then a primary school second grader, was enthralled by his teacher’s descriptions of the i...Beijing’s last surviving high-rise commune finds itself stranded by time In 1959, the late Beijing-born writer Shi Tiesheng, then a primary school second grader, was enthralled by his teacher’s descriptions of the idyllic life residents in a ninestory building展开更多
文摘Many critics of Percy Bysshe Shelley have construed Shelley’s “poetry” as a sort of transcendental, mental mechanism through which a more fundamental improvement of human life than immediate political reforms can be made possible. In this view of Shelley’s poetry, the values that poetry would bring about are condescendingly set up against the general public’s down-to-earth wish to improve their immediate life conditions, and therefore, the utopian vision implicit in Shelley’s poetic practice is founded on an exclusion of intellectually and economically unqualified readers. Given these critical assessments, this essay attempts to argue that Shelley’s poetic writings include significant elements that contradict the assumption implied in the view that intellectual elites take an absolute, exclusive position in giving rise to Shelley’s utopian publicity. In more detail, this essay will argue that Shelley’s utopian publicity proposed and embodied in his poetic writings is predicated on his ideal (and practical in many cases) aim toward a realization of a public sphere that espouses free circulations of various positions and embraces voices of people from all the classes.
文摘Through examining Zhou Zuoren＇s ideal of new village and Lin Yutang＇s novel Unexpected lsland, this article analyzes modem Chinese utopian imaginations inspired by Zhuangzi＇s spirit, which complements what has been lacking in the modem utopian dream--individual spiritual liberation that resists any despotism of humanity and a more tolerant and multifaceted cultural mentality that fights against the unification of thought.
文摘Minjian has become an important concept in recent scholarly research. It is widely used by scholars to indicate specific social and cultural spaces existing beyond the control of state power, therefore, minjian social-cultural spaces are more often than not marginal and peripheral. In the field of performing arts, minjian theatre refers to performances produced by private theatre companies as opposed to state-run groups. These private companies or grass-root groups, without the interference of the government, produce artistic expressions that reflect current social reality to a certain extent. For a long time, the study of minjian theatre has been framed as forms of resistance against the ideology propagated by state-run theatres. Based on this paradigm, this paper, through the case analysis of Shanghai minjian theatre companies, attempts to illuminate the production mechanism and developmental process of minjian theatres. In so dong, this paper will explore the aesthetic and social-political values of minjian theatres.
基金represent the research progress of the major project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China,“Promoting the Spirit of Socialist Rule of Law”(Approval Number 22ZDA072),which interprets the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
文摘The theoretical model of Utopian Socialism’s juristic interpretation of rights in the 19^(th) century can be summarized as follows.The main purpose was to criticize and reform the inequality in real society;the private ownership of land being the main object of criticism;equality in the economic and social fields was the goal to be pursued;the realization of the basic interests of the working class and the lower classes was the direction;the right to work was the core content;and the“ought to”of obtaining benefits was the main con-notation of the concept of rights.This concept of rights guided the Eu-ropean workers’movement in the early-and mid-19th century,supple-mented the content of modern human rights,promoted legal changes,and advanced social progress.The uniqueness of Utopian Socialism’s juristic concept of rights means that it cannot be mixed with other schools’concepts of rights.
文摘The time-travel genre of Chinese Internet literature combines old mythological motifs with contemporary science fiction approaches to create a narrative line in which the protagonist travels through time, undergoes a series of trials, discovers new worlds, and realizes an idealized life. Borrowing Foucault＇s theory of utopian bodies and heterotopias and taking Tianxia Guiyuan＇s female-oriented Intemet novel Empress Fuyao as its exemplary case, this study analyzes how time-travel fiction uses time travel in order to image a ＂utopia＂ and what kind of ＂new world＂ is projected by this utopia, In the process, this paper will simultaneously examine the relationship between utopia and twenty-first century China＇s new media literature.
文摘An Expo carbon-neutral concept community hopes toinspire low-carbon explorations There’s only one pavilion at the 2010 Expo with walls that illuminate, edible tableware and chairs made from use doil barrels. It’s also the same
文摘Beijing’s last surviving high-rise commune finds itself stranded by time In 1959, the late Beijing-born writer Shi Tiesheng, then a primary school second grader, was enthralled by his teacher’s descriptions of the idyllic life residents in a ninestory building
