Between business and morality: cultural politics in independent bookshops in China     

Zheng Liu 《Journal of Cultural Economy》2020,13(4):461-474

ABSTRACT

This article investigates how cultural businesses may facilitate contentious political activity in authoritarian contexts. Existing research in Western liberal democracies has shown the widespread political activism of actors in the cultural and creative industries. Whether such activism exists in authoritarian society, how it may differ in character and form, and what implications this will have for our understanding of relations between business, politics, and culture in authoritarian countries remain to be addressed. Drawing on data collected from 55 ‘independent bookshops’ in China, I illustrate how these organisations perform ‘cultural politics,’ a type of political participation in which actors employ mainly symbolic means to express social and political concerns. The organisations’ economic relations and conditions facilitate their efforts to create spaces in which contentious questions can be raised, sensitive topics explored, and alternative ideas expressed, despite the Chinese state’s political regulation of the cultural sphere. The finding of the economic embeddedness of cultural politics sheds new light on our understanding of the political economy of cultural businesses in contemporary China.  相似文献   

形意拳柔性思想的教学理念分析     

张国栋  王文清 《中华武术(研究)》2020,(3):95-97

形意拳历来以刚猛粗扩、实战性强著称,随着时代发展,形意大师布学宽提出的形意拳柔化教学思想被逐漸认同。本文从现代教育学的角度,结合形意拳自身特点及现代教育教学理论,探讨形意拳柔性思想下的教学理念,为形意拳由竞技拳转变为健身拳、文化拳的柔性思想教学提供参考和借鉴。  相似文献   

Role of teacher-related factors and educational resources in science literacy: An international perspective     

《Studies in Educational Evaluation》2020

The study evaluated the relationship among teaching, leadership, teacher certification, student and teacher number related factors, and index of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS), and science literacy from an international comparative perspective. 2015 dataset of the Programme for International Student Assessment for Turkey, Singapore, the United States, Korea, Italy, and Brazil was used. Two-level hierarchical linear models were established for analysis. Results revealed that school ESCS was the best predictor of science literacy across six countries and additionally teacher-related factors came to the forefront of science literacy performance. The study underlined policymakers should focus primarily on policies that increase equity in education. Furthermore, the effectiveness of investments made in factors related to leadership, teacher certification, the number of students and teachers, which contribute very little to science literacy performance, need to be more questioned. Inferences about the findings were discussed in detail, and recommendations for further research were made.  相似文献   

对外传播视域下大学生中国文化英语表达能力调查与提升策略研究     

焦子琪  刘小杏  武晓涵 《中国教育技术装备》2020,(4):65-67

讲好中国故事、传播好中国文化是当代大学生肩负的重要使命,然而目前多数大学生在跨文化交流中还难以用英语表述中国文化。通过对河北省三市八所高校大学生的中国文化英语表达能力进行调查和测试,明确并分析大学生跨文化交际中传播中国文化的现存问题和原因,然后从文化自信的视角和学生主体出发,提出提升大学生对外文化传播能力的有效策略。  相似文献   

Healing after traumatic events: Aligning interventions with cultural background and religious and spiritual beliefs     

Melissa A. Heath  Elizabeth A. Cutrer-Párraga 《Psychology in the schools》2020,57(5):718-734

Historically, disaster response efforts have focused primarily on basic physical survival and safety—addressing medical emergencies and ensuring adequate shelter and supplies of food and water. However, in addition to physical survival, relief efforts must also consider strategies to promote emotional healing and psychological well-being. In particular, those who intervene must consider the acceptability of intervention strategies, taking into account survivors' cultural background, religious customs, and spiritual beliefs. This article offers recommendations to better align school-based therapeutic interventions with children's religious and spiritual beliefs.  相似文献   

区域性国际体育组织及“一带一路”沿线国家和地区体育组织构建     

马家鑫  王子朴 《中国体育科技》2020,(6):83-90

区域性国际体育组织以其多样性和复杂性的存在,成为了国际体育活动乃至社会经济文化活动中的重要组成部分。结合区域性国际体育组织的发展历史经验和启示,对比归纳出影响此类体育组织发展的8方面因素,以此衡量构建"一带一路"沿线国家和地区体育组织的利弊条件。"一带一路"沿线国家和地区体育组织联盟的构想已具备现实基础,需要消除意识形态壁垒,打造以"一带一路"倡议为纽带的体育联盟,以由局部到整体的模式构建起"一带一路"沿线国家和地区体育组织。  相似文献   

Social relations as predictors of achievement in math in Kenyan primary schools     

《International Journal of Educational Development》2014

In sub-Saharan Africa, where there is limited financial and human capital, it is important to examine how social relationships may serve to promote or undermine human capital formation. However, little is known about the contributions of social relations to human capital development, especially in terms of academic achievement in Africa. This study examined how variations in key aspects of social relations among teachers; between teachers and students; between principals, teachers, parents and students affect achievement in mathematics among sixth graders in 70 schools in six districts in Kenya. We modeled mathematics achievement as a function of measures of social perception and support while adjusting for school-, classroom- and student level background characteristics. We found that net of teacher subject knowledge and background characteristics, teachers who display commitment to teaching by always correcting homework and keeping students engaged during math lessons had their students performing better. Teacher absenteeism and lack of interest in teaching were negatively associated with performance in math. Lack of parental involvement in the classroom also had negative effects on grades. At the school level, the level of engagement of the principal, measured by supervision of teachers and good interpersonal interactions with parents had positive effects on math achievement. Schools where parents provided material and financial support had better grades, while student delinquency and absenteeism negatively affected grades.  相似文献   

The kid's speech: The effect of stuttering on human capital acquisition     

《Economics of Education Review》2014

A number of studies have shown that childhood speech disorders such as stuttering are associated with lower test scores and educational attainment. However, it is unclear whether these associations are causal in nature or whether they can be explained by difficult-to-measure heterogeneity at the community, family, or individual level. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and ordinary least squares, we show that stuttering is negatively associated with high school grades, the probability of high school graduation, and the probability of college attendance. However, empirical specifications with family fixed effects or controls for learning disabilities such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder suggest that these associations can, in large part, be explained by difficult-to-measure heterogeneity.  相似文献   

文学翻译中的文化差异     

肖尊岚  杨志豪  旷爱梅 《邵阳学院学报(社会科学版)》2011,10(3):62-64

文学翻译不仅仅是两种语言符号的转换艺术,也是两种文化的转换艺术。文章从文学翻译的基本特性,地域文化差异、思维模式文化差异、习俗文化差异、历史文化差异等方面来论述文学翻译中的文化差异问题。  相似文献   

湘西地区非物质文化遗产产业化经营思考   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘水良  吴吉林  姚小云 《邵阳学院学报(社会科学版)》2011,10(6):64-67

为了更好的开发与保护非物质文化遗产,文章从湘西地区非物质文化遗产的实际情况出发,提出了湘西地区非物质文化遗产产业化经营这一思路。首先分析了湘西地区非物质文化遗产产业化的必要性,然后着重研究了湘西地区非物质文化遗产产业化经营在产业化前期、中期、后期的管理思路,以使湘西地区非物质文化遗产实现社会文化价值和经济价值的共赢。  相似文献