International Journal of Literature and Arts

Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020

  • Rethinking the Boundary Between Human and Nonhuman: Jeanette Winterson’s The stone gods as a Transgression Experiment

    Zhang Jin, Wang Weiwei

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 33-38
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 11 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: As a world-famous writer, Jeanette Winterson, as well as her novels, have been well-known for her lesbian theme and love theme. Little attention has been paid to the theme of transgression. However, studies have shown that transgression experiment is also the key theme through all of the novels by Jeanette Winterson. In the Stone Gods, she still ke... Show More
  • From Art to Cure: The Three Stages of Theoretical Development of Ancient Chinese Painting from Pre-Qin to Qing Dynasty

    Na Luo

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 39-45
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 11 March 2020
    Published: 23 March 2020
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    Abstract: Ancient Chinese paintings, compared with traditional Western oil paintings that featured realistic depiction, seem mysterious enough to go beyond comprehension to Westerners. It could be traced back to one of the fundamental divergences in history when ancient Chinese painters and critics took a path not taken by their Western counterparts at the t... Show More
  • Developing Primary EFL Students’ Multiliteracies Competence Through Drama Teaching: A Case Study in China

    Yuanyuan Chen

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 46-51
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 10 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: Multiliteracies competence has emerged as an important research field, yet it remains a great challenge for primary EFL teachers in China to develop students’ multiliteracies competence. With the implementation of educational reform in K12 education in China, the importance of cultivating multiliteracies competence for primary school students has b... Show More
  • A Pragmatic Study of Apologies Posted on Weibo by Chinese Celebrities

    Xu Zhanghong, Li Yanan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 52-61
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 10 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: As we are living in the “Age of Apology” (Brooks, 1999), our ability to say “I’m sorry” does matter considerably, for an appropriate apology would not only express regret but also contribute to interpersonal relationship management and image restoration. Although apology as a social phenomenon has been extensively studied in the English-speaking wo... Show More
  • Problems and Solutions in Dual Educational Transformations in Contemporary China

    Chen Kaiju, Ru Ying

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 62-69
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 11 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: The transformation of social civilization requires corresponding transformation of education. Contemporary China is undergoing a dual transformation of modernization and post modernization of educational models, each of which involves educational concepts, educational goals, disciplines and settings and a series of other factors, such as teaching m... Show More
  • Stereotyping as a Barrier in Intercultural Marketing: An Analysis of Public Online Comments on Dolce & Gabbana’s Incident in China

    Wang Weichao, Wu Xiaoya

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 70-80
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 16 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: This study investigates online comments on major social platforms following Dolce & Gabbana (D & G)’s promotional video Eating with Chopsticks in 2018 and the apology video released afterwards. By employing self-reference criterion (Browne, 2013), crisis communication and image restoration (Mair, Ritchie & Walters, 2016), it first analyzes D & G’s ... Show More
  • Vernacular: Its Features, Relativity, Functions and Social Significance

    Li Ming

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 81-86
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 16 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: In daily communication, people use different language varieties when contacting each other depending on different social contexts determined by factors such as participants, the setting and the topic. The use of different language varieties bears different functions or social significance. Generally, the more formal the language between participant... Show More
  • Decoding the Mystery Behind the Globalization of Chinese Time-honored Brands -- A Case Analysis of Lao Gan Ma Chili Sauce

    Wu Yanqin, Chen Kaiju

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 87-92
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 10 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: Globalization creates a complexly interrelated arena where multiple local differences converge and compete against each other. With respect to its consequent potential impact on various local cultures, Western dominant cultures have been believed as the ultimate destiny for the modernizing cultures under this fast-changing global context, as is mor... Show More
  • Redefining “Actress”--Deconstruction of the Traditional “Actress” Image in Jia Ling’s Sketch “Titanic”

    Yan Guizhi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2020
    Pages: 93-99
    Received: 27 February 2020
    Accepted: 10 March 2020
    Published: 31 March 2020
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    Abstract: In show business, female have long suffered unfair treatment and are constantly required to live up to the expectations from the society. With the passage of time, as what was already summarized by Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex, female celebrities are turned into “actress” in a certain manner. However, as a special existence in show business... Show More