Departmental relationships and images within the university

Abstract

It is contended that the foremost condition for the survival and ultimate success of departments is the development of qualitatively superior images and relationships within the university, and that excellence at that level must normally precede or accompany significant recognition at regional, national, and international scales. Aggressive participation by geographers is advocated in matters involving relationships with other disciplines, the university decision‐making process, concerns of students, alumni and developmental activities, and creation of a superior curriculum. A series of operational principles, called ‘bewares’, is suggested to guide the internal management of departments that seek excellence at any level.     

地域文化基因再现及人本观转基因空间控制理念

文化景观是环境层面上文化行为的空间产物,地域文化景观反映该地域文化体系的地理单元特征。地域文化遗产性景观揭示传统文化(尤其是心理期盼认知传统行为)在空间上传承与形制叠加的人文地理性。对后者的研究国外已借用生物传承多样性的\"基因、物种和生态系统\"理念去解构。诸多研究多涉及聚落景观及其基因方面,还没有全方位延伸到地域文化景观的各类型,尤其很少介入地域传统文化(风水观)遗产性基因,及其遗产景观基因的排列或组合或结构的研究。本文引用人文地理学\"社会-文化\"转向创立的\"现象学结构主义\"方法,首次系统揭示(中国)地域文化遗产(形制)基因与结构;并据后现代人本性空间观理念,即在满足遗产性景观所在地(或社区)生活空间质量需求规律下,论及提升文化产业展现内涵下的遗产景观基因再现控制理念。     

景观"基因图谱"视角的聚落文化景观区系研究

聚落景观历来是反映区域文化景观差异的重要标志。中国的传统聚落景观因受区域文化差异的影响,表现出异常丰富的区域景观特点。如果引入生物学的“基因图谱”概念,对各聚落景观区系开展深层次的“文化基因”分析,最终建立反映各个聚落景观区系演化过程和相互关联性的“景观基因图谱,”对文化地理学的理论建设,具有重要的科学意义。     

China and Geography in the 21st Century: A Cultural (Geographical) Revolution?

A noted Singapore-based cultural geographer and specialist on Asia reviews the recent emergence of cultural geographic research on and within China and the implications of China's rise for the study of 21st century cultural geography more broadly. She identifies six major issues modern China is confronting that, when addressed from a cultural geographical perspective, may both enhance an understanding of the country and reshape the practice of cultural geography as a subdiscipline: agricultural reform, economic reform, urban change, rural-urban migration and related social inequalities, the changing family structure, and environmental change. The author argues that if China's cultural geography is to help the subdiscipline at large develop a more international and inclusive approach, it must be driven by questions of significance in China, yield constructive answers of relevance to China, and at the same time derive theoretical ideas that diversify the collective geographical imagination.     

当代德国史学界国际关系史研究新趋势

近年来,德国史学界的国际关系史研究发生了一系列变化,其研究内容不仅仅包括传统的外交关系,而且也包括国家和非国家行为人跨民族、跨文化的交往。虽然强调文化的重要性的观点只在小范围内得到贯彻,但是对外交官身边的人的研究、对正式外交关系建立之前的前外交活动的研究日益增多。以往有关国家关系研究主要是以欧洲为中心的,现在,欧洲国家同欧洲以外的"异文化边缘共同体"的关系也被列入国际史学研究的日程表了。     

Historical and Anthropological Archaeology: Forging Alliances

Historical and anthropological archaeology have had a somewhat disjointed relationship. Differences in theoretical perspectives, methodological concerns, and material records have led to a lack of cross talk between these branches of Americanist archaeology. This paper presents recent issues in historical archaeology, points out areas of common concern, and argues that both archaeologies would benefit from informed discussions about the materiality and history of the pre- and post-Columbian world.     

Mazzini in Italian historical memory

Abstract

The essay examines the reasons for the difficult ‘reception’ of Mazzini's image in Italy. With particular reference to themes dear to Mazzini, like the role of public monuments and publications, the author explains why Mazzini's image has had a precarious hold on the collective memory of the Italian people. He goes on to offer a brief overview of the revival of Mazzinian scholarship in the last 15 years (1993–2008), underscoring how the renewed interest is related to the ongoing European and global debate on the meaning of democracy. The author concludes with a list of titles appearing since 1993 that suggest new approaches to the study of Mazzini, and that will be of use to scholars and students.     

大学校史研究中的若干问题

学校的历史,是一个学校整体的历史。因其在教育史、文化史、社会史上的特殊地位,使得它的研究具有一般历史研究所不具备的特殊意义。但在中国特殊的国情下,一方面是大学离散聚合频繁,存亡继绝难测,从而加大了校史研究的复杂性;另一方面又因缺乏历史学者的参与,而使得大学校史的撰写存在诸多缺憾,校史的研究难成一门“显学”。     

21世纪的中国与中国地理学:一场文化(地理)革命?

一位著名的新加坡文化地理学家,兼亚洲问题研究专家从更广的视角回顾了近年出现的中国国内外地理学者关于中国文化地理的研究,以及中国的崛起对21世纪文化地理学的影响。作者指出了中国目前正面临的六大问题,并认为如果从文化地理学的视角来看这些问题,不仅可以加深对中国的了解,还可以重塑文化地理学作为分支学科的实用性形象。这六大问题分别是:农业改革、经济改革、城市变迁、城乡移民和与其密切相关的社会不公平、不断改变的家庭结构和环境变化。作者认为,如果中国文化地理学希望最大限度地帮助本学科开发一个更加国际化的,更为包容的研究方法,就要考虑到中国面临的这些重大问题,给出有建设性的答案,并导出新的理论观念,使地理学的理论思维更加多样化。     

文化景观结构的地域整合与旅游开发——以徐州汉文化景观为例

由文化景观结构地域整合研究的理论背景出发,以徐州汉文化为例,分析了徐州汉文化景观的结构及其形成的地理历史基础;从文化地理的角度,系统论述了徐州汉文化景观结构的地域整合与历史演变过程,并划分为四个时期;最后,就徐州汉文化景观结构的地域整合对旅游开发的意义作了阐述。     

Mounds,Towns, and their Surrounds: An Archaeological,Historical, and Geophysical Approach to Burial Mounds,Residential Space,and Cultural Landscapes of the Late Woodland Springwells Site (a.d. 800–1400) at Historic Fort Wayne,Detroit

Historic Fort Wayne is located on the Detroit River in a landscape of heavy industry and marginalized urban neighborhoods (figure 1). Geophysical survey south of the Fort Wayne Mound—a Late Woodland Period burial mound enclosed by the Fort—indicates that pre-contact residential structures may be preserved at the site. Residential sites with mortuary monuments are uncommon in southeastern Michigan and represent an opportunity to better understand variation in Late Woodland settlement. Our approach combines existing archaeological research, historical records, and non-invasive geophysical survey in a culturally sensitive Native American site context presently unavailable for conventional archaeological excavation. We examine archaeological and historical records from Springwells and Late Woodland period settlements in the region to contextualize geophysical evidence from the site. The research prioritizes protection of Native American heritage sites in urban contexts together with ongoing archaeological interpretation of the Late Woodland cultural Landscape.     

砖石结构古建筑修缮中的规范应用问题

我国现存大量的砖石结构古建筑急需修缮保护,但文物行业目前还没有关于古建筑修缮质量控制的一套完整标准体系和规范。鉴于当前古建筑修缮工作的发展水平,本文针对砖石结构古建筑的特点,就现有相关其它行业规范在砖石结构古建筑修缮中的材料、设计和施工等方面的应用进行分析,同时针对砖石结构古建筑修缮的特性提出问题及相应建议。     

试论历史人类学与中国近代史研究中的几个问题

兴起于20世纪80年代中后期的历史人类学,尽管从学术传承上分属于两个不同的学科,但它的出现为消融历史学与人类学的边界,促成两个学科的交叉与融合,起到了不可低估的作用。在历史学内,“历史人类学”的形成亦经历了一个从社会史、社会文化史到历史人类学的演变过程。而在中国近代史领域,历史人类学已经展开一些研究实践,但是尚需进一步提倡。这种提倡表现在三个方面:底层视角、区域经验、文本与田野互动。历史人类学会对中国近代史研究产生有益的影响,会成为一种介于宏大叙事与经验性实证研究的“中层理论”。从历史学科的本位出发,历史人类学对人类学的吸收借鉴颇多,但是不能轻易放弃历史学科本位。     

关注遗产保护的新动向:文化景观

文化景观这一概念在景观生态学、文化地理学、人类生态学等学科中历史悠久,并被广泛应用。作为世界遗产体系中的文化景观,是人与自然相互作用的杰作,在二十世纪九十年代刚刚出现,但它已经成为遗产保护和利用领域中的热点。文化景观概念可以更好地理解遗产保护中的真实性和完整性原则,其重点在于保护人与自然互动的过程和产物,涉及到空间过程与土地利用、地形、水文、植被、交通、细部结构与装饰、健康与环境等方面。在中国倡导文化景观这一概念对于整个遗产的保护、生态的维系、文化的延续、旅游的开发、经济的发展都具有十分重要的作用。