Chinese Engagement with the Australian Colonial Charity Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 138-153
Author(s):  
Pauline Rule
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Public Events ◽  
The People ◽  
Australian Colonial ◽  
Cantonese Opera ◽  
Support Fund

This chapter examines the Chinese response to the need of the people of Victoria, in the southeastern corner of Australia, to continually raise funds to support their charitable institutions. Resolved to avoid the taxes associated with a state based system of caring for the sick, elderly and poor, the settlers of Victoria established institutions that required public support. Fund raising was a constant concern resulting in frequent public events for charities, such as processions, fairs and grand bazaars. Chinese communities generously participated in these events and proved to be great assets for fundraising committees. They fashioned a means to utilize western fascination with the splendor of aspects of Chinese culture, to serve Victoria’s need to support its charitable institutions. The costumes, and acrobatic and martial arts traditions of Cantonese opera were publicly displayed and demonstrated to extensive gatherings. Eventually the processing of a Chinese dragon was also used to attract crowds to charity events. Despite the restrictions that the host society placed on Chinese immigration the Chinese in Melbourne and various Victorian country towns readily expended considerable energy and money in responding to frequent calls for their involvement in charity events.

scholarly journals Blending Myth and Modernity in the Global Chinese Cinema: The Hong Kong Action Hero in Zhang Yimou-Directed Hero

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-56
Author(s):  
Dhruba Karki
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Body Art ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Chinese Cinema ◽  
Chinese Empire ◽  
Action Hero

 Zhang Yimou’s Hero presents an action hero, yet in a slightly different cinematic mode than that of Stephen Chow-directed Shaolin Soccer to blend myth and modernity. In Yimou’s martial arts cinema, Jet Li-starred Nameless hero uses martial arts to combat the king’s adversaries, including Donnie Yen-starred Long Sky, Maggie Cheung-starred Flying Snow and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai-starred Broken Sword in the service to the Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 207 BC). The warrior hero’s indigenous body art helps the Qin Dynasty transform the smaller warring kingdoms into a powerful Chinese Empire, a strong foundation of modern China with economic and military superpower. Like their western counterparts, including T1000 and Neo, the Hong Kong action heroes, such as the warrior hero and the Qin King have been refashioned in the Hollywood controlled twentieth-century popular culture. Different from their Hollywood counterparts in actions, the Hong Kong action heroes in Hero primarily use their trained bodies and martial skills to promote the Chinese civilization, an adaptation of the Hollywood tradition of technologized machine body. Reworking of myth and archetype in Nameless’s service to the Qin Dynasty and the emperor’s mission to incept the Chinese Empire, the Hong Kong action heroes appear on screen, a blend of tradition and modernity. The film industry’s projection of the Chinese history with the legendary action heroes, including Nameless soldier and the Qin King globalizes the indigenous Chinese culture by using modern electronic digital technology, a resonance of the western technological advancement.

scholarly journals Arak-Arakan Simbol Warak Ngendog Sebagai Media Dakwah

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Ulfatun Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Cultural Symbol ◽  
The People ◽  
Moral Teachings ◽  
Very High

Abstrak:Simbol Warak Ngendog merupakan kreativitas budaya Lokal yang menjadi maskot dalam arak-arakan tradisi ritual Dugderan masyarakat Kota Semarang. Warak Ngndog memiliki makna konotasi dan denotasi, yang sangat tinggi nilai-nilai filosofis yang dikandungnya. Warak Ngendog secara simbolik mencerminkan akulturasi budaya Jawa, Arab, dan Cina yang merefleksikan pesan-pesan edukatif ajaran moral Islami serta nilai harmoni kehidupan masyarakat multikultural. Interaksi sistemik ulama, pemerintah, masyarakat, ritual Dugderan, dan maskot Warak Ngendog sebagai simbol budaya berperan secara sinergis sebagai media dakwah. Hasil penelitian ini bahwa Warak Ngendog digunakan sebagai media/alat dalam berdakwah.    Abstract:The symbol of Warak Ngendog is capturing the local cultural creativity that has become the mascot in the Dugderan ritual tradition procession of the people of Semarang City. Warak Ngndog has connotation and denotation meaning, which are very high philosophical values they contain. Warak Ngendog symbolically reflects the acculturation of Javanese, Arabic and Chinese culture that reflects the educative messages of Islamic moral teachings and the harmony of life in multicultural societies. The systemic interaction of ulama, government, society, Dugderan rituals, and the mascot of Warak Ngendog as a cultural symbol play a synergistic role as propaganda media. The results of this study that Ngarakog Warak is used as a medium / tool for da'wah

scholarly journals How to Make Policy-Makers Care about “Wicked Problems” such as Biodiversity Loss?—The Case of a Policy Campaign

2021 ◽  
pp. 527-553
Author(s):  
Agnes Zolyomi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Wicked Problems ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
The People

AbstractPolicy-makers define our lives to a great extent, and are therefore the people everybody wants to talk to. They receive hundreds of messages in various forms day-by-day with the aim of making them decide for or against something. They are in an especially difficult situation as regards the so-called “wicked” or “diffuse” problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss (Millner and Olivier, 2015; Sharman and Mlambo, 2012; Zaccai and Adams, 2012). These problems are limitedly tackled at the policy level despite their major socio-economic and environmental implications, which is often explained by their complexity with a sense of remoteness of effects (Cardinale et al., 2012; WWF, 2018). Communicating advocacy or scientific messages of biodiversity is therefore both a challenge and an under-researched topic (Bekessy et al., 2018; Posner et al., 2016; Primmer et al., 2015; Wright et al., 2017), where both social and natural sciences and both scientists and practitioners are needed to contribute (Ainscough et al., 2019). In order to be successful in delivering messages, communication not only needs to be self-explanatory and easy to consume but novel as well. It additionally helps if the message arrives in a more extraordinary format to draw even more attention. Based on experiences drawn from a conservation and advocacy NGO’s work, this chapter will divulge various socio-economic theories about creative methods, communication, and influencing decision-makers through a campaign fighting for the preservation of key nature legislation. It will be demonstrated how different EU policy-makers, including representatives of the European Commission and Members of the European Parliament, the general public, and other stakeholders, were addressed with various messages and tools (e.g., short films, social media campaigns, fact sheets, involvement of champions). In addition to other key factors such as public support, knowledge of the target audience and political context, the probable impacts and limitations of these messages will also be elaborated. The relevance to the integration and employment of better socio-economic theories into improving communication is straightforward. It is crucial to tailor-make future advocacy work of “wicked problems” such as biodiversity loss and climate change, since these are not usually backed up by major lobby forces and are, therefore, financed inadequately compared to their significance. Understanding the way in which policy-makers pick up or omit certain messages, as well as what framing, methods and channels are the most effective in delivering them to the policy-makers, is pivotal for a more sustainable future.

Falling on Deaf Ears? Exploring the Effects of Newspaper Coverage of the European Parliament on Public Support for it

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-210
Author(s):  
Olga Eisele
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Public Support ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Political Information ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The People ◽  
The Uk

Abstract The European Parliament (EP) is the only directly elected institution at the European Union (EU) level, and its empowerment was long regarded to quasi-automatically lead to greater legitimacy of EU politics. The strength of the EP has grown continuously. However, this has not translated into greater appreciation of a crisis-ridden EU which seems more fundamentally questioned than ever before. Starting from the assumption that mass media serve as the most important source of political information and therefore as a crucial connective interface, we explore newspaper contents about the EP and their effects on public support for it to assess the actual link between the people’s representation at EU level and the people at home. The analysis is conducted for EP elections of 2009 and 2014 in Finland, Germany and the UK. Results suggest that effects of coverage on public support of the EP became stronger and more direct in 2014, which is explained by the increased salience of EU politics in times of crisis. However, expectations of what the EP is or should be may have to be adapted to the reality of a second-order parliament.

Adult Education for African Victims Of Trafficking In Spain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Alfaro Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Full Article ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Forthcoming Article ◽  
The People ◽  
Education Psychology

This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Please check back later for the full article. Victims of trafficking, once they are released from their captors, need psychological and educational intervention to achieve their recovery and integration. For this, it is important to design and develop educational programs that foster language learning, professional training, and good habits of nutrition and higiene, and that provide alternatives for leisure and free time. These education programs, designed for adults, should be initiated in the shelter houses where the victims are released. They are developed by multidisciplinary teams formed by professionals in education, psychology, nursing, and social work. The final objective is to provide competences to the people included in the program so that they can leave the shelters and be able to live autonomously and independently in the host society.

Support for conditional unemployment benefit in European countries: The role of income inequality

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-514
Author(s):  
Renzo Carriero ◽  
Marianna Filandri
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Unemployment Benefit ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
European Values ◽  
Country Analysis ◽  
The Unemployed

This article investigates attitudes towards the conditionality of benefits targeted to a specific needy group, the unemployed, and analyses their relationship with the structure of income inequality. The focus is on the deservingness of welfare recipients. The public seems to use five criteria to define deservingness and, consequently, the conditionality to which public support is subjected: need, attitude (i.e. gratefulness), control (over neediness), reciprocity (of giving and receiving) and identity, that is the similarity or proximity between the providers of public support (the taxpayers) and the people who should receive it. People’s willingness to help depends on how close they consider benefit recipients to be to themselves (i.e. the extent to which they belong to the same in-group). The identity criterion is the main object of our investigation. We argue that the operation of this criterion at the micro-level can be affected by macro-level variables. Specifically, we focus on different measures of the structure of income inequality which are indicators of the social distance between welfare recipients and taxpayers. Based on data from three waves of the European Values Study (1990–2008) collected in 30 countries, the study offers a comparative and longitudinal analysis. The picture emerging from the within-country analysis – which removed much of the between-country heterogeneity − shows that when the social distance grows, it is more difficult for the majority of citizens (upper and middle classes) to identify with the unemployed.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship Potential Indigenous Martial Arts, Sports and Games of Manipur

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ningthoujam Dhiren ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Critical Juncture ◽  
Heritage Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
Strong Competition

The meiteis play various martial arts, sports and games originated in the soil of their birth and treasured them as rich traditional heritage culture of the community since hoary past to till date. Sarit sarak, Mukhna, Mukhna Kangjei, Thang Ta, Sagol kangjei @ Polo, Kang @ Surface billiard, Ten Kappa, Ching kaba are some of the well known indigenous sports and games which are facing strong competition from modern sports games played and practice by the people of Manipur. In fact, indigenous sports and games are struggling for survival on its soil of birth. At this critical juncture, to save these indigenous activities from gradual extinction, Entrepreneurs can do Entrepreneurship program for these sports and games to save, preserve and popularize them through economic activities.

scholarly journals Chinese folk tales: the analysis of cultural code in folklore

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Dan'Dan' Tun
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Cultural Exchange ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Folk Tales ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
The People ◽  
Cultural Code ◽  
National Stereotypes

In recent years, due to expansion of cooperation between Russia and China in various spheres, and heightened interest to Chinese culture and cultural exchange, the folk tales and their in-depth review more and more relevance. This article examines and analyzes the Chinese folk tales, ethnocultural representations on the world, values, relationships, and assessment of surrounding environment contained thereof. The understanding of traditional concepts and images allows to better understand mentality of the nation, their priorities and ideologies. The parallel is drawn with the Russian tales and stereotypes. The author determines the universal ethical messages typical for the people of any culture, as well as specific features characteristic to Chinese people. The differences and similarities in perception of various images, actions and conclusions are considered on the examples of Chinese and Russian cultures. A popular idea of “two brothers” in narration of the tales is presented. On the example of several tales, the author analyzes this traditional model and describes its peculiarities, as well as behavioral models that are typical to China. Behavioral analysis can be valuable in in-depth review of Chinese culture, namely folk culture, as well as in strengthening of cross-cultural ties and improving efficiency of studying Chinese language through understanding the national stereotypes and linguistic worldview.

scholarly journals INTRODUCTION: Media accountability

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude-Jean Bertrand
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Masses

The sole aim of media is to make as much money as they can. Or again, the media are to serve only the people in power, political or economic. If you agree to that, you might as well stop reading this. This issue of Pacific Journalism Review is predicated on the principle that media should serve the public. Journalists can only achieve that if they enjoy independence from financial and political pressures. It is not often enough underlined that they cannot enjoy that independence without the support of the public, the masses of voters and consumers. There is no way the profession can obtain public support unless it listens to readers/listeners/viewers— unless it is accountable to them.

scholarly journals Fighting the Novel Coronavirus within the Context of Chinese Traditional Culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Liming
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Culture Theory ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Chinese Traditional Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
The Face ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

As a great nation, Chinese Ethnic Peoples has survived hardships time and still bedevil. Whether in dangerous or difficult situation, the classical Chinese culture with the full of the wisdom and ability has to deal with risks aggressively. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is from Chinese culture, has proactive responded the various epidemics. In the face of this new coronavirus, the classic Chinese culture theory and classic discourse have shown endless vitality, guiding the people of the whole country to overcome the difficulties, and have made a significant contribution to subside the epidemic around the world.

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