
Monday, December 22, 2008
Teori Kesusasteraan Cina

Sejarah Ringkas Falsafah Cina

Kembara Fikir di Tanah Senja

Globalisasi, Media dan Budaya
Globalisasi, Media dan Budaya: Antara Hegemoni Barat dengan Kebangkitan Asia.
By Lim Kim Hui and Har Wai Mun
Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2007. Softcover: pp. 553.
Globalisasi, media dan budaya: Antara hegemoni Barat dengan kebangkitan Asia (Globalization, media and culture: Between Western hegemony and the emergence of Asia) is the first book that discussed in detail various themes and issues of globalization, media and culture. This contemporary, systematic and academic book discusses how the communication revolution has shaped the formation of cultural identity and its effect in the era of globalization. Issues covered include globalization of politics, economy, media and language. This book also interestingly analyzes the role of media conglomerates, international institutions and the emergence of various global media such as international news agencies, Hollywood movies, satellite system, global television stations and Internet in shaping the Western hegemony. In addition, the book also critically touches on issues of Western powers, especially the United States in conquering the world through media and juxtaposes it with the emergence of Asia, especially China in countering this “tsunami” of Western information colonization.
By Lim Kim Hui and Har Wai Mun
Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2007. Softcover: pp. 553.
Globalisasi, media dan budaya: Antara hegemoni Barat dengan kebangkitan Asia (Globalization, media and culture: Between Western hegemony and the emergence of Asia) is the first book that discussed in detail various themes and issues of globalization, media and culture. This contemporary, systematic and academic book discusses how the communication revolution has shaped the formation of cultural identity and its effect in the era of globalization. Issues covered include globalization of politics, economy, media and language. This book also interestingly analyzes the role of media conglomerates, international institutions and the emergence of various global media such as international news agencies, Hollywood movies, satellite system, global television stations and Internet in shaping the Western hegemony. In addition, the book also critically touches on issues of Western powers, especially the United States in conquering the world through media and juxtaposes it with the emergence of Asia, especially China in countering this “tsunami” of Western information colonization.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Pemikiran Retorik Barat
Buku ini terbahagi kepada dua belas bab: Bab 1 menelusuri maksud retorik dari segi definisi dan perspektif asal-usul persejarahannya. Bab 2 menyelusuri perkembangan retorik klasik bermula dari Corax dan Tisias dalam Zaman Yunani, diikuti dengan Bab 3 memberi fokus kepada retorik Aristotle selaku bapa retorik Barat. Bab 4 menjelaskan retorik di Rom dengan fokus diberikan kepada Cicero dan Quintilian. Bab 5 melihat retorik dalam konteks perkembangan retorik Zaman Pertengahan, dengan fokus diberikan kepada St. Augustine, Boethius dan tiga jenis genre retorik pada zaman berkenaan iaitu: Seni Khutbah, Seni Penulisan Surat dan Seni Puisi. Bab 6 pula meninjau retorik zaman Renaisans sehingga perkembangan retorik berpengantar Inggeris abad ke-16 dan 17. Bab 7 pula memasuki alam zaman Penyedaran bersama-sama dengan retorik abad ke-18, khususnya retorik Inggeris. Penjelasan tentang retorik abad ke-19 dan ke-20 dengan fokusnya kepada retorik yang bertunjang di Amerika sehinggalah retorik menukar arahnya kepada retorik merentasi disiplin diungkapkan dalam Bab 8, dengan retorik kontemporari Barat dibincangkan dalam Bab 9, Bab 10 dan Bab 11, iaitu Bab 9 berusaha melihat pandangan tokoh retorik yang berkisar sekitar hujahan dan khalayak; Bab 10 mengisahkan pandangan tokoh yang melihat retorik sebagai pemurnian dunia simbol dan paradigma rasional dan Bab 11 menjelaskan retorik zaman kontemporari yang melibatkan perspektif teks dan kuasa. Manakala Bab 12 berusaha memberi suatu gambaran terhadap arah tuju dan masa depan kajian retorik khususnya dalam era globalisasi ini termasuk kemunculan aliran feminisme, kajian retorik bukan Barat dan retorik visual.
Pemikiran Retorik Barat: Sebuah Pengantar Sejarah
By Lim Kim Hui
Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Brunei Darul Salam, 2007. Softcover: pp. 339.
By Lim Kim Hui
Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Brunei Darul Salam, 2007. Softcover: pp. 339.
This introduction to the art of rhetoric offers an accessible discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists. The discussion covers origins and history of rhetoric, Aristotle’s rhetoric, Roman society and rhetoric, rhetoric in Christian Europe during the Middle-Ages, rhetoric in the Renaissance, Enlightenment rhetoric, and various perspectives on contemporary rhetoric of selected contemporary thinkers. This book also highlights the emergence of visual rhetoric, non-Western rhetorical tradition, feminism and post-modernism that will shape the future trends and challenges in the studies of rhetoric.
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