Vectors of traumatic memories and mass-mediated representations of the ‘last’ Nazi trial of John Demjanjuk

This is an ideological critique of key vectors of memory that could have circulated during the Munich trial of John Demjanjuk. While many members of the mainstream press applauded the efforts of German prosecutors who seemed to be dispensing belated justice to Europe’s ‘second generation,’ the circulation of these select legal vectors left us truncated World War II histories. Moreover, the binary choices that were posed stood in the way of more comprehensive and nuanced studies of Stalinism, Nazi and collaborator culpability.     

Why Conceptual Models and "Big" Institutions Matter: A Response to David Altheide,Nina Eliasoph,William Gamson,and Todd Gitlin

The two cases analyzed here demonstrate a new journalistic practice of interviewing enemy leaders at times of war. We argue that whereas traditionally journalists had accepted the principle that when the nation is under threat, patriotism precedes professionalism, in the new media environment, with the domestic public exposed to international TV channels, this is no longer an option. As a result, journalists act more independently, even when this entails public resentment and government disapproval. We demonstrate how in interviewing enemy leaders, journalists play the part of politicians once diplomatic negotiations have ceased. Although such interviews provide high ratings and amplify the relevance of journalism at times of war, the irregular settings in which they are conducted undermine the journalists' endeavor. From the interviews we examined, it emerges that the cross pressures on the interviewers lead to a questioning style that deviates significantly from normative news interviews. Interviewers tend to be dragged to one of the extremes of hostility or deference. Finally, we show how the ways in which domestic governments respond to these interviews serve as additional evidence of their controversial character.     

Walk and Die: An Unusual Presentation of Head Injury

Abstract:  We report three deaths in young adult males following closed blunt trauma to the head and face where the affected individuals were able to walk away from the incident, before subsequently collapsing and dying a short distance from the site of the assault. In each case, due to the rapidity of the posttrauma collapse, the pathologist was faced with a diagnostic difficulty at autopsy; the external examination revealed multiple injuries to the head and face, but internal examinations showed limited findings with no structural explanation for the death. We discuss possible mechanisms that could account for this scenario, the implications of alcohol consumption with a concussive head injury, and parallels that can be drawn with the so-called "talk and die,""talk and deteriorate," and "second impact syndrome." Finally, the possible role of so-called "postexercise peril" is discussed in relation to these deaths.     

民事诉讼审级制度的新思考

在我国民事诉讼实践中 ,两审终审的审级制度有蜕化为“一审终审”的危险 ,加上其他一些弊端 ,两审终审制度渐呈难以为继的趋势。在构建我国三审终审制过程中 ,不必拘泥于三审上诉为“法律审”的限制 ,而应当考虑审级制度与再审程序的互相协调、作用互补。同时 ,要对现行各级法院的职能作出调整和分工 ,从组织机构上保障三审终审制度真正得到实施。     

论我国农业经济中的组织创新

增加农民收入是我国现实经济中的重大主题,农业中的组织创新对这一主题具有极为重要的实践价值和理论意义。在世界农业发展史中,农业的组织创新是渐进式的,其演化样式则是从联合到合作,从“非产权维系的交易联合”到“基于交易的产权结合”。农业中的合作经济组织的基本功能是实现第二层含义的规模经济。合作经济组织保留了农户对土地的占有权,单个农户的土地规模没有发生变化,但重要的是,通过联合与合作,统一面向市场、统一对外经营的生产同类型产品的土地规模得以扩大,因此,农业的生产成本减少和交易费用降低是自然的结果。     

刑事诉讼审级制度之反思与重构

现代各国的刑事诉讼审级制度虽有一定差异,但多是以三审终审制为原则确立的。随着市场经济的发展和我国法院改革的不断深化,现有四级两审终审制的缺陷已不断显现,并与现代审级制度的一般原理相悖。现有审级制度在程序设计上以及在与司法体制相融合时表现出的渚多缺陷,已经影响到对被告人诉讼权利的保护和司法公正的实现,因此需重新建构以三审终审为原则,以一审终审为补充的刑事诉讼审级制度,同时实行法院的职能分层,规范再审制度。     

栅格特征在打印文件检验中的应用研究

目的通过对打印文字栅格特征进行实验研究,总结其稳定性和易引起特征变化的因素,为二次添加打印和换页变造文件检验探索新的思路。方法以500个常用汉字为主要研究对象,选用不同品牌、不同型号激光打印机,设置不同分辨率或质量模式,用同一台电脑或不同台电脑安装不同驱动程序,打印中易宋体常用字不同字号的样本。通过对打印文字笔画细节特征进行比对分析,总结打印文字栅格特征的规律特点。结果打印文字存在三类栅格特征,一是横笔段厚度特征,二是竖笔段宽度特征,三是斜笔画阶梯特征。同一台打印机一次打印的文件,相同字体字号文字的栅格特征反映相同;不同打印机或同一台打印机连接不同版本操作系统的电脑,或安装不同驱动程序,或选择不同的打印分辨率,栅格特征可能发生变化。结论栅格特征在同一次打印的文件中具有稳定性,在不同硬件和软件环境下可能发生改变,可以为换页文件和二次添加打印文件检验提供新的思路。     

对意义的追问与心理学研究——兼论“第二次认知革命”的原则和结果

现代西方心理学在经过了行为主义、认知主义的描写后,正在接受一种新的描述方式."第二次认知革命"有可能使心理学向心理学是有关个体或者群体中的积极人的研究这一传统的、常识性观念回归.认知革命明确了一个真理,心理学应该成为对意义的心理研究.然而,在方法论上传承了行为主义的认知心理学,片面地将"意义制造"理解为"信息加工",追求心灵——"自然之镜"——中的"心理表象".话语观念的导入,使得处在语用平台上心理学家认为,语境、社会-语言的约定以及社会交换的模式,是构成意义的唯一决定因素.在这三描述方式中,对意义的理解和建构发挥着关键的作用.话语在心理现象中占有中心地位.这使我们认为,心灵是个动态的观点,植根于历史、政治、文化、社会和人际的语境之中.     

高校管理专业实践教学环节二次改革的思路

20世纪90年代以来,广东高等教育在不断完善创新,管理专业实践性教学环节的变革就是众多改革项目中颇具特色的一项。管理专业实践性教学环节已初步完成从封闭式到开放式的转变。但是,这种开放模式的实践教学也存在种种问题,需要进行二次改革。二次改革的思路是取封闭式和开放式两者的长处,同时借助社会力量和学校的相关教育,以确保教学质量和人才质量。     

EDI环境下要约与承诺的若干法律问题初探

EDI对国际贸易中的传统法律规定提出了严峻挑战,给传统的要约承诺理论也提出了许多质疑,比如数据电文表达的要约承诺是否具有法律效力,通过EDI表达的要约和承诺能否视为当事人的意思表示,EDI是否限制了当事人的权利,在EDI环境下要不要固守到达生效和投邮生效原则等。对这些问题进行理论研究具有重要的现实意义。