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本帖最后由 blueskynoble 于 2013-9-9 21:38 编辑
2013年9 9-16
研究方向 中国思想史(特别是史学思想史) 或者 宋史(特别是宋代笔记)
申请 PHD
说明一点 我想申请东亚系 所以这里参杂了表达对文学热爱的东西
还有斑竹 前三段太少了 很多东西感觉不能包括在前三段 所以尽量多的贴出来了 同时也希望众多版友多给我提意见
对斑竹表示歉意 您如果嫌多 就按您的标准忽略后面的就好
My earliest interest towards literature and history came from an ordinary tape of Tang Poetry. The content of tape was not elegant intoning but cheerful reading from Children. However, even though read by children who know nothing about the inner emotion of the poem, the musicality of Chinese classical poem make the tape sound rhythmic and beautiful. From then on, I gradually increased my love to literature and the historical story behind it.
As a student of science(in China, especially in rural area where I born, students of science is usually considered to be much more clever and promising than their counterparts who study liberal arts, which was the reason that compelled me to choose to study science) in high school, I often hid a piece of paper under my textbook on which I written my immature but rhythmic poems. Owning to this behavior, I was, frequently, laughed by my classmates. Actually, they often associated poet with madness. However, it did not, and could not, destroy my dream to be a literati.
Consequently, I chose Publishing and editing, as a branch of journalism, as my major in my college, which is the only major that I, as a student of science, can choose to pursue humanistic knowledge. My choice, as might be expected, was strongly opposed by my families. But in this time I did not make any concession. During my college life, through taking tremendous time and energy to read Chinese classical poems and articles, I gradually became a man of great learning. In fact, I started up our own class and grade newspaper and became the only chief editor of it.
Meanwhile, together with other lovers of literature, I run a newspaper distributed all over our university which have more than 50,000 students. My articles, concerning literature, history or current events, frequently were considered to be the highlights of our newspapers. Moreover, I, with the help of some close friends of mine, found a student forum in which we invited college students and ordinary people to talk their own opinions about employment, literature or current events. I still remember how exciting I am, when our forum was held in college. And also I am very pity for the fact that it doesn’t last after my graduation.
Thanks to the hard work during my college life, I am , successfully, admitted by the graduate school, Beijing Normal university and became a student of Department of History of this school, which, undoubtedly, is one of the most distinguished History Departments in China. During this period, I receive a prize named after a well-known historian, Bai Shouyi, for my historical paper. And I shared the first place with another classmates after all courses in graduate school. What you should know is that most, if not all, other students majored in history during their undergraduate life. At the same time, I also participated into many extracurricular activities and I was awarded as an outstanding member of the Student Union.
What’s more important, I found the academic fields which I would really like to devote my whole life to struggle for. One of them is to study the masterworks of Chen Yinque 陈寅恪, a great historian in modern China, especially his poem. My reasons are following. First, whenever I read his articles or poems, I can feel his deep love for Chinese culture. I tend to consider him to be the man who share the equivalent passion for Chinese culture with Wang Guowei 王国维, who actually laid down his life for it. Second, I admire him for his“spirit of independence and freedom of thought““独立之精神,自由之思想” that, undeniably, is the most precious treasure he gave to Chinese scholars. During 1966 to 1976 in China,he was one of the few, if not the only, scholars who never yielded to the political pressure and held their love and faith of Chinese civilization. Last but not least, his work is one of the most insightful and charming masterpieces in modern China. And due to the pressure of politic and his profound erudition, his true ideas and thoughts are frequently hidden behind the sophisticated or crafty lines of his works. When I read his books, it can give me the pleasure of inquiry.
The other academic field I want to study is the novels and notes, or Xiaoshuo Biji, written in Song Dynasty especially those notes or records about urban life, like Dongjing Meng Hua Lu(A Record of Dreaming of Hua in the Eastern Capital), Meng Liang Lu(A Record of the Dream of Bianliang), Ducheng Jisheng(A record of the prosperous Capital) . The civilization of Song was believed to be the peak of Chinese civilization by many scholars like Yan Fu, Wang Guowei, Chen Yinque, Deng Guangming and so on. It is also universally acknowledged that Song exerted a profound influence on the formation of character of contemporary Chinese people. Meantime, under the stimulus of vigorous development of economic, a great number of humanities, like historiography, literature and philosophy, presented a picture of prosperity. All of them enriched the spirit of people living in that time and make them enjoy more freedom and happiness than their forebears, even than most of their descendents. In light of all discussion above, through studying the history and literature of Song Dynasty, we can derive enormous benefits and instructions. Novels and notes written in Song, undoubtedly, have the dual nature of history and literature. Taking them as a cutting point, it is easy for me to have a thorough understanding about the Chinese civilization, no matter in the ancient time or in the modern age.
In short, I hold the opinion that knowledge I gained from journalism gave the constant attention towards current events and responsibility towards my country. My love of literature provide me with a kind and righteous heart. Finally, the courses I learned during my graduate life, help me develop the ability of scrutinizing the text and critical thinking. Moreover, it enable me to keep a peaceful and tolerant attitude towards different, even completely opposite, viewpoints and ideology.
As a result of my interests in history and literature, I would like to further and expand my studies and gain a much wider knowledge on Chinese civilization. The particular course provide by you esteemed school means that I will be given the chance to spread my studies across literature and history, even philosophy. My main reason for choosing this university is because of many distinguished scholars, like Hoyt Tilman, Stephen H. West, who work on it. What’s more crucial, the academic field I would like to pursue is very close related to that of them.
I am convinced that the advanced training in your established graduate program will help develop me into a successful professional in my chosen field. I can imagine that, with the international perspective and professional expertise developed at your university, I will be best assisted in bringing my tremendous potential into full play in my future efforts to blaze new trails in the virtually unlimited future world.
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