Insights in Social Science

The Cross-Media Translation Pathways and Aesthetic Strategies of Literariness in The Eternal Wave

2026-04-07T10:57:11+08:00

This paper takes the cross-media adaptation of The Eternal Wave from literature to the stage as a case study, exploring the translational pathways of literariness within dance drama and opera. Treating literariness as the core aesthetic value, it systematically examines its mechanisms of manifestation in narrative construction, character shaping, lyrical expression, and ideological articulation. Through comparative analysis, it is found that dance drama relies on bodily movement, spatial utilization, and stage choreography to create embodied visual metaphors and narrative structures, whereas opera, through musical development, vocal performance, and its overall structural framework, constructs linear auditory symbolism and emotional flow. The investigation of the transformation of this work between these two artistic forms is not merely a comparison of their artistic characteristics; rather, it seeks to address key issues in cross-media adaptation: how to preserve the intrinsic artistic properties of each medium while achieving effective narrative reception and dissemination, thereby eliciting emotional resonance from the audience. Consequently, this study focuses on how literariness is reorganized within different stage media, rather than extending to broader issues of dissemination or cultural identity.

A Study on the Modes of Narrative Representation and Structural Logic in Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport

2026-04-07T15:22:18+08:00

As Dance Sport has gradually shifted from competitive display toward stage-oriented artistic expression, Artistic Performance Dance has evolved into a key dimension for assessing the comprehensive aesthetic capacity and choreographic sophistication of the field. Unlike the traditional performance paradigm centered on technical display, Artistic Performance Dance places greater emphasis on the refinement of thematic meaning, the creation of situational atmosphere, the portrayal of character relationships, and the progression of the overall structure. As a result, narrativity has increasingly emerged as an indispensable artistic attribute of this genre. Taking Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport as its object of analysis, this paper integrates dance narrative theory, dance signification theory, and relevant research on the creation of Artistic Performance Dance. From the perspectives of thematic construction, character interaction, movement language, musical rhythm, spatial arrangement, and visual symbolism, it systematically examines the major modes of narrative representation and further explores their underlying structural logic. This study argues that narrativity in Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport is not merely a matter of ‘telling a story’; rather, it is a dynamic narrative chain of ‘theme establishment–situational development–conflict progression–emotional intensification–closure of meaning,’ generated through the ordered integration of body language and stage vocabulary within an established movement system. Narrativity not only enhances the intellectual depth and emotional appeal of a work, but also plays a significant role in promoting the transformation of Dance Sport from formulaic technical display into a complex form of stage art. This study contributes to a deeper theoretical understanding of Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport and also provides a feasible point of reference for creative practice and pedagogical training in this field.

Why Singapore’s Healthcare Model Cannot Be Directly Replicated in Mainland China: A Comparative Policy Perspective

2026-04-29T18:09:50+08:00

Singapore achieves a world-leading life expectancy of 83 years while allocating only 4.47% of its GDP to healthcare, whereas mainland China’s health expenditure reached 7.9% of GDP in 2023 with a life expectancy gap of 5 to 6 years. This paper argues that Singapore’s apparent efficiency stems from four institutional mechanisms embedded in its colonial legacy, compulsory savings architecture, direct state payment to physicians, and exclusion of foreign workers. None of these mechanisms can be transplanted into mainland China, given fundamental differences in fiscal capacity, population scale, urban-rural duality, and demographic trajectory. Using a comparative institutional analysis framework, this review demonstrates that China’s post-2000 demographic inversion, incomplete contribution base, and self-financing hospital model collectively render the Singaporean template inapplicable. The paper concludes that healthcare system reform must respect path dependence as a structural given rather than a policy failure.

Research on Digital Exhibition Design of China Industrial Design Museum

2026-04-27T17:27:55+08:00

Under the strategic background of digital transformation, digital exhibition has become a vital approach for design museums to strengthen the efficiency of cultural communication. Taking China Industrial Design Museum as the research subject, this paper focuses on its prominent deficiencies in current digital display, including inadequate digitalization of collections, insufficient interactive experience and outdated audio-visual facilities. Integrating interdisciplinary theories such as environmental psychology and immersion theory, this study conducts qualitative evaluation on the current situation of museum digital display through field investigation and statistical analysis. It identifies areas of relatively low visitor satisfaction concerning digital collection presentation, human-machine interaction and experiential attraction. Correspondingly, proposes corresponding optimization strategies from four dimensions: interactive exhibition arrangement, human-oriented spatial environment, intelligent digital technology and comprehensive supporting facilities. Specific measures cover immersive scene restoration, digital twin collection database construction, cloud museum development and educational space expansion. The research conclusions can may provide practical reference for the digital upgrading of China Industrial Design Museum, as well as theoretical foundation and practical reference for the construction and renewal of similar design museums.

An Exploration of the Characteristics of Abstract Painting and AI-Generated Abstract Painting in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Freudian Perspective

2026-05-14T14:45:08+08:00

Currently, with the widespread application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of artistic creation, AI generated abstract paintings have gradually become a research hotspot. However, there is still a gap in the systematic comparative research on the psychological level between AI and traditional abstract paintings, especially in depth exploration within the framework of Freudian psychoanalytic theory. Through textual analysis, case comparison, and theoretical interpretation, this study systematically dissects the visual transformation mechanisms of the human subconscious in traditional abstract paintings—such as the connection between Kandinsky’s “The Spiritual in Art” and the id impulse. The research findings indicate that traditional abstract painting is a visual crystallization of the interplay between human subconsciousness, instinctual desires, and external reality, while AI generated abstract painting is a patterned recombination of human artistic data by algorithms, lacking genuine spiritual experience and instinctual drive. This paper aims to provide a new perspective for understanding the essential boundaries of artistic creation in the AI era and to expand the application of psychoanalytic theory in the field of digital art.