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This article argues that Bruce Lee revolutionized kung fu cinema not only by increasing its authenticity and combativity but also by revealing its inherent connection to wuyi (??), or martial ideation. Martial ideation refers to a specific negotiation of action and stasis in martial arts performance which contains a powerful overflow of emotion in tranquility. Since the early 1970s, Bruce Lee's kung fu films have been labeled "chop-socky," offering only fleeting visual and visceral pleasures. Subsequently, several studies explored the cultural significance and political implications of Lee's films. However, not much attention has been paid to their aesthetic composition-in particular, how cinematic kung fu manifests Chinese aesthetics and philosophy on choreographic, cinematographic, and narrative levels. In Lee's films, the concept of martial ideation is embodied in the Daoist notion of wu (nothingness), a metaphysical void that is invisible, nameless, and formless. Through a close reading of Laozi's Daodejing, it is possible to discover two traits of nothingness-namely, reversal and return-which are characteristics of Lee's representation of martial ideation. The former refers to a paradigmatic shift from concreteness to emptiness, while the latter makes such a shift reversible and perennial via the motif of circularity. The discussion focuses on films in which Lee's creative influence is clearly discernible, such as Fist of Fury (1972), The Way of the Dragon (1972), and the surviving footage intended for The Game of Death featured in Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000). These films shed light on the complicated relationship between the cinematic (action and stasis), the martial (Jeet Kune Do), the aesthetic (ideation), and the philosophical (Daoism). The goal is to stimulate a more balanced discussion of Lee's films both from the perspective of global action cinema and Chinese culture. ; College of Professional and Continuing Education ; 202006 bcrc ; published_final

Intro -- FLOOD RISK AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT -- FLOOD RISK AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SPATIAL EXPLICIT MULTICRITERIA FLOOD RISK - FUNDAMENTALS AND SEMANTICS OF MULTICRITERIA FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. WHY FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT? -- 2. FROM VULNERABILITY TO MODERN NATURAL-HAZARD RISK -- 3. FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIE -- 3.1. Flood Estimation and Mapping -- 3.2. Identification of Elements at Risk -- 3.3. Assessment of Flood Consequences -- 4. FROM ANNUAL AVERAGE DAMAGE TO MULTICRITERIA FLOOD RISK -- 5. FLOOD RISK IN THE CITY OF EILENBURG - A PRACTICAL CASE STUDY -- 5.1. Annual Average Damages -- 5.2. Multicriteria Flood Risk -- 6. UNCERTAINTIES -- 7. MISSING LINKS AND TRENDS IN FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT -- 7.1. Coping Capacity -- 7.2. Knowledge Integration -- 7.3. Dynamics of Flood Risk -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING -- IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIAL OBSTACLES IN SOLVING FLOODING PROBLEM IN BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE -- 4. OBSTACLES TO SOLVING THE FLOOD PROBLEM -- 5. TEST CASE IN URBAN AREAS -- CONCLUSION AND SOLUTIONS -- REFERENCES -- PARTICIPATIVE PLANNING PROCESSES IN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND IN INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITION OF CATCHMENT AREA PLAN -- STAGES IN THE PREPARATION OF CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PLANS -- Integration into Existing Administrative Procedures -- Involvement of Stakeholders -- Phase A - Initiation -- Phase B - Sectoral Analyses -- Work Package "Natural Hazards Assessment -- Work Package "Land Use -- Work Package "Water Management -- Work Package "Agriculture and Forestry -- Work Package "Ecology -- Phase C: Interdisciplinary Analyses and Formulation of Development Guidelines -- Phase D: Action Fields and Measures.

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