《猫头鹰的孩子》中华裔少女的文化身份建构

发布时间：2018-01-04 01:24

本文关键词：《猫头鹰的孩子》中华裔少女的文化身份建构　出处：《宁波大学》2014年硕士论文　论文类型：学位论文

【摘要】：《猫头鹰的孩子》（Child of the Owl）是美国华裔作家叶祥添（Laurence M. Yep）受上世纪美国民权运动影响而创造的作品。故事围绕着一名华裔少女展开，，讲述了主人公凯西来到唐人街了解中国文化后，逐渐接受中国文化和改变自己的过程。本研究旨在运用斯图亚特·霍尔的文化身份理论，阐述凯西从缺乏身份意识到认同华裔身份的过程，探索多元文化背景下华裔美国人身份的流动性建构。本研究认为，霍尔的文化身份理论体现在两个方面：首先，文化身份是基于共同起源、历史过去和文化代码的意义架构；第二，必须在承认文化共性的基础上全面理解身份的差异性和多样性，将身份建构看成主观表达与建构的流动性过程。因此，对于生活在美国主流文化圈的华人来说，无论是接受机构同化的美国文化身份，还是抵制同化的传统文化身份，两种身份观不仅造成了不同华人群体间的歧视和隔阂，也限制压迫了个体本身的主观能动性和差异性，皆不利于华裔少年的身份探索。叶祥添笔下的凯西也曾陷入单一身份的认同困境。自小在美国文化环境中长大的她起初与所在地区的华人格格不入，并对自己文化身份产生了疑问和困惑。然而，婆婆和其他华人的关爱使她逐渐走出“依恋焦虑”，慢慢地理解华人的性格特点，并通过认知中国的烹饪、电影、中文名以及宗教历史等文化元素，弥补自身的“中国性”。最终凯西走出困惑，对自己的身份认识更趋理性，让中国文化和美国文化在自己身上得到有机结合。另一方面，始终贯穿文中的猫头鹰神话也是凯西多重文化身份建构过程中必不可少的力量。叶祥添改写创造的神话不仅传递了中国文化价值观和伦理观，批判了当时的种族歧视观念，同时把一种积极的情感力量传递给正经历自我认同期的凯西。叶祥添独特的华裔文化身份观念也因此在神话叙述中得以呈现。华裔后代是美国文化和中国文化交融后产生的群体，他们身份在形成过程中不仅受国籍、种族的影响，而且还会随着文化环境的变化自我整合，逐步形成一种动态、流动的文化认同观。通过研究华裔少女身份建构的故事，本文认为，流动的文化身份不仅有助于华裔在自我探索的过程中包容多元文化、消除群体间的偏见，而且能够引导他们重新审视中国文化的独特内涵，为建立失落在美国主流文化的华裔文化身份提供了一种有效策略。
[Abstract]:"Child of the Owl" is a Chinese-American writer, Laurence M. Yepl. A work created by the American Civil Rights Movement in 0th century. The story revolves around a young Chinese girl. After Kathy came to Chinatown to understand Chinese culture, he gradually accepted Chinese culture and changed himself. This study aims to apply Stuart Hall's theory of cultural identity. This paper expounds the process from lack of identity consciousness to identification of Chinese American identity, and explores the mobility construction of Chinese American identity under the background of multiculturalism. This study holds that Hall's theory of cultural identity is embodied in two aspects: firstly, cultural identity is based on the meaning structure of common origin, historical past and cultural code; Second, we must fully understand the differences and diversity of identity on the basis of acknowledging the cultural commonness, and regard identity construction as the flow process of subjective expression and construction. For the Chinese living in the mainstream cultural circle of the United States, whether they accept the assimilation of the American cultural identity, or resist the assimilation of the traditional cultural identity. The two views of identity not only lead to discrimination and estrangement among different Chinese groups, but also limit the subjective initiative and differences of individuals themselves. Both are not conducive to the exploration of the identity of Chinese teenagers. Kathy, described by Ye Xiangtian, has also fallen into the dilemma of a single identity. Growing up in the American cultural environment, she was initially incompatible with the Chinese in her area. However, the concern of her mother-in-law and other Chinese led her out of the "attachment anxiety" gradually, slowly understand the characteristics of the Chinese, and through the knowledge of Chinese cooking, film. Chinese names and religious history and other cultural elements, to make up for their own "Chinese". Finally Kathy out of confusion, more rational understanding of their identity. Let Chinese culture and American culture in their own organic integration. On the other hand. The owl myth, which runs through the text all the time, is also an indispensable force in the construction of Kathy's multi-cultural identity. Ye Xiangtian's rewriting and creation of the myth not only conveys Chinese cultural values and ethics. Criticizing racial discrimination at that time and passing on a positive emotional force to Kathy Yip's unique Chinese cultural identity which is experiencing a period of self-identity is thus presented in the mythological narration. The descendants of Chinese descent are a group formed by the fusion of American culture and Chinese culture. Their identity is not only influenced by nationality and race, but also self-integrated with the change of cultural environment. By studying the story of Chinese girls' identity construction, this paper argues that the mobile cultural identity is not only conducive to the Chinese people in the process of self-exploration of the inclusion of multiculturalism. Eliminating the prejudice among groups and guiding them to re-examine the unique connotation of Chinese culture provides an effective strategy for the establishment of the Chinese cultural identity lost in the mainstream American culture.
【学位授予单位】：宁波大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2014
【分类号】：I712.074

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