《昌奈斯维尔事件》中的黑人文化身份

发布时间：2019-05-24 09:11

【摘要】：二十世纪六七十年代以来，非裔美国人的文化身份成为了学者们关注的焦点。后现代思潮的兴起使得越来越多的学者对原本固有的认知提出质疑，这也给文化身份研究提供了良好的契机。以托妮·莫里森等为突出代表的非裔美国作家思索着如何重构非裔美国人的文化身份，，探讨着如何解决非裔美国人的文化身份困扰。非裔美国作家戴维·布拉德利在其代表作《昌奈斯维尔事件》中通过对一位非裔美国历史学教授的关注，展示了历史学教授从身份焦虑到身份觉醒然后身份重构的一个过程，表达了布拉德利对提升身份认同感的希冀。主人公约翰·华盛顿作为一个在美国白人文化下背景下有着历史学教授身份的非裔美国人，拥有着两种截然不同的文化意识，所以不可避免的经历着美国白人和黑人两种截然不同的文化传统所导致的认同尴尬。奴隶史给非裔美国人带来的历史创伤，一同导致了约翰内心的文化身份焦虑。非裔美国人的男性气质在很大程度上受到白人种族的压制，布拉德利在这篇小说中通过杰克对约翰男性气质的言传身教，呼唤了男性气质的回归。同时，约翰开始尊重口头传统这一重要非裔文化特征。这部作品运用讲故事的方式构建全文,也证实了布拉德利对口头文化的重视。男性气质的回归和对口头传统文化的尊重体现了约翰非裔美国人的身份觉醒。最后,约翰对其祖先及其事件的追寻和共享,对他们英雄般的作为赞赏,看出了布拉德利在身份问题上对回归的主张。另外，布拉德利对非裔命名传统的和宗教文化进行了重构。命名权的争夺和宗教文化的修正重构了非裔美国文化身份，提升了约翰对非裔美国人身份的认同感。
[Abstract]:Since the 1960s and 1970s, the cultural identity of African-Americans has become the focus of attention of scholars. With the rise of postmodern trend of thought, more and more scholars question the original cognition, which also provides a good opportunity for the study of cultural identity. African-American writers, such as Toni Morrison, think about how to reconstruct the cultural identity of African-Americans and explore how to solve the cultural identity problems of African-Americans. In his masterpiece Chanesville, African-American writer David Bradley shows a process from identity anxiety to identity awakening and then identity reconstruction by paying attention to an African-American professor of history. It expresses Bradley's hope for a sense of identity. John Washington, the protagonist, as an African-American with the status of professor of history in the context of white American culture, has two different cultural awareness. So it is inevitable to experience the embarrassment of identity caused by two very different cultural traditions, white and black. The historical trauma of slave history to African-Americans led to John's inner cultural identity anxiety. The masculinity of African-Americans is largely suppressed by the white race. Bradley calls for the return of masculinity through Jack's teaching of John's masculinity. At the same time, John began to respect oral tradition, an important African-American cultural identity. This work uses storytelling to construct the full text, which also confirms Bradley's importance to oral culture. The return of masculinity and respect for oral traditional culture reflect John's African-American identity awakening. Finally, John's pursuit and sharing of his ancestors and their events, their heroic praise, see Bradley's claim to return on the issue of identity. In addition, Bradley reconstructed the traditional and religious cultures of African-American nomenclature. The struggle for naming rights and the revision of religious culture reconstruct the identity of African-American culture and enhance John's identity with African-American identity.
【学位授予单位】：湖南科技大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2012
【分类号】：I712.074

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