东方主义、后殖民主义和文化霸权主义批判──爱德华·赛义德的后殖民主义理论剖析

Orientalism,Post-Colonialism,and Criticism of Cultural Hegemonism:An Anatomy of EdwardSaid’s Theory of Post-Colonialism

后殖民主义理论思潮是继后现代主义之后当今西方学术理论界和比较文学界的又一大理论热点和研究课题。本文在概述了后殖民主义的主要观点之后，着重探讨了其代表人物爱德华·赛义德的后殖民主义理论，对其两大理论支点——东方主义和文化霸权主义批判——予以了质疑和重构，同时强调了赛义德理论的二重性：反殖民主义和新殖民主义，有助于全面地、准确地理解后殖民主义理论与思潮。

The theory of Post-Colonialism is another heated point that draws a great deal of attentionan1ong Western scholars in the academic fields of literary theory and comparative literature. Afteroutlining the major arguments of post-colonialism,this essay attempts to explore the theorv of itsn1ost eminent representative,Edward Said.The author of the essay questions and re-constructsthe two major points of Said’s theory-orientalism and criticism of cuItural hegen1onism,and em-phasizes the dual character of Said’s theory :anti-colonialism and new-colonialism. The essav willhelp scholars to have a comprehensive and accurate understanding of the theory of post-colonial-ism。