后殖民理论的反思与期待——罗伯特·杨教授访谈录(英文)

Reflections on Postcolonialism and Its Future:An Interview with Robert J.C.Young

本访谈详尽地探讨了后殖民主义的种种议题,包括其未来发展趋势及其在中国的变异和作者的期望等等问题。在访谈中,罗伯特·杨高瞻远瞩地回顾了后殖民主义理论在世界各地的运用及其与当地语境结合后产生的种种变异,剖析了当代民族主义的兴起与蜕化,分析了比较文学所面临的问题与未来;也谈到东方文化尤其是中国文化和印度文化中的种种问题。杨自命为一个"马克思主义异议分子",他探讨了自己对马克思主义的批判性吸收和创新以及"第三世界"这一术语的问题。杨还谈到自己所建立的后殖民主义"宏大叙事"、后殖民主义在神学等领域的新思路、后殖民主义与生态批评关注点的契合、后殖民主义与现代性的关系等等议题。

In this long but interesting interview, Young explores various issues of postcolonialism and its possible future developments. He discusses the prevalent application of postcolonialism in different parts of the world and its changes, the rising and retrogress of nationalism, and the problems of comparative literature. As a "dissident Marxist," he discusses his critical absorption of Marxism and his innovation based upon it. He also mentions the system of postcolonialism he has established, the connection be...