文化消费主义境遇下的当代文学

Contemporary Literature under Culture Consumerism

从上世纪八九十年代开始,消费意识形态逐渐向文学、艺术等领域渗透,文学的"启蒙"与"救亡"的政治教化功能以及"为文学而文学"的审美性功能被文学的消遣性、娱乐性功能所替代,文学评论界在这样的文化境遇中必须要有所担当和作为,既需要作家的社会责任感,又需要建构与当代文化环境适合的、人们易于接受和领悟的美学原则,这对作家和审美理论家都是一个严峻而有意义的挑战。

With the extension of consumption category,consumption gradually transferred from an economic term to a conception opposite to production,commodity bears multi-cultured connotation including wealth,power,position,success,and style.Consumption is not only a way of life,but also a way of survival,it is the consumption among people who want to acquire social status,fame and honor.Since the eighties and ninties of last century,consumption consciousness turned to literature and arts spheres.Political civilization functions of literature enlightenment and salvation and aesthetic function of 'literature for literature' was replaced by literature's recreation and entertainment.Literature critics had to do something under such a cultural circumstance,writers on one hand needed to take social responsibilities,and on the other hand,they are supposed to build up aesthetic principles which were compatible with contemporary culture environment,this was no doubt a severe and significative challenge to the writers and aesthetic theorists.