傅满洲——西方社会妖魔化中国的形象巅峰

Fu Manchu:a Typical Image in Which the West Smears the Chinese

以西方人眼中极具代表性的中国人形象“傅满洲”作为研究对象,以文本研究方法,对傅满洲的形象以及该形象形成的原因进行探讨。认为傅满洲这一形象沉淀了两个多世纪以来西方表述中国的历史话语,又契合了20世纪初“黄祸论”的现实语境,映射出西方社会东方主义的话语和文化霸权。

Fu Manchu is a typical Chinese image in the Westerners＇ eyes. This paper adopts the text analysis method to reveal what Fu Manchu is like and what reasons lead to the production of the image. The author thinks that Fu Manchu contains many stereotypes that the West usually used in representing the Chinese. This image was produced by an English writer in the early period of the 20th century when ＂yellow peril＇was popular in the West. The production of the image reflects the West cultural hegemony and oriental discourse towards the Chinese.