同乡、媒体和新女性——刘廉彬自杀案再审视

Fellow Natives,the Media and the New Women: Reexamining the Case of Liu Lian-bin's Suicide

1923年四川女生刘廉彬异乡自杀,引起社会广泛关注。四川同乡积极行动,以上海为中心形成了一个高效的同乡救援网络。媒体跟踪报道,一方面紧扣女性自杀等敏感话题进行新闻炒作;一方面有计划地推出专刊就刘廉彬之死进行大讨论。在妇女解放的时代大背景下,人们对此案作出不同的理解和反思。新文化人士视刘廉彬为女权运动的代表。然而,大多数的四川同乡却将其打扮成为贞操观念殉葬的烈女。是什么原因造成了这种表述的差异?不同声音的背后又说明了什么?本文对此进行了分析。同时,另一个值得关注的现象是凶手贺康的大学教授身份。知识分子在道德上的越界,不仅损害了知识分子的形象,而且让公众对新文化人士提倡妇女解放运动的动机产生了怀疑。

The suicide of Liu Lian-bin,a female student from Sichuan,aroused the widespread attention in society in 1923.Her fellow natives from Sichuan took action to build highly efficient networks centered on Shanghai to show solidarity.Media followed their action and reported continuously.At the time against the background of women＇s liberation movement,different people saw Liu＇s suicide differently.People who were influenced by the New Cultural Movement regarded Liu Lian-bin a feminist movement representative.However,the majority of her fellow Sichuan villagers actually described her as a female martyr who died for esteeming her chastity.Another noteworthy aspect of the incident was the identity of her murderer,He Kang,a university professor,an intellectual who had crossed the border of morality.His crime had not only undermined the image of intellectuals but also left room for the public to question the motives of ＂new cultural personages＂ in their promotion of women＇s liberation.