村庄集体记忆的重建——以安徽宅坦村为例

The Reconstruction of Village Collective Memory —— An Example from Zhaitan Village

集体记忆是一个群体的共同历史,其传承需要一定的载体,如宗族的族谱与宗族仪式。这些宗族、族谱曾在一段时间内遭到了严重的破坏。然而,在建设社会主义新农村的背景下,一些村庄开始了村庄记忆的重建工程,如重修族谱、编写村志等。本文以安徽宅坦村为个案进行研究,发现在再造集体记忆的过程中,民间权威精英充当了重建村庄历史的中间力量。重建记忆,主要是为了重建村庄的认同感,提高村庄的凝聚力。然而,重建后的集体记忆,可能难以融入村民的日常生活中了,难以发挥记忆的功能。

Collective Memory is about shared history of a group, and its inheritance relies on some vectors, such as genealogy and ritual which were once destroyed. However in the context of building new socialist countryside, some villages have been reconstructing collective memory. The case study of Zhaitan Village shows that village elites play a crucial role in the reconstruction of collective memory. The main purpose of this arduous project is to rebuild the identity of the village to enhance the cohesion. However, it may be hard for the reconstructed collective memory to get into the villagers＇ daily life and work as memory.