澳大利亚民族和解中的尴尬——以“澳大利亚日”为例

The Awkwardness of Australian Reconciliation—Taking 'Australia Day' as an Example

每年一月二十六日为"澳大利亚日",又称"悲痛日"、"侵略日"、"幸存日"。本文根据对近十年澳洲媒体关于澳大利亚日活动报道的分析、以及根据对澳大利亚民众抽样调查的分析,并基于对澳大利亚历史、文化的深刻理解,揭示了澳大利亚日及其相关纪念活动所蕴含的内涵和澳大利亚日所显示出的澳洲政府与澳洲原住民之间的政策性矛盾与冲突、以及当代澳洲民众既要坚持身份认同又要维持民族和解的纠结情绪。

January 26 is celebrated as Australia Day, which is also called by some Day of Mourning, Day of Invasion, or Day of Survival. The paper firstly describes the origin of Australia Day and the Indigenous people＇ s resistance to the day. Then by analysing the reports in Australian newspapers for the past ten years on the activities on Australia Day, and based on interviews of Australians, the paper explores the contents and the meaning of Australia Day to ordinary citizens. The paper reveals that the different interpretations of Australia Day not only reflect the conflicts between the Australian government and the Indigenous people in terms of policy-making, but also the tangled emotions of Australians as they straggle to maintain political correctness as well as celebrating their identities.