论当代汉族作家“边疆叙事”主题的流变

Evolution of the Themes of Han Nationality Writers' “Frontier Narratives”

边疆对汉族作家来说具有"异域文化"的特质,时代历史语境之不同,汉族作家的"边疆叙事"寄寓着不同主题内涵。在1950—60年代的边疆叙事中,多写边疆的革命化历史与现实美景及光明未来,隐含的是民族国家想象的需求与可能;新时期之初的边疆人性温情故事,它既是书写者历史记忆的复现,又是国家重启现代性工程进行社会动员的需要。从1980年代中后期直至新世纪,边疆叙事主题,则是寻求边疆文化的异质活力以改造国民性和精神救赎。汉族作家"边疆叙事"主题不断变迁,表明汉族现代知识分子对边缘的少数民族文化的复杂态度,亦透递出中国现代性的复杂与暧昧。

Since the frontier and its culture are exotic to them,writers of Han nationality manage to explore the characteristic features of minority ethnic groups,which are different from the majority Han culture.In different historical stages,those writers have different themes when making their ＂frontier narratives＂.During the 1950s and 1960s,they tried to describe the revolutionary history,happy reality and bright future of the frontier areas,the rationale behind which is to meet the requirements of consolidating the image of a nation state.During the period from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s,they tried to delineate the nice and helpful nature of frontier people,which is not only the reconstruction of their personal memories but the requirement of the state to rallying a wide range social support for its modernization drive as well.Since the 1980s,the theme of their frontier narratives,however,is shifted to seeking for the intrinsic heterogeneous vigor included in the frontier culture,which is thought to be able to help reform and strengthen our national character.The evolution of the theme of Han nationality writers＇ frontier narratives speaks of their complex attitude toward the frontier people and their cultures and at the same time reflects a complex and equivocal picture of Chinese modernity.