探析法国学界对中国女人的研究

Studies on Chinese Women in France

法国学界对中国女人的研究在法国女学研究界中的地位和主要研究特点可分为三个阶段:第一个阶段是殖民时代的初识(1860—1932年),通过大量法国等欧洲旅行者的见闻来关注和研究中国女人问题,聚焦在婚姻、家庭制度里思考中西方的差异及根源;第二个阶段是赛珍珠时代的想象(1932—1973年),借助赛珍珠的文学作品来理解那个时代中国女人的悲哀、无助、挣扎和觉醒;第三个阶段是多学科透视中的认识深化(1973年至今)。在女权运动中成长起来的法国新生代女学研究者结合他们深厚的法兰西治学风格解读、研究全球女人问题。贯穿在这一百多年间的研究主旨始终未变:探析女人真实的生活状态,为改善女人的命运而努力。

This article outlines the studies on Chinese women in France in the past more than one hundred years. It pays attention to the changing images of Chinese women from the French scholars with different perspectives, with emphasis on the transformation, construction and evolution of these images change according to the representation of women＇s study in the different periods. The study can be divided into three stages： the first impression in the colonial times （1860-1932）, centering on lots of source taken by the European （especially French） visitors in the colonial period to reflect the differences between the East and the West by the questions of Chinese family and marriage system ; the imagination in the times of pearl Buck （1932-1973）, understanding the emotions of Chinese women （sorrow, helpless, struggling and awakening） by the works of Pearl Buck; the colorful perspectives to deepen the study of Chinese women （1973-2013）, the new generation of French scholars, growing up along with the feminist movements, analyzing the issues of Chinese women in the style of French academic. The nature of French studies is always to find the real state of women＇ s life, and strive for the improvement of women＇ s destiny.