桥与门“新三届”群体在当代文化中的位置

Bridges and Doors The Position of Xinsanjie,the New Three Entering Classes of 1977/78/79,in Contemporary Culture

"新三届"指"文革"后1977年、1978年、1979年入学的三届大学生。文章认为,由于历史原因,"新三届"群体对"文革"后社会文化的断裂起到桥梁作用,成为了一个引人注目的文化现象。同时,他们作为20世纪80年代后"新文化"的开创者,对曰后的中国社会和文化生活产生了巨大的、持续的、久远的影响。考察这一群体在当代文化史中的地位,不仅对教育史具有重要意义,同时也是当代文化研究的一个重大课题。

The term Xinsanjie denotes the three entering classes of 1977/78/79. This paper argues that the historical circumstances have molded the group known as the Xinsanjie into a remarkablecultural phenomenon. As a transitional group, they bridged up the gap in social culture after the termination of the Cultural Revolution. In the meantime, they have also exerted a lasting impact on later social and cultural life of China as the trailblazer of ＇New Culture＇ after the 1980s. Scrutiny into the position occupied by this group in the history of contemporary culture, therefore, is relevant not only to the history of education, but also to contemporary cultural studies.