论新世纪长篇小说“文革”叙述的话语形态

Narration of “Cultural Revolution” in the Novels of the New Century:Focusing on Its Form of Discourse

在市场化与消费主义语境中,"文革"历史在可资写作的同时,亦成为了消费娱乐的文化资源。新世纪长篇小说的"文革"叙述在书写方式与表达策略上,呈显出鲜明的消费主义话语形态。以"性+革命"作为想象"文革"历史的一种定式,渲染文革时期"性爱奇观";回叙"文革"的青春记忆时,聚焦于重构自由快乐与浪漫纯情的青春镜像,透露出浓郁的怀旧心态;把文革中的日常生活予以"消费编码"和"温情化"处理,亦是对当下小资情调的同步归趋。这种受到市场与消费主义规约的"文革"叙述的话语形态,导致了对历史深度反思的缺失,亦放逐了对苦难与创伤的追问。

In the context of the marketization and consumptionism, the history of ＂Cultural Revolution＂makes a worthy literary theme, which meanwhile becomes a type of cultural resources for consumption and entertainment. The narration of ＂Cultural Revolution＂ in the novels of the new century has demonstrated a distinctive form of discourse featuring consumptionism in terms of the narrative style and strategy. A fixed pattern of ＂sex plus revolution＂ is used to render the queer thoughts on sex during the ＂Cultural Revolution＂ period, thus forming a constructed historical image of that particular period. While retelling the memories of youth during ＂Cultural Revolution＂, the novelists usually focus on reconstructing a mirror image of youth filled with freedom, happiness, romance and innocence, showing a strong sense of nostalgia. It is to some extent a pandering to the current petty bourgeoisie taste and mentality to turn the daily life during Cultural Revolution into a type of recourses for cultural consumption and thus render it a rosy color. This type of discourse on ＂Cultural Revolution＂, which is curbed by marketization and consumptionism, leads to a lack of profound reflection on the history and misses the chance to explore the sufferings and trauma people experienced at that time.